Prevention.ch is the online health “refuge” in Switzerland
FOPH launches an exchange and information platform on the prevention of addiction, non-communicable diseases and mental disorders
A new exchange and information platform dedicated to the prevention of addiction, non-communicable diseases and mental disorders is launched today.
Aimed primarily at professionals, the site will be managed by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) and fed by the Administration and its partners.
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With today’s launch of the prevention.ch platform, the FOPH aims to facilitate and stimulate exchanges and synergies between specialists but also between the different areas of prevention of non-communicable diseases, addictions and mental disorders.
The platform will provide a broad overview of the activities of numerous actors active in prevention in Switzerland and the possibility to discuss each aspect in more detail with those involved.
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In addition, it will increase the visibility of national prevention and health promotion strategies on the basis of concrete projects throughout Switzerland.
The platform will be maintained and updated regularly. It should be fed by the content and experience of the various partners and be continuously developed.
Regularly updated to be truly effective
Prevention.ch will bring together strategies, research, projects, information and documents as well as funding opportunities, a media library and events in one place, thus serving as a showcase as well as a source of information and inspiration.
Measures to further strengthen and coordinate the activities of partners in the field are supported by the FOPH, the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors (GDK) and the Health Promotion Switzerland Foundation. This is also one of the objectives of prevention.ch.
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Its content is primarily intended for specialists, but can also be accessed by the general public and the media.
The platform is designed according to the needs expressed by professionals and is intended to be a practical aid in everyday life.
