Knowledge for welfare and health National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health International Development Collaboration1 Social inclusion and health promotion projects in cooperation between neighbours Jutta Immanen-Pöyry International Development Collaboration at STAKES St. Petersburg

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration2 STAKES STAKES is a sector research institute under the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. STAKES core functions : To evaluate social welfare and health care activities and development To process and develop domestic and international knowledge and expertise To engage in research and development To act as the statistics authority in the field To exert influence on social and health policies

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration3 Strategic goals at STAKES 1. Sustainability of welfare policy 2. The effectiveness of welfare and health promotion and services 3. Responding to demographic changes 4. Reducing social inequalities 5. Information as a basis for guidance 6. Innovative ability

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration4 International Development Collaboration at STAKES Our basic functions: Planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating international programmes and projects Providing expert services, consulting and training Basic information about us: IDC at STAKES was established in 1990 non-profit, international expert organisation over 100 projects have been implemented in 40 countries worldwide

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration5 Welfare and health across borders Priority areas Social and health policy development Reforms of social security and health care systems Social security and health care financing systems Health and Social Information Systems Preventive and primary health care Health care services and quality assessment Social protection, welfare benefits and welfare services

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration6 IDC at Stakes activities in neighbouring area collaboration Arenas of collaboration: - Cooperation with areas in NW Russia in the field of Social Protection and Health - Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Wellbeing - Cooperation Programme on Health and Related Social Issues in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health 6.04/ / ua Ulkomaanavun yksikkö7 Fields of priority Prevention of life-style related non-communicable diseases prevention and treatment of communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases) Enhancement and promotion of healthy and socially rewarding lifestyles prevention of drug abuse among young people promotion of young people´s health development of family-centred social and health care services and of administration supporting them strengthening of civil society

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration8 Active collaboration since projects in Leningard Oblast, Republic of Karelia and Murmansk. The work continues: Six new co-operation projects were launched this year by STAKES in the Federation of Karelia, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad area, Russia. Focus is on promoting health and supporting the AIDS centres. Projects are co-financed and there is an active participation by both countries

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration9 3 Examples of practical project work from St.Petersburg area Duration: 3 year projects Financing: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland Co-ordination in St. Petersburg: NGO Stellit Participants: Committee on Public Health, Committee on Education, Committee on Labour and Social Security, various psychosocial support centres, Militia and the city of St. Petersburg

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration10 Support to the School Health Education in St. Petersburg, Project purpose: Improved health of the schoolchildren in St. Petersburg, due to better awareness concerning health risks and less risky life styles Results: - Information in health promotion issues disseminated - School personnel trained in health promotion - Pilot groups of schoolchildren educated in healthy life styles - Co-ordination between school health promotion programs improved

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration11 Prevention of social exclusion of children and youth at risk in schools in Nevsky District, St. Petersburg, Project purpose: Improved capacity of specialists and authorities to prevent social exclusion of children at risk Expected results: ‒ Multisectoral, horizontal and vertical collaboration in the administration ‒ Increased competency of school staff to work with risk group children in pilot schools ‒ Early intervention model developed and implemented in pilot schools ‒ Cooperation between Finnish and Russian specialists developed by networking and creating links between schools in both countries ‒ Cooperation between authorities and NGOs enhanced by involving NGOs into the project

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration12 Promotion of health education in child care institutions in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Project purpose: Improved capacity of specialists and personnel of child care institutions to promote healthy life styles and prevent risk behaviour Project principles: - Local ownership of projects, local coordinator - Projects are based on existing resources - Questions of health are discussed in positive sense - Inter-sectoral approach - Individual approach in each pilot organisation

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health Knowledge for welfare and health International Development Collaboration13 Learnings and recommendations for the future collaboration between neighbours -Strategic approach: broad view on social and health issues: health in all policies -Institutional development, not just execution of individual projects. Influence in healthy policies, laws and their implementation -Scalability and repeatability of the results -Inter-sectoral collaboration: health & wellbeing, environment, education… -Learn from each other: we are facing similar problems: lifestyle diseases, obesity, alcohol & drugs & tobacco. Let’s try to solve them together! -Improved health and wellbeing of children and teenagers will give the best long-term results to the society

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