Finnish Network of HPH

The purpose of The association of Health Promoting Hospitals in Finland is to bring more strongly a health promoting view into the culture of Finnish hospitals. Health promotion in hospital care includes curative, symptom relieving, rehabilitative and preventive work as well as improving the quality of life.

Health promoting hospital incorporates into its culture and daily work the idea of health promotion of its patients and their families, personnel, hospital environment and the population.

The Finnish exchange program for employees
The Association of Health Promoting Hospitals in Finland is starting an exchange program for employees (nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, social workers etc.) of member hospitals of the International HPH Network in spring 2006. The first exchange will be possible between Czech Republic, Estonia, Norway, Poland, Slovakia and Ireland.

Important details:

     -          the exchange period will be 1-2 weeks
-          stay in Finland will not cause any costs (food and housing)
-          the person coming to exchange should be prepared to give speech (about 1 hour)
           concerning health promoting work in his/her own unit and the HPH network in his/her
           own country
-          evaluation of the exchange programme be done afterwards 

Please visit http://www.HPH.tutka.net

The Coordinating Institution is represented by