Health promotion and prevention
Health Promotion Switzerland defines health promotion and prevention as follows:
“Health promotion strengthens individual and social health resources (salutogenic approach) which enable individuals and groups to enjoy a lifestyle conducive to health and well-being, and to enhancing their quality of life. Prevention reduces or mitigates risk factors which are detrimental to health or cause illness. Sustainable endeavours to improve public health in general and to prevent certain diseases are closely associated and complement each other. Health promotion and prevention are pillars of an effective public health system. The Foundation coordinates work at the national level, and coordinates programmes to achieve its strategic goals.”
(source: Long-term Strategy of Health Promotion Switzerland [2007–2018], 2006).
Our Global Strategic Goal
The global, long-term strategic goal of Health Promotion Switzerland is to strengthen and embed health promotion and prevention in the minds of people, as well as in the public and private sectors. The promotion and preservation of Swiss public health is a vast strategic task, essentially involving all sectors and levels of policy-making and activity. The Foundation initiates processes and supports endeavours which encourage and strengthen health promotion and prevention.
Health promotion and prevention are established and institutional coordination and networking ensured.
“Health promotion strengthens individual and social health resources (salutogenic approach) which enable individuals and groups to enjoy a lifestyle conducive to health and well-being, and to enhancing their quality of life. Prevention reduces or mitigates risk factors which are detrimental to health or cause illness. Sustainable endeavours to improve public health in general and to prevent certain diseases are closely associated and complement each other. Health promotion and prevention are pillars of an effective public health system. The Foundation coordinates work at the national level, and coordinates programmes to achieve its strategic goals.”
(source: Long-term Strategy of Health Promotion Switzerland [2007–2018], 2006).
Our Global Strategic Goal
The global, long-term strategic goal of Health Promotion Switzerland is to strengthen and embed health promotion and prevention in the minds of people, as well as in the public and private sectors. The promotion and preservation of Swiss public health is a vast strategic task, essentially involving all sectors and levels of policy-making and activity. The Foundation initiates processes and supports endeavours which encourage and strengthen health promotion and prevention.
Health promotion and prevention are established and institutional coordination and networking ensured.
- All cantons implement and regularly assess health promotion and prevention policies.
- All cantons have designated health promotion and prevention officers.
- The most important health and accident insurers, and their most important interest groups implement health promotion and prevention policies and programmes.
- The general public know that health promotion and prevention have a positive impact on their health and quality of life (health surveys).
