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DG Health |
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Participation
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| Expert
group: Policy debate – Mainline |
| Background
( description of the situation and the field the activity takes
place) |
As
Europe is expanding and transforming, the social face of the
Union is bleak and is absolutely underdeveloped. All the countries
are facing dozens of new challenges and complications, also
in the field of public health policy on social marginalised
populations.
The situation in the various regions of Europe is diverse and
in some cases alarming (e.g. HIV situation in Baltic region,
marginalisation of particular groups). The living conditions,
health and social perspectives for drug users, sex workers,
disenfranchised ethnic minorities, and vulnerable youth are
often critical. Do these all people have access to information,
health services and are they able to empower themselves and
take over the steering wheel of their lives? Every day practise
indicates that we have a very long way to go.
Professionals, service providers and interest groups often feel
unsupported and unable to do meet the needs at grass roots level.
On the other hand policy makers are often unaware of the actual
implications of the implemented policies. |
| Aims/Goals |
| General
objective of the policy debate expert group is to stimulate
and support the development of adequate comprehensive national
policies on social inclusion and health promotion among marginalized
population, by providing a dialogue platform with policy makers,
service providers and interest groups. |
| Objectives/activities |
The
expert group will accompany and discuss the setup and organisation
of the debates. Particular members might organise a debate in
their country.
In 8 countries national debates are being organised on a specific
themes. Countries and theme(s) will be identified after assessment
and input from all organisations in the project. The general
theme of the policy debate will be ‘access and quality
of services’. Do clients have access to health and social
services? Are they satisfied with services? Members of the discussion
panel can be NGO-staff, members of interest groups and national
authorities and policy makers. Ten-fifteen people discuss the
current national situation. Policy makers will meet people who
with work at grass root level. They will discuss the current
policies and practises on ‘access and quality of services’
of the country. |
| Methods |
- National
discussion forums
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Exchange of information/ examples of best practise
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Specific additional tools to be discussed: street survey/
questionnaires?
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National reports on access and quality of services
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International information/ examples of best practise
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International reports on access and quality of services
The main working method of the expert group will be structured
e-mail discussions and exchange of working documents, through
the Correlation website. |
| Results/outputs |
- The
8 national debates will provide up-to-date information and
serve as bases for 8 national reports. These reports will
be indicators of the state of the art in the various countries.
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The outcome of the national debates and the national reports
will be discussed during two international seminars. During
these seminars the contributing participants (NGO, members
from interest groups and representatives from governmental
agencies and responsible authorities ) will exchange experience
and results of the national debates
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.A report with conclusions and advice to peers, service
providers and decision makers.
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