HPH network,FRANCE

HPH Coordinators Workshop

Gothenburg, Sweden

21 May 2013

Andrea Limbourg

A little history…

– 1997: 7 hospitals

– Coordination: Paris Hospital « Trust »

– Joint coordination with National Health Education Committee(not for profit)

– 2002: National Institute of Prevention and Health Education

– Network grew slowly to 15 members in 2009

– Break in coordination activity until march 2012

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Opportunities to start up again

• A certain amount of naivety• Very positive initial response from hospitals in the

network• General meeting held in June 2012

– 15 people

– 8 hospitals present, including 2 non members

– 8 hospitals represented, including 2 non members

– 1 regional health authority

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Challenges

• No manager after June 2012• It feels like starting from scratch even though

France has (had) an established network• Lack of infomation and documents to present the

french network• Too ambitious (?) and going at the pace of

institution & partners

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Projects being developed

• National Coordination Committee• INPES’ annual multi-themed conference:

Journées de la Prevention- one-day session on HPH 6th June 2013

• INPES’ quarterly magazine:- Issue dedicated to HP in hospitals

• Online collaborative sharing site• Working group • Getting out there, meeting partners & members

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Future ideas/plans

• Develop communication efforts• Database of projects developed in the hospitals• Regular newsletter• Including HPH in hospital certification• Participate in health care professional initial

training and professional development• Collaboration with international network and other

national networks

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