THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Dmitry Titkov1 SIHLWA North-West Russia Stakeholder Analysis Conclusions and comments Dmitry Titkov, project manager SIHLWA EG meeting, 7-9 October 2009, Riga

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THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Dmitry Titkov3 Study’s purpose To provide up-to-date info about key stakeholders/expert organisations/other actors within the project area related to: - alcohol, - adolescent health and socially rewarding lifestyles, and updated info on workability To identify most crucial programmes/projects related to these areas to improve networking and exchange of data and know-how To take up ideas for further co-operation

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RESULTS Are the issues relevant to the studied regions? Yes. Presentation by Ms. Tatiana Golikova, Minister of Health and Social Development, at a sitting of the Board on Russian National Priority Projects and Demography, 25 February THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen5

Is there relevant legislation at federal level? Healthy lifestyles-related questions fragmented in federal and regional laws. No special laws about health promotion or healthy lifestyles Youth laws are available at regional level. At federal level a bill has been prepared THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen6

Are there relevant strategies and policies at federal and regional level? Available, but for healthy lifestyles in the conceptual format mainly. Certain risk factors or aspects of healthy lifestyles are present in different policies and strategies. Youth strategies and policies are present at federal and regional levels THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen7

Are there relevant programmes and action plans at federal and regional level? A new block in National Priority Project “Health” is dedicated to disease prevention and health promotion – federal level. At regional level only Republic of Karelia has a regional healthy lifestyle programme. Risk factors are included in federal and regional programmes (drugs, law offences). Youth programmes are available in all three regions THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen8

Stakeholders Health authorities Youth authorities Social authorities Educational authorities Law enforcement agencies Mass media NGOs Political parties THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen9

Networks of stakeholders Network of public-governed centres for medical prevention (tsentr meditsinskoi profilaktiki) Network of family planning centres (often with youth-friendly services) Youth centres/houses (under youth authorities) Network of addictions clinics (narkologitcheskij dispanser) – alcohol and other addictions Associations and partnerships of NGOs (e.g. Association “Northwest”, “Stellit” NGO, “Look into Future” NGO, etc.) THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen10

SOME CONCLUSIONS AND COMMENTS

Approach to stakeholder analysis in a region Overview of relevant national and regional legislation Overview of relevant national and regional policies and strategies, and their supportive programmes/action plans Study or thematically and geographically relevant international projects and programmes The route displayed effectiveness in identifying stakeholders THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen12

Themes The study includes themes as follows: –Healthy lifestyles –Socially rewarding lifestyles –Alcohol prevention It is hard to keep the balance between the themes. Although close, they are yet in certain ways different THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen13

Definitions What is a socially rewarding lifestyle? Can a socially rewarding lifestyle be unhealthy? Can a healthy lifestyle be socially unrewarding? THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen14

International programmes and projects Information about programmes and projects can be found from various sources Information about programmes’ and projects’ developments, experiences and lessons learnt is harder to get (basically in printed form, not many copies, limited circulation, expiry of website administration contracts for projects) Little synergy among projects (even in same locations and same topics) Health promotion and NCD/risk factor prevention is one of priorities in international cooperation of Russia THL, Kansainvälisten asiain yksikkö, Anne Vienonen15