BALTIC REGION HEALTHY CITIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT Cover photo: Year 2015 in snapshots

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1 BALTIC REGION HEALTHY CITIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Cover photo: Year 2015 in snapshots

2 Foreword During year 2015 Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association s cooperation with World Health Organization was renewed. The Association continues to operate as a WHO Collaboration Centre until This was celebrated during a small gathering organized in Café Qwensel. Rector of University of Turku Kalervo Väänänen held a greeting speech and stated that health promotion is about small and big issues. The Association put considerable effort to the organization of the First Annual Business and Technical Conference of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network and Network of European National Healthy Cities Networks in Phase VI ( ). This was held in Kuopio on June. A Teach-In session about culture and wellbeing was organized and four presentations held. The Association also proposed several Finnish experts to be included in the conference programme. Four of these were accomplished including a training session about health literacy. This included an expert presentation by Professor Sanna Salanterä and a case study presentation by. The Association was the main rapporteur of the conference and submitted a report to WHO about the programme and presentations. The Association also participated in Healthy Cities Phase V evaluation. Development Manager Karolina Mackiewicz was involved in active living theme evaluation and special edition of Health Promotion International publication 6/2015. Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association continued to support the Healthy Cities in the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea during numerous events. We continued organizing webinars as a useful way of bringing health information to Healthy Cities coordinators. The Association sent 14 project applications about different health promotion themes, for example activating elderly people for voluntary work, enhancing physical activity and children s dreams. Projects are a good tool to develop issues, which the cities find useful. The Association sent out e-newsletters, updated website, contributed with Regional Council of Southwest Finland blogspots and sent several articles to Finnish and international newspapers and magazines. I would like to give sincere thanks to the office team. s work in planning projects very independently and successfully deserve a big applaud. Agnieszka Ilola keeps good control of the accounts. The board supports the work of the Association in a professional way. Chairman Maija Perho s contribution to ensure the support of City of Turku has been very valuable. Executive Director Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association WHO Collaboration Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban Health in the Baltic Region 2

3 1 OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT The new Terms of Reference agreed with WHO are as follows: 1. To support WHO in assisting cities in the Baltic Sea Region in implementing WHO's Healthy Cities' goals and motivate new cities into joining the Network 2. To support WHO in building capacity for health and well-being in the strategic and policy priority action areas of Health 2020 by bringing appropriate expertise to the local level with relevant institutions and organisations 3. To support WHO in enhancing the visibility of the Healthy Cities operations and importance of health equity in the Baltic Sea Region 4. To assist WHO in networking with local, national and international health and well-being experts (including other WHO CCs) 5. To support WHO in developing further research and development cooperation with Turku Urban Research Programme and member organisations of the Association 6. To assist WHO in strengthening health promotion leadership and health literacy knowledge ORGANISATION OF THE ASSOCIATION Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association is located in Turku, Finland. The members are City of Turku, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Activities are supervised by the Board, which gathered at six meetings in The statutory meeting was held in April. The office team discussed regularly on-going issues and planned new activities. Members of the Board of the Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association in Organisation Board Member Personal Deputy Board Member City of Turku Maija Perho Chairman Satu Alanen City of Turku Leena Koikkalainen Marja-Liisa Pyöli-Vainio City of Turku Hanna Lehikoinen Ritva Uhinki City of Turku Misha Dellinger Matti Kapanen University of Turku Sanna Salanterä Markku Koulu University of Turku Reima Suomi Vice Chairman Päivi Oinas Åbo Akademi University Ea Blomqvist Thurid Eriksson Social Insurance Institution of Finland Heikki Heilä Teemu Takala PERSONNEL OF THE ASSOCIATION In 2015 the Association staff consisted of three experts: Coordinator Agnieszka Ilola worked one day/week Development Manager worked full-time Executive Director worked full-time Martin Schmidt, Sebastian Fittkau ja Annika Beyermann from Protestant University of Applied Sciences Rhineland-Westphalia-Lippe in Bochum, Germany, spent November as trainees at the Association. HEALTHY CITIES NETWORKS IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION The goal of the Association is to improve health conditions of cities in the Baltic Sea Region and to support the World Health Organization programmes which serve these purposes. At the end of 2015 there were 30 cities/regions in the Healthy Cities network in ten countries around the Baltic Sea (19 designated and 11 applicant) and 97 European cities/regions as direct members to WHO (49 designated and 48 applicants). Taking into account the national networks over 1400 cities/regions from 31 countries are WHO European Healthy Cities. The Phase VI designation of cities still open continues. 3

4 STRATEGY OF THE ASSOCIATION The main activities are: 1) networking, training, coordination and 2) health promotion project work. Vision The Association is a recognized actor in cross-sectoral health promotion work by WHO, cities and partners in the Baltic Region. Mission The operations effect health promotion knowledge of the decision makers and wellbeing is included in all local policies. 2 REPORT ON ACTIVITIES IN 2015 Action 1 Support for Healthy The Association participated in the Finnish Healthy Cities National Network meeting in in April where Turku experts were proposed to the programme. The Association organized a visit to Food Safety Authority Evira during the network meeting where executive director Matti Aho served as the host. The Association also participated in the board of Finnish Healthy Cities network. The Association assisted Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in organizing a Nordic conference Hur mår du Norden on January The Association participated in the First Annual Business and Technical Conference of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network and Network of European National Healthy Cities Networks in Phase VI ( ). At the conference in Kuopio the Association worked as main rapporteur. The Association had also participated in evaluation of papers due to be presented at the conference. The Association participated in the training of the Healthy Cities national network coordinators in Milan in March as well as in a conference about children s physical activity and nutrition in February in Riga as a speaker. The conference was organised during the Latvian Presidency of the European Union. A talk was given in Healthy Cities Lithuanian annual conference in Klaipeda in March as well as at International Urban planning summer school in Turku in August. This was organized by International Federation for Housing and Planning and City of Turku. The Association participated as a speaker in a conference in Saint Petersburg about Culture and wellbeing in December, in May in Baltic Sea Cooperation on Innovation in Health in Berlin and in September in meeting about Social Innovations in Saint Petersburg. A lecture about wellbeing was given at Keski-Raisio Kokoomus meeting in March. The following virtual trainings were organized: Are digital games a potential method to promote children s health? Heidi Parisod, University of Turku Healthy urban planning and planning an accessible city? Jaana Solasvuo, City of Turku Oral health promotion in Finland: current practices and challenges, Henna-Riikka Hakojärvi, City of Turku How to enhance urban health through university-city cooperation, Sirppa Kinos and Outi Kivinen, Turku University of Applied Sciences How to create innovative free-time services for city residents, Katri Arnivaara and Toni Ekroos, City of Turku The Association organised together with Regional State Administrative Agency and University of Turku, Functional Foods Forum an event for the general public in the Turku City library about Is our food safe? Food safety had been chosen to be the theme for the World Health Day of Experts of City of Riga visited Turku on two study trips (May and October) during which for example the psychiatric care and cross-sectoral health promotion work were presented. Local community in the Turku region was supported by organizing a seminar about areal welfare data together with City of Turku in November. Trainees Jenni Mäkelä and Nieminen organised with the support of the Association and City of Turku four small dream workshops for school pupils of third and fourth class at the Lauste suburb. 4

5 The Association organised a meeting of the Northern Dimension Partnership of Public Health and Social wellbeing in December in Turku where the new strategy and actions were discussed. Turku Urban Research programme participated by telling about local wellbeing projects. The executive director was chosen to be a member of the non-communicable diseases expert group. The Association hosted a group of Polish school children in the Baltic Sea House in February. An offer was sent to run the WHO Healthy Cities Secretariat. The issue is still under decision of WHO. Organizations for Well-being in the Information Society 2016 conference began. The theme in 2016 will be Building sustainable health ecosystems. WIS 2016 will be a preconference for Safety2016 conference in Tampere and will be organized on The Association participated in organizing a health event for the vocational institutes together with City of Turku and Regional State Administrative Agency in March. High-school educated unemployed experts were trained in international business by the executive director who also held a lecture about Finnish business culture to international students of Turku University of Applied Sciences. participated in Gastein Young European Health Forum in Austria and World Forum in Taiwan. Costs were covered by the organizer. was chosen as one of the five young public health professionals to the Taskforce of Young Forum Gastein a European network, which focuses on cooperation and improving the knowledge of health in Europe. This gives the Association a new opportunity to promote work of Healthy Cities. The executive director continued as a member of the areal board of Institute of Occupational Health. Action 2 Communication The Association continued to support the urban health course at Turku University of Applied Sciences by lecturing and assisting in organization of the launch event of the urban health publication. Six articles were written to the local newspaper Turun Sanomat: , Meri Louhivaara & , Sirppa Kinos & , & Lisa Salonen , & Reima Suomi , Lennart Komp & An article was written to Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (with Marko Harapainen), and three posts in The website was updated regularly and five e-newsletters were produced and sent out in the Baltic Sea region. The following were also sent: - abstract to WHO Health Enhancing Physical Activity meeting - three international articles about health literacy - an article to the Turku website about Lauste children s dream project - a collection of measures to City of Turku about combating overweight in children - a web article to Turku University of Applied Sciences about the Kuopio Healthy Cities conference and urban health project - a press release about Collaboration Centre continuation Action 3 Project implementation The following projects were on-going in 2015: - Healthier People II Improvement of the quality of life; - IROHLA Intervention Research on Health Literacy among Ageing Population; - Let us be active! Social inclusion of older people through volunteering in Estonia, Latvia and Finland; - REGI Reacting to growing immigration, strengthening social inclusion of Estonian migrant families in Finland and Estonia; - WIS th International Well-Being in the Information Society, Building Sustainable Health Ecosystems. 5

6 Action 4 Planning of new projects, In 2015 the Association was involved in 14 project applications and organizing WIS 2016 and Hur mår du Norden conferences. 3 FINANCE The Association received for its operations: EUR from the City of Turku, EUR from membership fees and EUR ,56 as project income, which makes altogether EUR ,56. Total operating profit for 2015 was EUR 2837,21. The support of Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and health came to an end after 17 years. Table Events and participants during organised and attended by the Association Year 2012 Year 2013 Year 2014 Year 2015 Events Participants Events Participants Events Participants Events Participants Events/meetings organised by the Association and/or in collaboration with projects and member organisations Seminars/meetings/events attended by the Association organised by others Total Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association Vanha Suurtori 7 FIN Turku 6

7 APPENDIX: Table of events 2015 Time, place Action of the Association Event Participants from 8.1., Turku 8.1., 19.1., Turku 9.1., 21.1., 5.2., Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Action 4 Planning of projects, Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Lea Karjomaa, Marjo Hamilas, Lisa Salonen, Pirjo Huttunen Meeting with Terttu Parkkinen, Anna Tonteri, Annika Ärminen, Lennart Komp, Kirsi Äyräs Meeting with Leena Hiltunen, Janni Mäkelä and Heidi Nieminen 7 BRHCA Total participants Role and responsibilities of the Association 5 Planning of health promotion seminar for vocational institutes. 6 Planning of Central Baltic project application about social wellbeing of Estonian immigrants. 4 Planning of small activity about children s dreams with City of Turku and Humak University of Applied Sciences. 2 Cooperation with the board vice member. 3 Explaining webinar purpose and audience. Maija Perho 4 Cooperation with Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. 20 Lecturer at Turku University of Applied Sciences. 2 Mentor, Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare Turku Action 2 Communication Getting to know the practice of Ritva Uhinki Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Meeting with Heidi Parisod, University of Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Pasi Korhonen and Satu Leino , Action 2 Communication Training about international Turku business in the Baltic Sea Region skype Action 2 Communication Work training about service development, Marko Harapainen Espoo Action 1 Support for Healthy Healthy Urban Living Workshop 40 Cleen Oy project planning Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Kristiina Hellstén, City 3 Planning of the project about ageing of Turku and voluntary work Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Reima Suomi, Laura 5 Planning of project about Hollmén and Ville Harkke environmental health Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Seminar about wellbeing of the 100 Participant of the event. elderly skype Action 3 Irohla Webinterview with Raimo Niemelä, 2 Irohla health literacy tools. Oulu Turku Action 3 Irohla Interview Riitta Danielsson-Ojala, 2 Irohla health literacy tools. Turku University Hospital Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Veli-Matti Kauppinen 2 Cooperation with Regional Council of Southwest Finland Turku Action 2 Communication Aarnen talli, physical activity 200 Visitor at the event Riga, Latvia Action 1 Support for Healthy Conference about children s nutrition and physical activity Turku Action 2 Communication Polish school children on a visit Agnieszka Ilola 130 Speaker of the conference. 20 Introducing Baltic Sea House and sustainable and healthy way of living.

8 Turku Action 2 Communication City of Turku international people 15 Recent updates about cooperation Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Susanna Pesonen and Juha-Heikki Lehtonen, Regional 3 Planning of the World Health Day event. State Administrative Agency Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Erkki Innola and Esa 3 IT services for health and welfare. Alhoniemi, Avoltus Oy Turku Action 2 Communication Workshop about culture and 20 Participant of the workshop. wellbeing, Turku Art Academy Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Tuomas Heikkinen, Maija Perho 3 Cooperation with the city. City of Turku Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Small seminar about urban health in 20 Launch of an urban health report. Pansio-Perno Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, United Nations and World Bank as purchase organisations 30 Participant at an event organizer by Team Finland Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Tuula Vainikainen and 3 Cooperation in work wellbeing Action 4 Planning of projects, Ritva Uhinki Meeting at Finnish Ministry for Social Affairs and health 10 Planning of activities for the year of Finnish chairmanship of Nordic Council of Ministers. 35 Planning of the activities. 8 Participant of the board meeting Amsterdam Action 3 Irohla Project meeting skype Action 1 Support for Healthy Board of Finnish Healthy Cities network and Municipality Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Mika Helva, City of 2 Discussions about employment Turku projects Action 1 Support for Healthy European Healthy Cities National 20 Planning of the activities. Evaluation Milan, Italy Network coordinators meeting of Healthy Cities Phase V Action 1 Support for Healthy Lithuanian Annual Healthy Cities 40 Speaker of the conference. Klaipeda, conference Lithuania Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Meeting with laboratory manager Terhi Pohjanheimo 2 Planning of the world health day event Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Olli-Pekka Mäki, Miika Meretoja and Laura Hollmén Reima Suomi 5 Planning of an environmental health project application Turku Action 2 Communication World Health Day event 25 Public seminar about food safety Lahti Action 2 Communication The Walkable City 70 Participant of the event Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Heini Parkkunen and Maarit Luukkaa, City of Turku Meeting with Anne Linna, Finnish Occupational Health Institute 8 3 Planning of abstracts to European Healthy Cities Conference. 2 Planning of possible common activities.

9 Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Jaakko Lehtinen and Ismo Kauppinen, Gasera Oy 6 Planning of an environmental health project application Kaarina Action 2 Communication Meeting of the areal board of Finnish Occupational Institute 25 Participant of the meeting and introduction Action 2 Communication Think!, Think! 200 Participant of the event Turku Action 2 Communication Cooperation lunch with Sampo 2 Discussing ongoing activities. Ruoppila Turku Action 2 Communication Regional tour of Finnish Society of 40 Participant of the event. Regions Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting of culture and wellbeing 25 Participant of the event. reseachers Action 1 Support for Healthy Meeting of Finnish Healthy Cities 40 Participant and organizer. network Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Finnish Ministry of 10 Planning of cultural wellbeing event. Social Affairs and health Action 4 Planning of projects, Morning seminar of Tekes 40 Participant of the seminar Turku Action 2 Communication Training of Finnish Economic 30 Participant of the event. Association Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Mikko Pakarinen, City of Turku 2 Discussions about project cooperation Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Kristiina Hellstén and Jaana Halin, City of Turku 4 Discussions about project cooperation Turku Action 2 Communication Seminar for female decision makers 70 Participant of the training and networking event Action 2 Communication 8 th International Conference on 40 Speaker at the conference. Berlin Parliamentary Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region Århus, Denmark Action 3 Irohla The Nordic Health Literacy network 50 Participant of the meeting, lecture about Irohla activities Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, City of Turku international experts 15 Visit to Council of Southwest Finland Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Seminar about nature paths 60 Participant of the event Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Environment, health, business and 30 Speaker at the networking event. technology Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Kick-off seminar of the Central Baltic project Let us be active 10 Organizer of the event. Project lead partner Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Leena Hiltunen and Satu Hakanurmi 3 Planning of RAY project application City of Turku and University of Turku Turku Action 3 Regi Start of the project 10 Planning of project activities. 9

10 Turku Action 2 Communication Baltic Sea Forum Agnieszka Ilola 130 Participant of the seminar Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy City of Turku health promotion board 10 Explaining activities of the Kuopio European Healthy Cities conference Action 4 Planning of projects, NDPHS strategy meeting 20 Meeting at Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and health Turku Action 2 Communication Brunch event of Finnish Brain 30 Participant of the event. Association Action 3 Irohla Project meeting 35 Planning of project activities. Amsterdam Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Small seminar organized by 20 Activities for lonely elderly people. Fingerroos Foundation Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting of culture and health Maija Perho 20 Participant and organizer of the Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Kuopio Action 1 Support for Healthy Action 1 Support for Healthy Kuopio people and ministries Study visit of Riga city wellbeing experts 10 Maija Perho planning event. 6 Organizer of the visit. Wellbeing seminar of municipalities 130 Participant of the meeting and short Terve Kunta board meeting. Annual Healthy Cities Conference 271 Rapporteurs and organizers of Maija Perho Teach-In session. Sanna Salanterä Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Observing the premises of Logomo 3 Ministry of Social Affairs and health experts planning meeting Turku Action 3 Regi First meeting with Finnish partners 8 Start of the Central Baltic project Turku Action 2 Communication HealthBio meeting 70 Meeting of Finnish health and biotechnology people Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Tuomas Heikkinen 2 Cooperation with the City of Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Marja N. Pulkkinen, Ministry of Education and Culture 2 Planning youth cafe of Hur mår du Norden Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Leena Salminen, University of Turku 2 Explaining the work of the Association webex Action 1 Support for Healthy WHO meeting 10 Planning future work of Healthy Cities Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Sanna Salanterä and 4 Planning of children s project. Anni Pakarinen, University of Turku skype Action 3 Irohla Interview of EuroHealthNet 3 Part of project portal planning Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting with Jyrki Heikkilä and Pasi 3 Planning the study visit of Riga health

11 Lehti care directors Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Meeting with Minna Sartes, Heini Parkkunen and Maarit Luukkaa 4 Planning cooperation with City of Turku Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Meeting at Regional Council of Southwest Finland 4 Discussion about project plans with Pille Laaksonen Askainen, Naantali Turku Gastein, Austria Turku Sanna Salanterä Action 2 Communication Visit to Louhisaari, Askainen Agniezka Ilola 11 3 Office recreation afternoon. Action 3 Regi Kick-off meeting of the project 8 Turku University of Applied Sciences. Action 1 Support for Healthy European Health Forum Gastein 400 Poster of the Association s project, participant of the conference. Action 1 Support for Healthy Wellbeing directors of Riga city on 10 Learning about activities and study trip processes in Turku: psychiatry etc Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Katri Salonen, Turku 2 Lecture about international business University of Applied Sciences to exchange students Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting of areal directors of social 25 Participant of the meeting organised and welfare organisations by Soste ry Action 1 Support for Healthy Meeting with Päivi Mäki 2 Obesity programme s recommendations for children Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Local organizers of Hur mår du 7 Planning of the conference. Norden Turku Action 2 Communication Social media training by Someco 7 Participant of the training Turku Action 3 Regi Meeting of local partners 6 Planning the project activities Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Meeting with Karolina Luukkainen 2 Cooperation with City of Turku Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy City of Kuopio cultural and wellbeing 15 Participant of the study trip. visit Turku Action 2 Communication Christmas lunch Agnieszka Ilola 4 Early gathering due to Agnieszka s maternity leave start. Maija Perho Taiwan Action 2 Communication Global Health Forum 200 Representing Healthy Cities at the forum Action 4 Planning of projects, NDPHS meeting 20 Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and health Turku Action 2 Communication Skanssi development day Martin Schmidt Sebastian Fittkau Annika Beyermann 30 Participants of the local planning event.

12 Turku Action 2 Communication International business, Finnish business culture 100 Lecture at Turku University of Applied Sciences Turku Action 1 Support for Healthy Meeting with Marketta Markkanen, V-S Martat ry. 2 Discussing the areal wellbeing seminar theme Action 3 Irohla Final conference of the health 150 Participants of the conference. Brussels literacy project Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Jörgen Lindroos Annika Beyermann Sebastian Fittkau 5 Introduction of Social Insurance Institute of Finland to German trainees Martin Schmidt Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting of the areal board of 20 Participant of the board meeting. Finnish Occupational Institute Turku Action 4 Planning of projects, Cooperation lunch with Heidi Grandell-Niemi 2 Planning of common projects with Southwestern Heart Association Turku Action 2 Communication Meeting with Pia Ojuva 6 Visit to Bayer factory in Pansio. Annika Bayremann Sebastian Fittkau Martin Schmidt Turku Action 1 Support to Healthy Seminar about areal health situation 80 Organizer together with City of Turku. 1., Action 4 Planning of projects, Northern Dimension Partnership in 10 Organizers of the meeting. Turku Public health and social wellbeing Action 3 Culture for health Kick-off seminar 60 Speaker and partner. Saint Petersburg Riga Action 3 Let us be active Lead Partner seminar 100 Promotion and representation of Let us be active project Action 2 Communication How to prepare an effective 25 Training organized by Soste ry. statement Turku Action 3 Regi Partner meeting 7 Planning the project activities. PLANNING 17.6., 3.9., 16.9., 22.9., 7.10., Action 4 Planning of projects, Hur mår du Norden conference planning 10 Planning of Nordic cultural wellbeing conference , , , , 9.12., , Action 2 Communication Turku University of Applied 20 Lecturer on the training about , , 9.11., 3.12., Sciences business in the Baltic Sea Region. Action 3.5 WIS 2016 Steering group meetings 8 Well-Being in the Information Society Conference, planning of conference. 12