Professor Margaret BarryWorld Health Organization Collaboration Centre for Health

Promotion Research National University of Ireland Galway

Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh

Advice from a Successful Coordinator: Lessons learned from the CompHP Project

Information Day on Public Health ProgrammeHealth Research Board

4th June, 2014

Overview• Developing a strong and realistic proposal

‘the basis of a good project is good proposal’

• Managing the process of project development from submission through to delivery– the consortium, communication, budget, work allocation,

timelines

• Clear plan for project outputs– dissemination and translation

• Plan for sustainability

• Project Leader (2009-2012)

• 24 Project Partners from across Europe - academics, practitioners, professional associations and policymakers

• Scientific and technical quality of the proposal

o Clear rationale

o Relevance - addressing a research or policy problem or gap in the

literature/evidence

o Innovative contribution – advancing the research area

• Realistic – doable in the timeframe

• European added-value – generate synergy

Lessons Learned“The basis of a good project is a good proposal”

• Planning phase - allow time for detailed planning and proposal development

• Methodology and Work Packages

o Clear statement of project objectives

o Methods to be used

o Clear description of the individual work packages

o Coherence and sequencing of the work

o Delivery of project outputs

Lessons Learned

• Choose your partners carefully– expertise of the consortium, geographical spread– speak to the European context– good working relationship– capacity to deliver

• Pay attention to budget details– advice from your institution and consult the Project Officer

regarding what is and is not allowed– difficult to make changes afterwards

• Check on all details before proposal submission

Lessons Learned

• The Project Leader/Coordinator has overall responsibility for the writing of the proposal and if succesful for the process of project development and delivery

legal contract

• Budget for a Project Manager

• Strong research team – synergy in the consortium

Lessons Learned

Aim of the CompHP Project

• To develop a shared vision for health promotion workforce capacity

building in Europe through establishing the core competencies,

professional standards and accreditation mechanisms for quality assurance

in the education, training and practice of health promotion

Rationale• Strengthening Health Promotion workforce capacity for the

implementation of population health improvement - competencies and standards for effective practice to deliver on global, European

and national health policies

- necessary knowledge, skills and abilities in translating policy, theory and research into effective action

• Multi-skilled and flexible workforce - complex health challenges- addressing health inequities and the social determinants of health- Health in All Policies approach- citizen participation and empowerment

• Distinctive contribution of Health Promotion to multidisciplinary Public Health

European Context for the CompHP Project • Health Promotion is an evolving field of practice in Europe

o diverse health promotion workforce - fragmented and lacking a clear occupational identity

o varying levels of professional training and career development within and across countries

• Need for a coherent European approacho Freedom of employment across the EU regiono Bologna Declaration and quality assurance in higher education in Europe

(EAQAHE)o Quality assurance in practice and training in health fieldso Public accountabilityo Workforce capacity required for delivering on EU health strategies

• Need for a comprehensive but flexible pan-European framework

Research base for CompHP Project

• International literature on Health Promotion competencies, standards and accreditation• Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US and a number of European countries• Galway Consensus Conference Statement (Allegrante et al., 2009; Barry et al.,

2009) - international collaboration to identify domains of core competency in health promotion - IUHPE, SOPHE, CDC

• IUHPE European Regional Sub-Committee research including:• Scoping study on Training, Accreditation and Professional Standards in Health

Promotion (Santa-María Morales & Barry, 2007) • Pilot feasibility study on implementing a pan-European accreditation system

(Battel-Kirk & Barry, 2009)

Both reports accessible on www.iuhpe.org

CompHP Project Objectives

• To identify, agree and publish core competencies for Health Promotion practice, education and training in Europe

• To develop and publish competency-based professional standards for Health Promotion practice

• To promote quality assurance through the development of a Europe-wide accreditation system

• To map competencies and standards in academic courses across Europe and link to accreditation for academic settings

• To pilot competencies, standards and accreditation with practitioners in a range of settings across Europe

• To engage in consultation with key stakeholders and disseminate information on the project outcomes throughout the 27 member states and candidate countries

CompHP Process• Systematic and consensus-building approach

- extensive and wide ranging consultation process- grounded in the core concepts and principles of Health Promotion

• Mobilization of interest, dialogue and consensus concerning Health Promotion workforce development

• Over 700 stakeholders from across the policy, practice and academic Health Promotion community in Europe were engaged in CompHP – 300 actively

- Delphi technique with national experts across the EU region- online consultations with a broad base of practitioners- focus groups and workshops at country and pan-European level

• International Expert Advisory Group

Project Flow Chart

WP Title Organization People

1 Co-ordination of Project Health Promotion Research CentreNational University of Ireland Galway(NUIG-IE)

Leader: Prof Margaret BarryAdministrator: Dr Vivienne BattCo-ordinator: Ms Barbara Battel-Kirk

2 Dissemination International Union for Health Promotion and Education, France(IUHPE-FR)

Leaders: Ms Sara Bensaude De Castro Freire & Dr Claire BlanchardProject Researcher: Ms Sara Debenedetti

3 Evaluation Universita di Perugia, Italy(UNIPG-IT)

Leader: Prof Giancarlo PocettaProject Researcher: Ms Erica Marie Pace

4 Developing Core Competencies

National University of Ireland, Galway(NUIG-IE)

Leader: Prof Margaret BarryProject Researcher: Ms Colette Dempsey

5 Developing Professional Standards

Royal Society for Public Health, UK(RSPH-UK)

Leader: Prof Richard ParishProject Researchers: Dr Viv Speller; Dr Heather Davison & Dr Anna Zilnyk

6 Developing Accreditation Framework

The Netherlands Institute for Health Promotion (NIGZ), The Netherlands (NIGZ-NL)

Leader: Mr Gerard Van der ZandenProject Researcher: Mrs Mariëlle Schipperen

7 Mapping in Academic Settings

Universita di Cagliari, Italy(UNICA-IT)

Leader: Prof Paolo ContuProject Researcher: Dr Alessandra Sotgiu

8 Mapping in Practice Settings

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain(URJC-ES)

Leader: Prof. Carmen Gallardo & Dr Ana MartínezProject Researchers: Ms Miriam Zaagsma & Ms Silvia Garcia de Sola Riera

Associate Partners:Czech Republic, Institute of Public Health, (NIPH-CZ) - Dr Hana JanatovaEstonia, University of Tartu (TU-EE) - Dr Anu Kasmel Finland, SOSTE Finnish Society for Social and Health, Finland - Ms Pirjo Koskinen-Ollongvist Ireland, Health Service Executive (HSE-IE) - Mr Brian Neeson

CompHP Partners

Collaborating Partners• Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Malta

• Association for Health Promotion in Ireland (AHPI), Ireland

• Faculty of Health Education, Ankara University, Turkey

• NHS Health Scotland

• Israel Association of Health Education and Promotion

• National Institute of Public Health, Croatia

• The Dutch Association for Health Promotion, The Netherlands

• Department of Health Promotion, University of Girona, Spain

• ETC-PHHP Network c/o Cagliari University

• School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Brighton, UK

• Department of Psychology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

• Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical

Statistics, Athens University, Greece

• Faculty of Teachers Training, University of Extremadura, Spain

Collaborating Partners

International Expert Advisory Group• Professor John P. ALLEGRANTE, Professor of Health Education, Department of Health and Behavior Studies,

and Deputy Provost, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA; Co-Chair, Galway Consensus Conference on International Collaboration on Credentialing in Health Promotion and Health Education.

• Professor Hiram V. Acevedo ARROYO, Professor, Health Promotion and Health Education Graduate Program, School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico. Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Health Promotion and Health Education. Coordinator, Interamerican Consortium of Universities and Training Centers in Health Promotion and Health Education (CIUEPS).

• Dr Brian HYNDMAN, Senior Planner, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; Fellow, Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto, Canada.

• Professor David V. McQUEEN, Global Consultant, formerly Associate Director for Global Health Promotion, US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) (Retired, 2011); President of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) from 2007 to 2010.

• Professor Hans ONYA, Director of Health Promotion, University of Limpopo, South Africa.• Ms Helen RANCE, Senior Health Promotion Strategist, Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand• Professor Mala RAO, Director, Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, India.• Professor Trevor SHILTON, Director of Cardiovascular Health, National Heart Foundation of Australia,

Western Australia; Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Western Australian School of Population Health; Life Member of the Australian Health Promotion Association

• Professor Alyson TAUB, Professor Emerita of Health Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, USA. First Executive Director, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC), USA.

CompHP Outputs

• The CompHP Core Competencies for Health Promotion Handbook (Dempsey, Battel-Kirk and Barry, 2011)

• The CompHP Professional Standards for Health Promotion Handbook (Speller, Parish, Davison and Zilnyk, 2012)

• The CompHP Pan-European Accreditation Framework for Health Promotion Handbook (Van der Zanden, Battel-Kirk and Schipperen, 2012)

Short versions available in English, French and Spanish

• Series of reports on literature reviews, the development processes, and mapping and testing in academic and practice settings

All available at

http://www.iuhpe.org/index.php/en/comphp/1009-comphp-publications

CompHP Project Handbooks

Launched at the IUHPE 9th European Conference in Tallinn, Sept 2012

CompHP Impact

• Testing of the system in both academic and practice settings- consultations and case studies completed at pan-European and country level

• Testing implementation of the system at IUHPE European level

• Impact of the CompHP Model – workforce development, training and education development

• European wide and global interest in the CompHP products and processes

CompHP Project Outcomes• Wide ranging consultation with practitioners, policymakers and education

providers across Europe

• Developed a shared understanding of, and consensus on, the core competencies required for Health Promotion practice, education and training in Europe

• Publication of Handbooks on the CompHP Core Competencies Framework and Professional Standards for Health Promotion, which will inform capacity building for professional practice across Europe

• Development of a pan-European Accreditation Framework for Health Promotion practitioners, and education and training providers

CompHP Project OutcomesWhich will lead to:

• Enhanced education and training programmes in Health Promotion across Europe based on a shared understanding of the core competencies and standards that need to be incorporated into academic core curricula

• The promotion of workforce development and best practice in Health Promotion through engaging practitioners and professional bodies in the development of quality standards and accreditation systems

• Greater cooperation and coordination in Health Promotion practice, education and training across Europe, promoted by an active project consultation and wide ranging dissemination process

improved quality of practice based on agreed competencies and standards

Achievements • Mobilised interest and dialogue

• Wide ranging consultation/engagement with 700+ stakeholders contacted and 300+ actively

contributing to development process

• Positive impact within and beyond Europe in policy, practice and academic settings, e.g.

France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Norway, UK; Australia, Canada, Latin America, New

Zealand

• Dissemination • All deliverables (20) submitted on schedule • Publications – 3 Handbooks and 6 key reports published • Themed issue of Health Education & Behavior Dec, 2012• Presentations at key conferences and through networks in Europe and globally

• Implementation and sustainability plan agreed

• IUHPE Operating Grant – European Accreditation System

• Global Working Group – Competencies and Workforce Development

CompHP Websites

English - http://www.iuhpe.org/index.php/en/comphp

French - http://www.iuhpe.org/index.php/en/comphp

Spanish - http://www.iuhpe.org/index.php/en/comphp

For further information on CompHP development process and consultations:

http://www.iuhpe.org/index.php/en/comphp

Tight managementTight management

Strategic vision for developmentStrategic vision

for development

Tight managementTight management

Rapid responses from coordinators

Rapid responses from coordinators

Good work plan from outset

Good work plan from outset

Distributed work among many European countriesDistributed work among many European countries

Dedicated and engaged partners

Dedicated and engaged partners

Perfect timing of the project

Perfect timing of the project

Competencies were developed on the basis of

consensus and were available early in the

project

Competencies were developed on the basis of

consensus and were available early in the

project

Policy and practice

relevance

Policy and practice

relevanceGenerated

interestGenerated

interest

Great communicationGreat communication

Effective dissemination

strategy

Effective dissemination

strategy

Good involvement and relationship between

work packages

Good involvement and relationship between

work packages High quality in process & outcomes

High quality in process & outcomes

Internal Factors impacting on Project’s success

Systematic approach

Systematic approach

Good coordination

and management of overall project

Good coordination

and management of overall project

Build strong relationships among

partners at early stagesthrough meetings

Have a project manager solely dedicated to this role

Motivate partners towards a sense of commitment and

ownership Lessons learned

Value the European dimension

Advice

Ensure quality in process and outcomes

Plan to have tangible results in early phases

Plan for Sustainability

• Plan for taking forward the work at a strategic level – research, policy and practice

• Galvanize action and leadership

• Plan for translation and implementation- structures- resources- seeking endorsement and commitment to

implementation