Coordinated activities ensure the success
International Affairs
National Conferences, Networks and Awards organized by Health Promotion Switzerland
National Platforms, Networks and Databases
Standards For Health Promotion And Prevention
Health Promotion Switzerland has developed tools for strengthening the quality of health promotion and prevention:
- 20th IUHPE World Conference: Health Promotion Switzerland is organizing the 20th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 11–15 July 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
- DETERMINE - Health Inequalities (2007–2010): contributing to an EU Consortium for Action on the Socio-economic Determinants of Health (SDH), bringing together over 50 health bodies, public health and health promotion institutes, governments and various other organizations from 26 European countries.
- HP-SOURCES: contributing to the collection of data on policy, infrastructure and practices for health promotion in Europe
- Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness (GPHPE): in cooperation with WHO, reviewing and building evidence of effectiveness in terms of health, social, economic and political impact.
- Getting Evidence into Practice (GEP) (2004–2005): a project designed to broaden the evidence base and strengthen collaboration among the key stakeholders (agencies, practitioners and researchers) in the form of a European consortium for evidence-based health promotion.
- European Health Promotion Indicator Development Project (EUHPID): development of a European Health Promotion Indicator system (2003)
National Conferences, Networks and Awards organized by Health Promotion Switzerland
- National Conference on Health Promotion, held annually since 2001
- National Conference for Workplace Health Promotion, held annually since 2004
- National Network Cantonal Intervention Programmes (Healthy Body Weight), meeting annually since 2007
- National Endowment Fund for Innovative Projects in Health Promotion and Prevention, since 1998
National Platforms, Networks and Databases
- National Alliance For Health Literacy, a cooperation between Health Promotion Switzerland and Merck Sharp & Dohme-Chibret AG, since 2007
- Impact Santé – Swiss platform for health risk assessment, since 2005
- Health Coaching – A cooperation with the Swiss College of Primary Care Medicine (KMH/CMPR) (2008–2011)
- Database Policy-Monitoring – in cooperation with POLSAN, the results of our policy-monitoring regarding legal foundations and policy development for health promotion and prevention are collected in a publicly accessible database.
Standards For Health Promotion And Prevention
Health Promotion Switzerland has developed tools for strengthening the quality of health promotion and prevention:
- Swiss Model For Outcome Classification (SMOC) in Health Promotion and Prevention – a tool for analysis and quality development in health promotion and prevention.
- quint-essenz – a tool for managing projects and assuring quality in health promotion and prevention.
- Best Practice Concept developed by Health Promotion Switzerland.
- Friendly Work Space® Label – establishing standards and criteria for workplace health management.

