Adults

Epidemiological evidence with relative certainty confirm the burden of lifestyle-related chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors, as well as the burden NCDs present for the entire society and healthcare system. Analyses show the weaknesses in organization, capacities and operation of the healthcare system on primary level regarding effective coping with non-communicable diseases with the emphasis on fairness and quality. The user’s perspective has not yet been researched. Thus, the project primarily focuses on ensuring proofs and on mechanisms for the definition of special needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged adults. The aim is to ensure evidence-based development of models of preventive services, which would effectively and reasonably fulfil their needs. Needs assessment will help the decision makers to effectively use available sources, reduce discovered gaps and establish the healthcare system that will be more responsive to special needs of individual user groups. The cooperation of target groups will provide data, which will support the development of health education models.

New approaches, tools, strategies, programmes and models of comprehensive prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related CNDs will be pilot tested and evaluated. We will test the indicators and methodology for data collection at national level as well as the monitoring and evaluation of preventive programmes of primary healthcare.

Experiences of pilot testing will be analysed and based on the results we will prepare supplements and upgrades of new programmes’ and approaches’ models. We will also attain feedback, which is needed for improvements, with the help of users’ satisfaction reports. Evaluation results will be included in the final output, which will present a professional basis for the upgrade of preventive programmes.

The project is designed in a way that the representatives of interested publics (users as well as the providers of preventive healthcare for adults) are included in all project phases. In addition to that, the project includes an activity for disseminating results to all stakeholders, including those who are not directly involved in project activities. The results will be presented to professional publics on national and international events and conferences and published in professional publications, what will enable receiving direct proposals and coordination of results in widest professional public.

In the framework of the project, we will develop and implement training programmes for health workers in the field of comprehensive CNDs prevention with the emphasis on reducing inequalities in health. The training programmes will be developed for all new fields of preventive programme. Materials for the training will be designed and used in the pilot.