The key aim of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in the field of Research & Innovations is to elaborate new solutions to economic, social, and ecological problems and to promote economic growth and society’s involvement at the local, regional, and European level.
The European mHealth Innovation and Knowledge Hub, funded by the European Commission, was established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Regional Ministry of Health of Andalusia (Spain), along with other 17 European partners. Its aim is to collect and share national experiences on mHealth and to support the integration of mHealth programmes and services into the various national and regional health systems. Part of the work was to develop a set of knowledge toolkits to provide advice/guidance on large-scale implementation of mHealth services and interventions.
On November 17th, 18th and 19th the NUDGE Project Consortium meeting took place in Ghent, Belgium. During the three-days assembly, all the Partners - including an Active Citizenship Network/Cittadinanzattiva representative - discussed the state of the art of the project, exchanging opinions, suggestions and evaluating the work done so far and the next steps to be implemented to carry out the next steps of the project. To remain always updated, visit the Nudge webpage on ACN website, visit the NUDGE project official website, follow the project on Twitter, watch the video presentation, and subscribe to its newsletter here.
All the documents linked with the 1st EU-founded project NUDGE webinar, realized last 9 Nov 2021, are online! If you'd like to see the survey results about consumer behaviour in Europe, watch the recording and download all the presentations.
A new report published by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) UK this week finds that older people’s contributions are significant, and growing. Key findings include:
- In Italy, people aged 50 and over already account for more than 1 in 3 workers (35% of the workforce) – this could rise to 59% by 2035.
- Older households (headed by people aged 50+) spend over 6 in 10 euros in the Italian economy, making up 30% of GDP in 2015.
In order to contribute to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), the Interdepartmental University Centre for Research on European Affairs (CREAF), in collaboration with Agenda Geopolitica of the Ducci Foundation and Movimento Europeo in Italy, has announced a competition addressed to all university students of Italian universities. The aim is to stimulate proposals, ideas and contents to be submitted to the Conference and to the transnational panels of citizens, both through the multilingual digital platform futureu.europa.eu and in the framework of initiatives on the national territory.
Cittadinanzattiva is proud to be part of a new large European partnership to give life to the project NIGHTINGALE Novel InteGrated toolkit for enhanced pre-Hospital life support and Triage In ChallenGing And Large Emergencies, funded by H2020 HorizonEU Research & Innovation Programme.
NIGHTINGALE will develop and validate an innovative set of integrated tools for the response to large Medical Emergencies: a multi-technological toolkit that networks the different actors involved in the emergency management, and that serves emergency physicians and non-medical civil protection agencies (firefighters, police, but also volunteers and citizens). The goal is to ensure a substantial improvement to pre-hospital life support and triage. The tools developed will allow a shared response between emergency medical services, non-medical civil protection personnel, volunteers and citizens by increasing their "field of vision", information sharing and communication between teams and with victims.
On the occasion of the two-day event of the H2020 EU-funded project ENGAGE-Engage Society for Risk Awareness and Resilience, which took place on 8-9 November 2021 in Rome, EENA (European Emergency Number Association) - partner of the project - has awarded Cittadinanzattiva with EENA’s medal of honor for Distinguished Service during COVID-19. The ASL Roma1, the Red Cross of Trondheim and Ertzaintza of the Basque Government were also awarded, recognizing the effort and sacrifice of all who have faced the pandemic to protect collective health and well-being.
Staying in control of our lives can be a daily struggle—especially this year, and especially for the half of us who live with a chronic condition. It’s time for a change. It’s time to work together to take back control.
One way to start focusing on your health again is to see your doctor but there’s a lot to take in during a consultation with a health practitioner. Preparing yourself for the consultation helps ensure you leave satisfied. Check out thisislivingtoday.com to find our guide that helps you to prepare and suggests questions to ask in the session. The initiative and the website have been developed by Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH in collaboration with representatives from patient organizations and others experts.
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After nearly two years it is still urgent to better address the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence collected during the crisis show that Covid-19 has had a significant impact also on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Indeed, oncological and chronic patients have been left almost alone for months.
In line with its long-term commitment on therapeutic adherence, Active Citizenship Network (ACN) is launching an EU Survey with the aim to better contribute – starting from the citizens’ and patients’ perspective – on understanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on non-communicable and chronic patients’ therapeutic adherence.