1. Contents of the EHES Joint Action Hanna Tolonen EHES JA Kick-off meeting, 21 January 2010, Luxembourg

2. Objectives JA will support the national activities needed to build the capacity for organizing HES in 14 countries

3. Activities (1/2) National HES plans prepared by Partners in collaboration with EHES RC Sampling descriptions in collaboration with the EHES RC and national survey statisticians Completed field work for the pilot organized by the Partners. Progress and outcome is monitored by EHES RC

4. Methods (2/2) Data transfer to EHES RC to collect the pilot HES data and to test the data transfer system Quality assessment of the pilot HES data with the EHES RC Dissemination plan and reporting of the results nationally by the Partners

5. Work packages WP1: Coordination of the joint action Leader: THL, Finland WP2: Dissemination of the joint action Leader: THL, Finland WP3: Evaluation of the joint action Leader: ISS, Italy WP4: Planning and pilot fieldwork of EHES Leader: THL, Finland WP5: Piloting the data transfer, assessment and reporting of the results Leader: THL, Finland WP6: Cultural adaptations of HES Leader: THL, Finland

6. WP1: Coordination of the JA Overall coordination of the JA Coordinators meetings (kick-off meeting + 3 other meetings) Synergy between the JA and the EHES Tender activities Monitoring and reporting the progress of the JA Progress reports every 6 months Monitoring of the budget and distribution of funds Interim report (within 2 months from the 1st period of the project) Final report (within 2 months from the end of the project)

7. WP2: Dissemination of the JA Distribution of the deliverables of the JA Preparation of an information leaflet and other promotional material on the JA Promotion of the future European HESs to policy makers in the European Health Forum in Gastein in Autumn 2010 Presentation of the plans and results of the Pilot HESs in a Workshop at the EUPHA Conference in Autumn 2010 Communication to the public media National dissemination plans by all Partners

8. WP3: Evaluation of the JA Focus on the management and collaboration between Partners

9. WP4: Planning and pilot fieldwork of EHES Partners will Plan their national HES Follow the EHES standards Countries with previous HESs to synchronize their earlier procedures with the EHES standards Prepare national manuals Document the planning process Do the fieldwork pilot

10. WP5: Piloting the data transfer, assessment and reporting of the results Partners will Transfer the HES data to the EHES RC Quality of the data will be assessed by EHES RC and reported back to the piloting country Test the data reporting tool with the pilot data Plan the reporting of the results of the full-size HES Test the national reporting with the pilot data

11. WP6: Cultural adaptations of HES Ensure the exchange of the national experiences in different cultural settings Establishing an interactive extranet site A workshop among the partners The translation of the national reporting plans and the national reports into English for publication in the web