Title: Building infrastructures for workplace health promotion in enlarging Europe
1Building infrastructures for workplace health
promotion in enlarging Europe
- Eliza Iwanowicz, Poland
- Theodor Haratau, Romania
- Reinhold Sochert, Germany
22-level process of building infrastructures for
WHP in enlarging Europe
- EUROPEAN LEVEL
- The process of ENWHP enlargement 7 new NCOs in
the Network
- NATIONAL LEVEL
- The process of building and/or strengthening
infrastructures for WHP in AACs
3- STEP 1 Identification of National Contact
Offices of the EN WHP in new Member States of the
European Union - STEP 2 Kick-off meetings
- STEP 3 Round-table meetings
4STEP 1Identification of NCOs in 7AACs
5Identified new NCOs in 7AACs
Country National Contact Office Contact Person
Cyprus Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance Athanasiou Athansasios
Estonia The Health Care Board at the Ministry of Social Affairs Uno Kiplok
Latvia Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health at Riga Stradins University Ivars Vanadzins
Lithuania National Centre for Health Promotion and Education Zenonas Javtokas
Malta Health Promotion Department at the Ministry of Health Maryanne Massa Soton
Slovak Republic Faculty of Public Health at the Slovak Medical University Margareta Šulcová
Slovenia Clinical Institute of Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana Eva Stergar
6STEP 2 Kick-off meetings in 7 AACs
7The role of a kick-off meeting
- An interview on WHP in the AAC -
- - a status-quo analysis
- Preparation for the future round-table meetings
8Kick-off meetings took place in the following
AACs
- Slovak Republic/ Bratislava,
- 30th June 2005
- Lithuania/ Vilinius,
- 15th July 2005
- Slovenia/ Ljubljana,
- 29th August 2005
- Estonia/ Tallinn,
- 30th September 2005
9STEP 3Round-table meetings in AACs
10Round-table meetings
- These were the national meetings of stakeholders
responsible for workplace health in AACs - Representatives of the following institutions/
organisations were the most often invited for
these meetings - Ministries of Health/ Social Affairs/ Welfare/
Labour/ Sport/ Education - Universities
- Public Health Institutions
- Labour Inspectorate
- Occupational Medicine Institutes/ Centres/ Units
- Insurance Fund
- Various NGOs employers/ employees organisation
- Enterprises promoting employees health
- Media
11The agenda of a round-table meeting
Presentation Speaker
Welcome introduction Head of the NCO
The concept of WHP and activities of the EN WHP Representative of the EN WHP Secretariat
Review of the Dragon fly Project Representative of the NIOM
Exemplary experiences in co- operation with the EN WHP of the AAC Representative of the NIOM or the Romtens Foundation
WHP Local Forum in Poland/ Romania Representative of the NIOM or the Romtens Foundation
The status-quo with regard to WHP of a host AAC (based on the project questionnaire) with examples of actions in this field system and practical solutions Representative of the the NCO
Models of Good Practice in the field of WHP Representative of an enterprise
SWOT analysis concerning WHP of a host AAC / discussion workshop resulting in the establishment of the national forum and co-operation with the ENWHP All participants
12The round-table meeting in La Valetta/ Malta
- 2nd November 2005
- the main organiser Heath Promotion Department/
The Ministry of Health - ENWHP representatives NIOM/ Poland, BKK/ Germany
The Romtens Foundation/ Romania - ca 20 participants
13The round-table meeting in Malta
- Main driver of WHP in Malta MoH / Department of
Health Promotion - Members of the WHP Forum SMEs Unions
Employers Association - Networking in Malta (small, English speaking,
active) - WHP taste in Malta Health Promotion at the
workplace
14The round-table meeting in Nicosia/ Cyprus
- 2nd December 2005
- the main organiser Department of Labour
Inspection/ the Ministry of Labour and Social
Insurance - ENWHP representatives NIOM/ Poland, BKK/ Germany
The Romtens Foundation/ Romania - ca 20 participants
15The round-table meeting in Cyprus
- Main driver of WHP in Cyprus Ministry of
Labour and Social Insurance by its Department of
Labor Inspection - Members of the WHP Forum SMEs Unions
- WHP taste in Cyprus surveillance of the
health of employed persons - Future trends involving big companies through
promoting the Business Case among their community
16The round-table meeting in Vilnius/ Lithuania
- 25th November 2005
- the main organiser The National Centre for
Health promotion and Education - ENWHP representatives NIOM/ Poland BKK/
Germany - ca 30 participants
17The round-table meeting in Ljubljana/ Slovenia
- 9th December 2005
- the main organiser the Clinical Institute of
Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine/
University Medical Centre Ljubljana - ENWHP representatives NIOM/ Poland BKK/
Germany - ca 20 participants
18The round-table meeting in Slovenia
- It was a success since
- participants expressed the need to create a
national forum for WHP at two levels - the first should be consisted of representatives
of scientific institutions, Slovenian
authorities, and other central organisations - the second one ought to gather professionals
implementing whp activities in enterprises and
representatives of companies active in this field
19The round-table meeting in Slovenia
- all the attendees agreed to meet with each other
at least once a year to exchange their
experiences and share the outcomes of their
achievements - Slovenian NCO expressed the desire to stimulate,
consult and supervise all these activities
leading to the development of the strong
Slovenian forum for WHP
20The round-table meeting in Tallinn/ Estonia
- 19th December 2005
- the main organiser Health Care Board/ the
Ministry of Social Affairs - ENWHP representatives NIOM/ Poland BKK/
Germany - ca 15 participants
21The round-table meeting in Estonia
- was led jointly by the Health Care Board (the
former NCO) and the National Institute for Health
Development (the present NCO) - was devoted to presenting two national WHP
networks - The Estonian Network of Health Promoting
Enterprises (involving ca 20 companies 2005) - The Network of Health Promoting Hospitals (2000)
22The round-table meeting in Estonia
- It was a success since
- the representatives of the Health Care Board and
the National Institute for Health Development
expressed a desire for further close cooperation
in the Estonian Healthy Workplaces Project - participants decided to make use of experience
from building the Network of Health Promoting
Hospitals to enlarge the Estonian Network of
Health Promoting Enterprises - the head of the National Institute for Health
Development expressed the readiness of her
organisation to take the role of the NCO of the
EN WHP
23The round-table meeting in Riga / Latvia
- 13th January 2006
- the main organiser Institute of Occupational and
Environmental Health/ Riga Stradins University - ENWHP representatives NIOM/ Poland BKK/
Germany - ca 35 participants
24The round-table meeting in Latvia
- It was a success since
- It was the first national meeting of stakeholders
entirely devoted to WHP - It enabled the establishment of the national
forum for WHP - The NCO expressed a need to officially expand its
work plan and funding on WHP
25The round-table meetings
- In most countries these were the first national
meetings of stakeholders interested in WHP - Establishment of the national forums for WHP
- Commitment to engage into further development of
the national infrastructures and polices in WHP - Desire to make use of outcomes of former EN WHP
initiatives
26Thank you for your attention!