Näyttöön perustuvien hyvien käytäntöjen työkalupakki : Väestölle suunnattu tiedotus, päihde-ehkäisy kouluissa ja varhainen puuttuminen alkoholihaittojen vähentämiseksi

RARHA Reducing alcohol related harm. - Alkuteoksesta osin suomennettu. Julkaisu sisältää keskeiset alkoholihaittojen ehkäisyn hyvien käytäntöjen tunnistamista ja soveltamista koskevat luvut teoksesta Public awareness, school-based and early interventions to reduce alcohol related harm: A tool kit for evidence-based good practices. 2016, NIJZ National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

Evaluator’s alignment as an important indicator of adequacy of the criteria and assessment procedure for recognizing the good practice in public health

BackgroundPublic health interventions aim to reduce the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases. Implementing evidence-based interventions that are proven to be successful and effective is widely recognized as the best approach to addressing public health challenges. To avoid the development and implementation of less effective or successful or even harmful practices, clear criteria for the assessment of practices, that consider different dimensions of the interventions in public health, are needed. The main aim of the research was to test our Criteria and assessment procedure for recognizing good practices in the field of public health by estimating the consistency between the evaluators and thereby gaining insight into the adequacy and reliability of the criteria as well as to check how the evaluators understand the criteria and methodology and if it is properly used in assessing the interventions.MethodsThe assessment of the interventions took place from 2021 to 2022. The individual evaluator’s scores on the scale from 1 to 5 for each specific sub-criterion were collected, which was followed by a panel discussion to reach a final score for each sub-criterion. The inter-rater agreement was measured using percent overall agreement and Fleiss’ kappa coefficient.ResultsWe found moderate inter-rater agreement on the level of the assessment criteria group. The lowest agreement was observed for the effectiveness and efficiency sub-criteria group, which also received the lowest scores from the evaluators. Challenges identified with the scoring process were due to the descriptive 1 to 5 scale and the varying specificity of the criteria.ConclusionThe results showed that studying consistency between evaluators can highlight areas for improvement or adjustment in the assessment criteria and enhance the quality of the assessment instrument. Therefore, such analysis would be useful part of both newly and well-established health promotion and prevention program registries

Good practices for the prevention of alcohol harmful use amongst the elderly in Europe, the VINTAGE project

Consum d'alcohol; Prevenció; Persones gransConsumo de alcohol; Prevención; Personas mayoresAlcohol drinking; Prevention; AgedIntroduction: There is a lack of information about initiatives aimed at preventing the harm-ful effects of alcohol amongst the elderly. Objectives: One of the objectives of the VINTAGE study was to collect the initiatives carried out in Europe and review the published grey literature about this topic. Methods: Email-based survey addressed to researchers, professionals and policymakers, and internet search of grey literature. Results: Three hundred nine contacts were finally made, and 21 of the 36 collected initiatives were considered as useful in preventing the harmful use of alco-hol amongst the elderly. Out of the about 2900 references identified 96 were classified as relevant. Conclusions: Despite a growing interest, alcohol use in the elderly is not yet perceived as a major issue for prevention.The VINTAGE project Good Health into Older Age is a project funded by the Executive Agency for Health and consumers, under the European commission Second Programme of community Action in the Field of Health 2008-2013 (Grant Agreement no. 20081203

Alcohol and older people. The European project VINTAGE: good Health Into Older Age. Design, methods and major results

OBJECTIVES: The European project VINTAGE - Good Health Into Older Age aims at filling the knowledge gap and building capacity on alcohol and the elderly, encouraging evidence- and experience-based interventions. METHODS: Systematic review of scientific literature on the impact of alcohol on older people; ad hoc survey and review of grey literature to collect EU examples of good practices for prevention; dissemination of findings to stakeholders involved in the field of alcohol, aging or public health in general. RESULTS: Design and procedures of the VINTAGE project are described, providing also an outline of major results, with particular attention to those related to the dissemination activity. CONCLUSIONS: Much more information and research is needed. This issue should be part of both alcohol and healthy ageing policies

Health promotion and disease prevention registries in the EU: a cross country comparison

Health promotion and disease prevention programme registries (HPPRs), also called ‘best practice portals’, serve as entry points and practical repositories that provide decision-makers with easy access to (evidence-based) practices. However, there is limited knowledge of differences or overlaps of howe current national HPPRs in Europe function, the context and circumstances in which these HPPRs were developed, and the mechanisms utilised by each HPPR for the assessment, classification and quality improvement of the included practices. This study prepared an overview of different approaches in several national HPPRs and the EU Best Practice Portal (EU BPP) as well as identified commonalities and differences among the core characteristics of the HPPRs.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Health promotion and disease prevention registries in the EU: a cross country comparison

Abstract Background Health promotion and disease prevention programme registries (HPPRs), also called ‘best practice portals’, serve as entry points and practical repositories that provide decision-makers with easy access to (evidence-based) practices. However, there is limited knowledge of differences or overlaps of howe current national HPPRs in Europe function, the context and circumstances in which these HPPRs were developed, and the mechanisms utilised by each HPPR for the assessment, classification and quality improvement of the included practices. This study prepared an overview of different approaches in several national HPPRs and the EU Best Practice Portal (EU BPP) as well as identified commonalities and differences among the core characteristics of the HPPRs. Methods We conducted a descriptive comparison – that focused on six European countries with existing or recently developed/implemented national HPPR and the EU BPP –to create a comparative overview. We used coding mechanisms to identify commonalities and differences; we performed data management, collection and building consensus during EuroHealthNet Thematic Working Group meetings. Results All HPPRs offer a broad range of health promotion and disease-prevention practices and serve to support practitioners, policymakers and researchers in selecting practices. Almost all HPPRs have an assessment process in place or planned, requiring the application of assessment criteria that differ among the HPPRs. While all HPPRs collect and share recommendable practices, others have implemented further measures to improve the quality of the submitted practices. Different dissemination tools and strategies are employed to promote the use of the HPPRs, including social media, newsletters and publications as well as capacity building workshops for practice owners or technical options to connect citizens/patients with local practices. Conclusions Collaboration between HPPRs (at national and EU level) is appreciated, especially regarding the use consistent terminology to avoid misinterpretation, facilitate cross-country comparison and enable discussions on the adaption of assessment criteria by national HPPRs. Greater efforts are needed to promote the actual implementation and transfer of practices at the national level to address public health challenges with proven and effective practices