SLOVENIAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OF SOCIETIS- SLOVENIAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Workshop 24 – 25. January 2005 ORGANIZERS: - EPHA European public health alliance - EEN Environment network - CNVOS Slovenian NGO centre Workshop: “Restoration of NGOs coordination on the field of health protection” Purpose: Encourage cooperation between NGOs that are active on the field of public health

FIRST ASSIGNEMNT: mission statement We are setting up NGOs co-ordination on the field of population health. It’s purpose is to strengthen the populations co-operation and influence on shaping and carrying out politics that influence health of each individual. All interested NGOs, professional and non professional public co-operate at shaping joint views and activities. Coordination represents and enforces interests of population in the dialogue with GOVERNMENT, MINISTRIES, PARLIAMENT AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN SLOVENIA and on the international level. First meeting of the project group: 24. February

ESTABLISHMENT MEETING WHEN: WHERE: Poljanski nasip 58 in Ljubljana WHO: 16 societies Ozara, Clinic institute for medicine of work, traffic and sports, ZDUS, Humana, Šent, Association natural beginnings, Slovenian gerontology association, Association »HOPE«, Association for help to individuals with depressive and anxiety disorders, CNVOS, ŠD Karfball Koseze, Women's counselling office, Association Asthma and sports, ŠD TEM –SPORT, ŠD TEM-SPORT, Association SVOOD, Association MANAS, Slovenian union for tobacco control, Slovenian philanthropy REGISTRATION APPLICATION: societies- establishers

PURPOSE AND GOALS 1. Introduction of activities that support and promote health with the purpose of improving health of all people that live in Slovenia. 1.Promote rights, co-operate at decisions, improve situation and co- operation of health care users. 3. Ensure co-operation between associations of patients, users, institutions on the field of health care…with the purpose to ensure mutual support and shaping of coalitions.

4. Follow the health care development. 5. Encourage local and state institutions to promote, follow and analyse all decisions in the sense of their influence on health. 6. Establish working advisory partnership.

ACTIVITIES 1. Critical following and performing of research and analyses 2. Activities for promotion 3. Co-operation 4. Lobbying activities 5. Connecting in joint activities 6. Memberships in related international associations, publishing activities, education

THEMES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN MENTAL HEALTH 2.WOMENS HEALTH – REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 3.YOUTH 4.STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AGING SOCIET 5.WORKERS HEALTH

PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT Suggest to GOUVERNMENT to open PURPOSE FUND for health from which NGOs on the field of health promotion will pump financial means.

WHO RECOMMENDATIONS 1.Form a strategy of investing in health in which a vision “HEALTHY SLOVENIA” will be clearly expressed. 2.Establish MULTI-SECTORIAL BOARD FOR INVESTING IN HEALTH -Open purpose fund for health -Establish state centre for investing in health 1.Decisively support active CO-OPERATION OF NGOs in the programme of investing in health 2.Form a strategy for DEVELOPMENT OF PROFFESIONALS, that will form and execute a strategy of investing in health 3.Form initiatives for HEALTH PROMOTION

MEMBERSHIP Association is open and all NGOs are welcome to join in.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!