1. Health is wealth and wealth is health
Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference
NDPHS side-event:
Health is wealth and wealth is health
Marek Maciejowski
Director of the NDPHS Secretariat
Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany
30 August 2015

2. NDPHS side-event “Health is wealth and wealth is health”
Purpose
This event is part of a project led by the NDPHS Secretariat in its capacity as the Coordinator of the Policy Area “Health” of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). The aims of the event are:
Stressing the importance of health and social well-being for the economy and other policy areas
Help increase the profile of health and social well-being among regional stakeholders
Programme
Presentations:
Mr. Björn Ekman: The Importance of Health and Social Well-being for the Economy and Other Policy Areas
Mr. Mikko Rissanen: Investing in health at work: Saving billions by reducing sickness absence – case Finland
Possibly presentations from event participants
Open discussion followed by conclusions from the event

3. NDPHS – The Partners and their aims
The NDPHS is a cooperative effort of nine governments (Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden), the European Commission and eight international organisations.
The Partnership aims to help (i) promote the reduction of major communicable diseases, (ii) prevent lifestyle related non-communicable diseases, and (iii) enhance and promote healthy and socially rewarding lifestyles.
The Partnership strives to achieve this by:
Contributing to intensified co-operation in social and health development, and
Enhancing co-ordination of international activities within the Northern Dimension area.

4. NDPHS – Implementation (areas of action)
Monitoring and assessment of the situation in the region
Development of policy recommendations
Facilitation of a coordinated development and implementation of regional projects
Dissemination of information, outreach and involvement of relevant stakeholders
Mainstreaming of results of cooperation
High-level ministerial dialogue

5. Enjoy the event!
This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the NDPHS Secretariat and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.