FUNDS FOR PROJECTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR

DEADLINE: MARCH 12^TH, 2010. 

areas for funding: 

1)    Improve citizens’ health security

a.        Develop prevention and control of existing or emerging Communicable diseases

b.        Improve preparedness for and response to health emergencies, including climate change, issues related to pandemic influenza and interregional cooperation

c.        Enhance existing response capacity against threats from biological, chemical and radiological agents as well as emerging environmental burden of diseases

d.        Develop prevention in the field of patient safety

e.        Scientific advice and risk assessment

f.          Safety of blood, tissues, cells and organs

2)       Promote health

a.        Promoting health in all policies approach

b.        Public health capacity building

c.        Reduction of health inequalities

d.       Children and young people

e.        Health and work

f.       Nutrition and physical activity

g.      Sexual health and HIV-AIDS

h.       Mental health

i.       Addiction prevention

j.        Prevention of major and chronic diseases and rare diseases

k.       Healthy environments

l.        Injury prevention

3)    Generate and disseminate health information and knowledge

a.        Exchange knowledge and best practise

b.        Collect, analyse and disseminate health information

c.        European Health Information System

d.        Dissemination and application of health information

e.        Analysis and reporting

For further information please contact IGC sas: infonetwork@igcsas.it