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Financed from NO FM
Programme outcome the project contributes to “Improved prevention and reduced inequalities in health”
The project aims to increase the focus on public health in local governments and to enhance the capacity in evidence-based planning and interventions on health at local level. The target groups of the project are as follows: local governments (focus on municipalities at Ida-Viru, Lääne-Viru, Põlva, Võru and Valga county), public health specialists and network teams.
Project activities shall include:
- Capacity-building for newly reformed local authorities on public health activities and awareness-raising;
- Training for local government leaders and health promoters;
- The development of a competence centre and mentor system for local governments on evidence-based health promotion;
- Support and counselling for local governments on analysis of the local health status (compiling health profiles) and the design of evidence-based interventions;
- Support and counselling in local interventions on the prevention of risk-behaviour, particularly among young people;
- The gathering and disseminating of updated scientific evidence on effective measures and best practices in health promotion.
The donor project partner Norwegian Institute of Public Health provides its experience of supporting municipalities in enhancing public health activities (Municipal Public Health Profiles, best practises in merging local municipalities, providing them their own data sets etc.)