Baltic Cities tackle lifestyle related diseases – The development of an innovative model for prevention interventions targeting public health authorities in the Baltic Sea Region
BaltCityPrevention
Strokes, obesity, and heart and lung diseases are among the health challenges in Europe. This implies a new service development approach in the public health sector. The project helps public health authorities in cities around the Baltic Sea to better promote healthy lifestyle by developing and testing a model that public health authorities can apply in prevention intervention planning. The model combines methods such as focus groups, motivational interviewing, eHealth applications, chatbots and health games.
Summary
The aim of the project
In BaltCityPrevention 15 partners from 7 countries test a user-oriented approach to develop and implement prevention and health promotion interventions. The interventions are offered by public health authorities, e.g. health care and social departments in municipalities, and address people with different health issues. Current prevention measures are often ineffective, since the methods are not tailored to the users. To improve the tailoring, the prevention measures are developed together with the users. New technologies are to be employed in the planning procedures and also as innovative tools for prevention purposes.
Projects’ activities
As a first step, some basic research is conducted in order to collect data to choose the right methods for the new approach. Building on this knowledge, the partners test the approach in different pilot sites. Networking is also a big part in the project. Networking activities between public health authorities and eHealth companies is organized to foster the cooperation between eHealth companies and those stakeholders that develop and maintain the interventions.
Who is working in the project?
The main partners in the consortium are the public health authorities which coordinate the testing at the pilot sites. They are the main drivers in the project activities. Universities deliver a research infrastructure and knowledge on methods and concepts used in this project. The project partners gather a group of important associated partners around them. These are SME clusters, policy stakeholders or prevention and health promotion associations. The close contact to these partners ensures a broad dissemination of project results and a pool of deeper knowledge and experiences.
Budgets
PARTNERS
Town: Flensburg
Region: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
Country: Germany
Contact person: Rüdiger Breitschwerdt
Phone: 4 946 148 161 210
E-mail: ruediger.breitschwerdt{at}hs-flensburg.de
Web: www.hs-flensburg.de
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
438.118,80
Town: Flensburg
Region: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
Country: Germany
Contact person: Michael Kraus
Phone: 49 461 852 289
E-mail: Kraus.Michael{at}flensburg.de
Web: www.flensburg.de
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
148.702,00
Town: Turku
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Contact person: Karolina Mackiewicz
Phone: 358 405 075 069
E-mail: karolina.mackiewicz{at}marebalticum.org
Web: www.marebalticum.org
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
165.940,00
Town: Seinäjoki
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Contact person: Sami Perälä
Phone: 358 443 322 270
E-mail: sami.perala{at}eptek.fi
Web: www.eptek.fi
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
239.992,00
Town: Seinäjoki
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Contact person: Asta Heikkilä
Phone: 358 408 302 201
E-mail: asta.heikkila{at}seamk.fi
Web: wwww.seamk.fi
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
198.444,75
Town: Liepaja
Region: LATVIJA
Country: Latvia
Contact person: Elina Tolmacova
Phone: 37 163 404 747
E-mail: elina.tolmacova{at}dome.liepaja.lv
Web: www.liepaja.lv
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
130.705,00
Town: Riga
Region: LATVIJA
Country: Latvia
Contact person: Inga Millere
Phone: 37 167 061 526
E-mail: Inga.Millere{at}rsu.lv
Web: www.rsu.lv
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
166.613,28
Town: Riga
Region: LATVIJA
Country: Latvia
Contact person: Ance Balode
Phone: 37 167 802 750
E-mail: ance{at}telemedica.lv
Web: www.telemedica.lv
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
140.068,75
Town: Tartu
Region: EESTI
Country: Estonia
Contact person: Ruth Kalda
Phone: 3 727 319 210
E-mail: ruth.kalda{at}ut.ee
Web: www.perearstiselts.ee
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
149.200,00
Town: Tallinn
Region: EESTI
Country: Estonia
Contact person: Peeter Ross
Phone: 37 256 353 460
E-mail: peeter.ross{at}ttu.ee
Web: www.ttu.ee
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
139.047,50
Town: Frederiksberg
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Peter Frank
Phone: 4 527 141 078
E-mail: pf{at}scanbalt.org
Web: www.scanbalt.org
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
120.625,00
Town: Kaunas
Region: LIETUVA
Country: Lithuania
Contact person: Kastytis Šmigelskas
Phone: 37 037 327 279
E-mail: kastsmig{at}gmail.com
Web: www.lsmuni.lt
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
137.814,77
Town: Seinäjoki
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Contact person: Marketta Mäenpää
Phone: 358 503 310 866
E-mail: marketta.maenpaa{at}seinajoki.fi
Web: https://www.seinajoki.fi/sosiaali-jaterveyspalvelut/terveyspalvelut.html
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
239.977,00
Town: Poznań
Region: REGION PÓŁNOCNO-ZACHODNI
Country: Poland
Contact person: Monika Grześkowiak
Phone: 48 618 781 553
E-mail: monika_grzeskowiak{at}um.poznan.pl
Web: www.poznan.pl
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
159.605,00
Town: Vilnius
Region: LIETUVA
Country: Lithuania
Contact person: Zenonas Javtokas
Phone: 37 052 360 491
E-mail: zenonas.javtokas{at}smlpc.lt
Web: www.smlpc.lt
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
129.580,00
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CONTACTS
Project manager
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
Anna-Lena Pohl
+49 (0)461 48161221
Legal representative
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
Heike Bille
+49 (0)461 805-1222
Financial manager
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
Maren Petersen
+49 (0)461 805-1504
Communication manager
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
Anna-Lena Pohl
+49 (0)461 48161221