Seminar Health enhancing physical activity as innovation Vesa Harmaakorpi, Professor Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lahti School of Innovation

Innovation modes  Science-based  Science, technology, innovation (STI)  Practice-based  Doing, using, interacting (DUI)  The aim of the P ä ij ä t-H ä me Region is to be a top region in practice-based innovation

The current situation in the Päijät-Häme Region  If you get a prescription it is easy to find a pharmacy to get medicin  If you get a “ HEPA prescription ”, where do you get the “ medicin ” ? – properly guided health enhancing physical activity

Parts of the system innovation – aims of the development project −The regional HEPA services have been productized −The regional service processes have been redesigned −The regional citizens are involved as service designers −The electronic user interface has been built −The system is a part of health care processes −The HEPA voucher is part of the system −There is a quality control system as a part of the system innovation −The system innovation is supported by communication system −The HEPA prescription process has been modelled −The HEPA innovation platform has been created

Final words  The P ä ij ä t-H ä me Region is trying to be the pacemaker in practice-based innovation with the system innovations like ” HEPA pharmacy ”