Building resilience in times of change

EuroHealthNet Annual Report June 2021-June 2022

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1. Who we are

1. Who we are

EuroHealthNet is the Partnership of public health agencies and organisations building a healthier future for all by addressing the determinants of health and reducing inequalities. Our focus is on preventing disease and promoting good health by looking within and beyond the health system.

We work on public health and social equity for policy, practice, and research. We also explore and strengthen the links between them. Our approach focuses on health in all policies, reducing health inequalities gaps and gradients, working on determinants across the life course, contributing to sustainability and wellbeing of people and planet.

This annual report describes our activities between June 2021 and June 2022.

The EuroHealthNet partnership includes 64 members, associate members, and observers in 28 European countries, including 23 EU Member States. They steer the work of the Brussels office through three collaborating platforms: Practice, Policy, and Research. A core team works to unite and amplify the platforms’ work. The partnership is governed by the General Council, which comprises all members, and the Executive Board.

EuroHealthNet is the Partnership of public health agencies and organisations building a healthier future for all by addressing the determinants of health and reducing inequalities. Our focus is on preventing disease and promoting good health by looking within and beyond the health system.

We work on public health and social equity for policy, practice, and research. We also explore and strengthen the links between them. Our approach focuses on health in all policies, reducing health inequalities gaps and gradients, working on determinants across the life course, contributing to sustainability and wellbeing of people and planet.

This annual report describes our activities between June 2021 and June 2022.

The EuroHealthNet partnership includes 64 members, associate members, and observers in 28 European countries, including 23 EU Member States. They steer the work of the Brussels office through three collaborating platforms: Practice, Policy, and Research. A core team works to unite and amplify the platforms’ work. The partnership is governed by the General Council, which comprises all members, and the Executive Board.

EuroHealthNet's work is performed over three platforms, tied together by a core team, and governed by the General Council and Executive Board. (Click to enlarge)
EuroHealthNet's work is performed over three platforms, tied together by a core team, and governed by the General Council and Executive Board. (Click to enlarge)

Read more about our structure, areas of work, and finances in the ‘How we work’ section of this report.

EuroHealthNet's work is performed over three platforms, tied together by a core team, and governed by the General Council and Executive Board. (Click to enlarge)
EuroHealthNet's work is performed over three platforms, tied together by a core team, and governed by the General Council and Executive Board. (Click to enlarge)

Read more about our structure, areas of work, and finances in the ‘How we work’ section of this report.

Editorial

COVID-19, growing inequalities, demographic change, an environmental crisis, the digital transition, misinformation, division and mistrust. These inter-related issues reflect the complexity of our societies and some of the major challenges we face. Add now a war on the continent, undermining the sense of peace and security that many of us have come to take for granted, unleashing a humanitarian crisis, and more economic hardship for many. It is no exaggeration to say that we are living in troubled times. 

Our focus continues to be on shaping health systems that take a more holistic approach to health, and address not just the symptoms, but also the root causes of ill health in our societies. We are happy to report that we have secured another four-year framework agreement (2022-2026), under the ESF+ programme, to support our efforts. We also continue to lead and collaborate on a wide range of other European Commission (EC) funded projects and will embark on some exciting new ones. Such projects will help us sustain our funding base and take forward our vision and mission. We can only achieve our ambitious objectives by working in partnership and collaboration with a wide range of other dynamic and like-minded organisations and initiatives mentioned throughout this report.

We are very pleased with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that we signed with WHO Europe in 2021 that provides us with a legal basis to collaborate. We are also proud of our new logo that better represents the strength and diversity of our partnership, which we launched alongside our new Strategic Development Plan and website. These new tools reflect our energy and commitment to continue to work together to build resilience and navigate these challenging times.

 

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Over the past months, we have all been deeply moved and motivated by the plight of the Ukrainian people and will continue to fight in our own ways for a fairer world. The potential for action to promote health, reduce inequities and build resilience is immense. This report sets out the work we have focussed on from June 2021 – till June 2022. It sets out in detail how EuroHealthNet is contributing, through the full range of activities, findings, and impacts that we have carried out over the past year.

We look forward to your feedback and encourage you to consider joining our Partnership to help in our efforts to strengthen the fabric of our societies. Let’s work on building individual and collective resilience and achieve our vision and mission together!

Dr. Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš - President of EuroHealthNet, and and Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Slovenia
Dr. Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš - President of EuroHealthNet, and and Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Slovenia
Caroline Costongs - Director of EuroHealthNet
Caroline Costongs - Director of EuroHealthNet

Editorial

COVID-19, growing inequalities, demographic change, an environmental crisis, the digital transition, misinformation, division and mistrust. These inter-related issues reflect the complexity of our societies and some of the major challenges we face. Add now a war on the continent, undermining the sense of peace and security that many of us have come to take for granted, unleashing a humanitarian crisis, and more economic hardship for many. It is no exaggeration to say that we are living in troubled times. 

Our focus continues to be on shaping health systems that take a more holistic approach to health, and address not just the symptoms, but also the root causes of ill health in our societies. We are happy to report that we have secured another four-year framework agreement (2022-2026), under the ESF+ programme, to support our efforts. We also continue to lead and collaborate on a wide range of other European Commission (EC) funded projects and will embark on some exciting new ones. Such projects will help us sustain our funding base and take forward our vision and mission. We can only achieve our ambitious objectives by working in partnership and collaboration with a wide range of other dynamic and like-minded organisations and initiatives mentioned throughout this report.

We are very pleased with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that we signed with WHO Europe in 2021 that provides us with a legal basis to collaborate. We are also proud of our new logo that better represents the strength and diversity of our partnership, which we launched alongside our new Strategic Development Plan and website. These new tools reflect our energy and commitment to continue to work together to build resilience and navigate these challenging times.

Over the past months, we have all been deeply moved and motivated by the plight of the Ukrainian people and will continue to fight in our own ways for a fairer world. The potential for action to promote health, reduce inequities and build resilience is immense. This report sets out the work we have focussed on from June 2021 – till June 2022. It sets out in detail how EuroHealthNet is contributing, through the full range of activities, findings, and impacts that we have carried out over the past year.

We look forward to your feedback and encourage you to consider joining our Partnership to help in our efforts to strengthen the fabric of our societies. Let’s work on building individual and collective resilience and achieve our vision and mission together!

Dr. Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš - President of EuroHealthNet, and and Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Slovenia
Dr. Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš - President of EuroHealthNet, and and Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Slovenia
Caroline Costongs - Director of EuroHealthNet
Caroline Costongs - Director of EuroHealthNet
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Our Partnership

Members, Associates & Observers
European countries
EU Member States

Members

Executive Board

Dr. Mojca Gabrijelcic Blenkus - President of EuroHealthNet
Dr. Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš 
PRESIDENT
Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Slovenia
Vertti Kiukas - VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY GENERAL Secretary General, SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Vertti Kiukas
VICE PRESIDENT &
SECRETARY GENERAL
Secretary General, SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Giovanni Gorgoni - TREASURER, Agenzia Regionale Strategica per la Salute e il Sociale (AReSS) Puglia, Italy
Giovanni Gorgoni
TREASURER
CEO, Agenzia Regionale Strategica per la Salute e il Sociale (AReSS) Puglia, Italy
Dr. Sumina Azam - Policy Lead, Public Health Wales, United Kingdom

Dr. Sumina Azam

Policy Lead, Public Health Wales, United Kingdom
                Raffaella Bucciardini - Director of Health Equity Unit, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Italy

Raffaella Bucciardini

Director of Health Equity Unit, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Italy
Prof. Dr. Martin Dietrich
Director of the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Germany

Prof. Dr. Martin Dietrich

Director of the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Germany
Prof. Dr. Plamen Dimitrov

 Director, National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, Bulgaria

Prof. Dr. Plamen Dimitrov

 Director, National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, Bulgaria
Daniela Kállayová - Senior Officer Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic

Daniela Kállayová

Senior Officer Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
Lorna Renwick - Organisational Lead, NHS Leadership, Health Equity, Public Health Scotland

Lorna Renwick

Organisational Lead, NHS Leadership, Health Equity, Public Health Scotland
Dr. Paolo Stocco - Board Member of the National Executive Committee of Federsanità ANCI, Italy

Dr. Paolo Stocco

Board Member of the National Executive Committee of Federsanità ANCI, Italy

Our year in numbers

Meetings with EU and national officials, and key civil society actors in 2021
Occasions of being speakers, panellists or moderators in 2021
External events & strategic meetings participated in in 2021
Newsletters published
Press releases sent
Social media followers
Policy briefings & consultation responses
%
Increase in Magazine readership
Website views

Building health promoting systems fit for the future

EuroHealthNet Annual Report June 2021-June 2022

Members

Austria - Austrian National Public Health Institute (GOEG)
Belgium - Flanders Institute for Healthy Living
Belgium - Walloon Agency for a Life of Quality (AVIQ)
Bulgaria - National Center of Public Health and Analyses (NCPHA)
England - The Health and Europe Centre, NHS Kent & Medway
Finland - Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health (SOSTE)
Finland - National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
France - French National Public Health Agency
Germany - Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA)
Greece - Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health (PROLEPSIS)
Hungary - National Public Health Center
Ireland - Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH)
Italy - Regional Healthcare and Social Affairs Agency of Puglia
Italy - Veneto Region
Italy - Tuscany Region
Italy - Federsanita ANCI
Italy - Piedmont Regional Health Promotion Documentation Center (DoRS) – ASL TO3
Italy - National Institute of Health (ISS)
Italy - National Federation of Nursing Professions (FNOPI)
Latvia - The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia
Latvia - Riga City Council Department of Welfare
Luxembourg - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
Netherlands - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Netherlands - Pharos Dutch Centre of Expertise on Health Disparities
Norway - Norwegian Directorate of Health
Poland - National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene
Scotland - Public Health Scotland
Slovakia - Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia - National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ)
Spain - Ministry of Health, Spain
Sweden - Public Health Agency of Sweden*
Sweden - Public Health Committee – Region Västra Götaland
Wales - Public Health Wales

Executive Board

Dr. Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš - President of EuroHealthNet, and and Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Slovenia
Dr. Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš - President of EuroHealthNet, and and Senior Advisor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Slovenia
Vertti Kiukas - VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY GENERAL Secretary General, SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Vertti Kiukas - VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY GENERAL Secretary General, SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Giovanni Gorgoni - TREASURER, Agenzia Regionale Strategica per la Salute e il Sociale (AReSS) Puglia, Italy
Giovanni Gorgoni - TREASURER, Agenzia Regionale Strategica per la Salute e il Sociale (AReSS) Puglia, Italy
Dr. Sumina Azam - Policy Lead, Public Health Wales, United Kingdom
Dr. Sumina Azam - Policy Lead, Public Health Wales, United Kingdom
                Raffaella Bucciardini - Director of Health Equity Unit, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Italy
Raffaella Bucciardini - Director of Health Equity Unit, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Italy
Prof. Dr. Martin Dietrich
Director of the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Germany
Prof. Dr. Plamen Dimitrov

 Director, National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Plamen Dimitrov  Director, National Centre of Public Health and Analyses, Bulgaria
Daniela Kállayová - Senior Officer Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
Daniela Kállayová - Senior Officer Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
Lorna Renwick - Organisational Lead, NHS Leadership, Health Equity, Public Health Scotland
Lorna Renwick - Organisational Lead, NHS Leadership, Health Equity, Public Health Scotland
Dr. Paolo Stocco - Board Member of the National Executive Committee of Federsanità ANCI, Italy
Dr. Paolo Stocco - Board Member of the National Executive Committee of Federsanità ANCI, Italy

Building health promoting systems fit for the future

EuroHealthNet Annual Report June 2021-June 2022

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