Building infrastructures for workplace health promotion

in enlarging Europe

Eliza Iwanowicz, Poland

Theodor Haratau, Romania

Reinhold Sochert, Germany

2-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

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

STEP 1

Identification of NCOs in 7AACs

Identified new NCOs in 7AACs Country National Contact Office Contact Person

CyprusDepartment of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance

Athanasiou Athansasios

EstoniaThe Health Care Board at the Ministry of Social Affairs

Uno Kiplok

LatviaInstitute of Occupational and Environmental Health at Riga Stradins University

Ivars Vanadzins

LithuaniaNational Centre for Health Promotion and Education

Zenonas Javtokas

MaltaHealth Promotion Department at the Ministry of Health

Maryanne Massa So’ton

Slovak RepublicFaculty of Public Health at the Slovak Medical University

Margareta Šulcová

SloveniaClinical Institute of Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Eva Stergar

STEP 2

Kick-off meetings in 7 AACs

The role of a kick-off meeting:

An interview on WHP in the AAC - - a status-quo analysis

Preparation for the future round-table meetings

Kick-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

STEP 3

Round-table meetings in AACs

Round-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

The agenda of a round-table meeting

Presentation SpeakerWelcome 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

The 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

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

The round-table meeting in Malta

The round-table meeting in Nicosia/ Cyprus

2nd December 2005the main organiser: Department of Labour Inspection/ the Ministry of Labour and Social InsuranceENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland, BKK/ Germany & The Romtens Foundation/ Romaniaca 20 participants

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

The round-table meeting in Cyprus

The round-table meeting in Vilnius/ Lithuania

25th November 2005the main organiser: The National Centre for Health promotion and Education ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germanyca 30 participants

The 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

The 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

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

The round-table meeting in Slovenia

19th December 2005

the main organiser: Health Care Board/ the Ministry of Social Affairs

ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany

ca 15 participants

The round-table meeting in Tallinn/ 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)

The 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 Enterprisesthe 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

The round-table meeting in Estonia:

13th January 2006

the main organiser: Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health/ Riga Stradins University

ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany

ca 35 participants

The round-table meeting in Riga / 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

The round-table meeting in Latvia

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

The round-table meetings

Thank you for your attention!