The Baltic Sea Region countries share similar public health challenges such as ageing populations and declining mental well-being. The countries have developed and adapted different means to address these challenges – both successful and unsuccessful. Transnational cooperation allows sharing experiences from different approaches, learning from each other, and using the knowledge gained from abroad to improve practices at home. However, the process of transferring social innovations to another context can be rocky because countries and health systems are organised, governed, and financed differently. What works in one place may not work identically in another.

The purpose of the workshop is to explore the conditions and mechanisms through which social innovations can be transferred from one country to another.

By the end of the workshop, the participants should have a deeper understanding of:

• • How can an innovation be transferred to a new context?
  • How transnational collaboration can be approached to enable the transfer of promising practices across borders and between sectors?
  • What are the most important elements for successful innovation transfer?

The workshop will bring together three NDPHS and PA Health in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region ongoing projects under the theme of “Sustainable Working Life”, namely:

Economy of Well-being of People, aiming to foster cross-sectoral collaboration for advocating the concept of the economy of well-being.

MentalHealthMatters seeks to increase the resilience of the workforce by tackling psychosocial risks and building psychosocial resources in workplaces.

Solutions for Age-Friendly Employers tackles ageism in workplaces and will provide employers with a general framework for age-friendly practices.

The workshop is the final event for the Swedish Institute – funded project Economy of Well-being of People, showcasing the methodology prepared during the project.

Registration closed. No more seats available.

Programme

9:00 – 9:30 Arrival and coffee/tea

9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and opening

• Welcoming words from the moderator, Managing Director of REM Consult, Hauke Siemen, Director of the NDPHS Secretariat Ülla-Karin Nurm and Anders Bergström from Norden Association

9:45 – 10:50 What is innovation transfeer?

• “Introducing Social Innovation Transfer: Key Factors for Consideration Based on Research”, Saara Rissanen, Project Officer, NDPHS Secretariat.
• “Strategic Framework for Cross-Sectoral Partner Collaboration Network for Health and Well-being in the Baltic Sea Region”, Anita Villeruša, Professor, Public Health and Epidemiology, Riga Stradins University, and Aija Bukova-Židelũna, Assistant Professor, Public Health and Epidemiology, Riga Stradins University.
• “Transferring Social Innovation(s) through Transnational Collaboration”, Hauke Siemen, Managing Director, REM Consult, Germany.

10:50 – 11:15 Healthy break

11:15 – 12:30 Putting innovation transfer to practise

• “Transferring best practices – Mission impossible or just new challenges?”, Sofi Nordmark, Project Manager/Programme Officer, Division of Integrated Care, Department of Development of Health Care at System Level, National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden.
• “Breaking Down Barriers: The Global Expansion of Mental Health Support Through Innovation”, Helina Harro, Mental Health Lead, MinuDoc, Estonia.
• “Navigating Uncertainty: Ukraine’s Innovative Approaches to Employee Well-being Amid Conflict”, Elena Bondar, CEO, Wellbeing Company, Ukraine.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 16:00 Practical workshop. Applying theory into practice with a thematic focus on the sustainability of working life from the perspective of:

• The mental health of people at work
• Age-friendly workplaces

14:40 – 15:00 Healthy break

16:00 – 16:30 Closing of the workshop

Venue: NDPHS Secretariat

Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 23

118 50, Stockholm

Economy of Wellbeing project coordinators:

Economy of Wellbeing project partners:

PA Health receives financial support from the Interreg Baltic Sea Region and is co-funded by the European Union