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Recommendations report on applicability and transferability of practices into different settings and countries: good practices in the field of health promotion and chronic disease prevention across the life cycle (work package 5).

Haarmann, A., Gerstl, S. Recommendations report on applicability and transferability of practices into different settings and countries: good practices in the field of health promotion and chronic disease prevention across the life cycle (work package 5). Brussel: JA-CHRODIS, 2017. 34 p.
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The objective of the work on health promotion and disease prevention (WP5) reflects the general objective of JA-CHRDOIS and seeks to identify, exchange, and promote the scaling-up and transfer of good practices on health promotion and chronic disease prevention, focusing primarily on cardiovascular diseases, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
This report provides key steps for project managers, policy makers, stakeholders and practitioners on what needs to be considered when scaling-up or transferring existing practices – or elements thereof – and what factors help to make the implementation successful in different contexts. Together, these recommendations (key steps + factors) aim to contribute to more sustainable health systems and to lowering the burden of chronic diseases in Europe.
To arrive at the recommendations, partners reviewed the existing work, situation and needs in health promotion and primary prevention, at the start of the Joint Action. Subsequently, an approach to identify good practice examples was defined and good practice examples were identified. A conference was organised to join forces in health promotion and primary prevention. Finally, partners held study visits to selected good practice examples.
The steps identified in this report should be taken into account and incorporated into an implementation plan, when considering a transfer or scaling-up of a good practice, which has been identified as effective and cost-efficient.
1. Implementers need to know the original good practice. This knowledge should be combined with a needs analysis at the new location.
2. They should perform a feasibility study that analyses external factors, which can help or impede a successful transfer (e.g. support, funding, whether additional training is needed or whether the transfer is ethically acceptable).
3. Implementers should assess the adaptations that will be needed to transfer the good practice.
They should assess the transferability and the potential for success. This report lists several identified success factors, which can be used as an additional guiding tool to support decision-making by project managers and practitioners in particular.
The four suggested key success factors for transferability have been classified in four categories. For each category, questions have been formulated to simplify the assessment of the transferability or scalability.
The categories consist of:
- A bottom-up approach with inclusion of target population and strong commitment at
highest level;
- Intersectoral, multi-level and multi-professional approach;
- Qualified and highly committed human resources, detailed documentation, monitoring
and evaluation;
- Long-term engagement with stable funding.
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