Health Promotion Leadership Gävleborg
Name of institution: Municipality of Gävle
Type of the organization: Thematic scope of the project: - Workers and new skills
- Businesses undergoing change
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation): It is important to regard the development of health promotion leadership as a critical contribution to the building of sustainable organizational capacity to meet current and anticipates socioeconomic changes in European regions. This requires a comprehensive approach, including both individual and structural aspects, as well as an integration of program ideas into the practice of management. According to the Luxembourg Declaration on Workplace Health Promotion in the European Union (1997), workplace health promotion is the combined efforts of employers, employees and society to improve the health and well-being of people at work. This can be achieved through a combination of improving the work organization and the working environment, promoting active participation and encouraging personal development.
Objectives to be achieved: The general objective of this project is to meet current and future regional demands placed on public sector organizations as a result of ongoing and expected global changes. Detailed objectives aim to increase the competence level of approximately 950 managers in the area of health promotion leadership and to develop strategic action plans for health promotion in 6 municipal organizations.
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): Since leaders manage work, they have the key role in creating the conditions for sustainable health in the workplace. With this in mind it is critical to put special emphasis on leadership. The aim of this project is to develop competence in health promotion leadership and the characteristics of such leadership both on an individual and organizational level. Supporting health promotion leadership focuses on applied leadership and management skills for the promotion of health in the government sector on a municipal level. The project provides managers and local health coordinators with opportunities to participate in learning environments.
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: Developed organizational strategic action plans for workplace health promotion during the project time frame. On successful completion of the project, participants will be able to: Know the principles of the organizational approach and be able to use this approach to establish health promotion in a complex environment. Understand different types of health promotion leadership and their contexts and know how to draw on leadership styles for more impact. Appreciate how communication and negotiation is critical for effective implementation processes. Know how to implement best practice and quality assurance in health promotion leadership. Use more innovative approaches to implement health promotion leadership. Critically reflect and learn from case studies of successes and failures.
Target group: - Ethnic or national minorities
- Persons from deprived rural areas
- Employed in public administration (public entities)
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities
Stage of the implementation: Project under implementation
Budget of the project in EUR: 1500000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 103000
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 29 months
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 24 months
Contact person: Agneta Morelli
Phone: +46 26172344
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