2022

Honoring
Jürgen Pelikan
1940 – 2023

It is with great sadness that, while we werecompleting this report, we were informed ofthe passing of Prof Dr Jürgen Pelikan.
He needs no introduction to the HPH
community.
A Professor Emeritus at the Institute ofSociology of University of Vienna in Austriaand Head of the WHO-CC Health Promotionin Hospitals and Health Care at the Austrian
Public Health Institute, he directed international
projects on HPH, has linked HPH to quality,
sustainability, salutogenesis, and healthliteracy and produced numerous publications
on these topics.
He also had a pivotal role in establishing anddeveloping the International and Austrian
Networks of Health Promoting Hospitals and
Health Services (HPH), from the start of thefeasibility studies on HPH in the late 1980s,
over the expansion of the international HPH
network in the 1990s (with the coordinationby the Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute for theSociology of Health and Medicine which hedirected) to the international establishmentfrom the year 2000 onwards. His role wascritical not only in the task forces and working
groups that he initiated, but also in his roleas chair of the scientific committee of theInternational HPH conferences, which under
his scientific leadership evolved to themust-attend event of the year for anyone
involved in HPH.
Prof Pelikan has probably been the single
most important driving force for concept
development, establishment andimplementation of Health Promoting
Hospitals and Health Services. His strategic
thinking and sharp analysis will be dearly
missed by the HPH community.
On behalf of the HPH Secretariat and the
HPH Governance Board.

Contents
Words from Leadership....................................................4
The International HPH Network..................................6
Organization..............................................................................9
Our Statement on the war in Ukraine.....................12
Timeline of Events..............................................................132022 in Review......................................................................16
Financials.................................................................................26
Looking ahead...................................................................... 27

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Words from Leadership
Chair of the HPH Governance Board
I am pleased to report that despite thechallenges posed by the ongoing pandemic
and the war in Ukraine, the International HPH
Network has continued to implement andinnovate to make the hospital and healthservice settings, places that support health.
This is a testament to the unwaveringcommitment of our community to promoting
health and well-being of patients, family, staff,
communities, and environments.

This spirit of unity has been the glue that has
held our network together through many yearsof evolution and has been instrumental infulfilling our goals outlined in the 2021-2025
HPH Global Strategy.
I am proud to be part of such a dedicated andpassionate community, and I am confident
that, together, we will continue to make apositive impact on the health and well-beingof people around the world.

I would like to take this opportunity to express
my deep appreciation for the solidarity andtogetherness displayed by the medical andhealthcare community in supporting Ukraine.

Thank you for your continued support andcommitment to the HPH movement.

Prof. dr hab.n.med.
Bożena Walewska - Zielecka

4The International HPH Secretariat
The International Network of Health Promoting
Hospitals and Health Services (HPH) has
taken important steps towards fostering aculture of closer collaboration and exchange
in the past year.

to access information about HPH strategies
and models of good practice in order toaccelerate implementation of evidence based
HPH strategies.
Besides the opportunities that online
collaboration present, physical meetings
are still important for in-depth discussions.
Particularly in the international and multicultural context in which HPH operates,
in-person meetings can also help to bringassumptions and tacit knowledge to light.
We were therefore very pleased, that we
could bring the HPH governance board
members together to meet in person in
Hamburg and devote two days to in-depth
brainstorming about the development andfuture of the network.

The pandemic has presented a new opportunity
for online collaboration. The HPH network hastaken advantage of this by initiating its first
online Coordinators‘ meeting, an additional
General Assembly meeting each year, and awebinar series. These online initiatives haveallowed members to stay connected andcontinue to advance the goals of the network
even during the pandemic.
In line with these activities, one of the mostsignificant developments was the unveiling of
the first HPH eCommunity prototype, which
will make it easier for members of the network
to connect and exchange ideas. The key
objective of the eCommunity is to make iteasier for HPH members at all levels, national/
regional, health service, and clinical frontline,

Building on the progress achieved over thelast three years, we are looking forward to
the year 2023, with opportunities to bring the
HPH community together at the International
HPH Conference in Vienna.

Prof. Dr. Oliver Groene PhD

Keriin Katsaros MPH

Chief Executive Officer

Coordinator

5The International
HPH Network
The vision of the International HPH Networkis that hospitals and health services orient
their governance models, structures, processes,
and culture to optimize health gains of patients,
staff and populations served and to support
sustainable societies.

The mission of the International HPH Network
is to work as a global leader, advocate, innovator,
researcher, and trusted partner to accelerate
the reorientation of health systems andservices towards improving health, wellbeing,
and health equity outcomes for patients andthose who care for them, staff, and populations
served, and to support sustainable societies.

“Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services orient
their governance models, structures, processes and culture
to optimize health gains of patients, staff and populations
served and to support sustainable societies.”
From the Health promotion glossary of terms 2021. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021.

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19 National/Regional HPH Networks› Australian HPH Network› Austrian HPH Network› Catalan HPH Network› Czech HPH Network› Emilia Romagna HPH Network› Finnish HPH Network› Friuli-Venezia Giulia HPH Network› French HPH Network› German HPH Network› Hong Kong HPH Network

Members:584› HPH Network of Korea› Hunan HPH Network› Indonesia HPH Network› Japan HPH Network› Piemonte HPH Network› Polish HPH Network› Swedish HPH Network› Taiwanese HPH Network› Trentino HPH Network

Network
Members:

SingleMembers:

Countries
represented:

524

60

33

Location of single members
Belgium
CanadaChina
Denmark
Estonia
Hungary
Islamic Republic of Iran
IrelandIsraelItaly
Malaysia
NorwayPakistan
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Spain
United Kingdom
United States of America

1
3
19
1
2
1
9
1
8
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

76% Hospitals / 22% Health Services / 2% Affiliate members

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Task Forces› Task Force on Migration, Equity, & Diversity, led by Dr. Antonio Chiarenza› Task Force on Children and Adolescents, led by Dr. Ilaria Simonelli› Task Force on HPH and Age-Friendly Health Care, led by Dr. Shu-Ti Chiou› Task Force on HPH & Environment, led by Dr. Ming-Nan Lin
Highlights:− Organizing conferences to share knowledge and promote collaboration on environmental
issues.

− Networking with NGOs focused on the environment.
− Promoting the environmentally friendly practices in the healthcare setting− Increasing the visibility of HPH & Environment Taskforce through sharing experiences ininternational conferences.
› Task Force on Health Promoting Built Environment, led by Elke Miedema PhD
Key first year achievements:− Approval of the Task Force in June
− Establishment of team
− Mapping of Task Force objectives

Spotlight on the Task Force on HPH and Health Literate Health Care Organizations, led by
Prof. Juergen Pelikan and Christa Strassmayr› A cooperation with the M-POHL Action Network was started pursuing the aim to translate,culturally adapt, and pilot the International Self-Assessment Tool for Organizational Health
Literacy (Responsiveness) of Hospitals (SAT-OHL-Hos) in at least one hospital in as many
countries as possible.

› A study protocol for translating, culturally adapting, and piloting the SAT-OHL-Hos wasdeveloped.

› A kick-off workshop was organized in April 2022 and attended by representatives from 17
countries.

› At the 24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, in May 15-19, 2022, a poster
was presented on the SAT-OHL-Hos.

› A workshop was organized in September 2022 to provide guidance on the national translation
process, cultural adaption, and piloting of the SAT-OHL-Hos tool. Representatives from 16
countries attended.

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Organization
2022 HPH Governance BoardBożena Walewska-Zielecka,
Prof MD PhD (Poland), Chair

Ralph Harlid,
MD PhD (Sweden)

Ilaria Simonelli,
PhD (Trentino, Italy)

Nicolas Bonnet,
MD MPH (France)
Heli Hätönen, PhD (Finland),Vice-Chair

Margareta Kristenson,
MD PhD (Sweden) Past Chair
Cristina Iniesta Blasco,
MD PhD (Catalonia, Spain)

Zou Yanhui,
Prof PhD (Hunan, China)

9Outgoing (General Assembly
November 2022)

Incoming GB Members
2022 - 2024

› Nicholas Bonnet› Cristina Iniesta-Blasco› Marianne Hochet, MSc (France)› Heli Hätönen› Nina Peränen, MSc (Finland)› Ming-Nan Lin, MD PhD (Taiwan)

Standing Observers

Antonio Chiarenza,
PhD (Emilia- Romagna, Italy)

Jürgen Pelikan,
PhD (Austria)
Birgit Metzler,
MA (Austria)

Treasurer

Sally Fawkes,
PhD (Australia)

10International HPH Secretariat

Keriin Katsaros MPH,
Coordinator

Christina Berner MA,
Finance

Lena Jessen BA,
Communication
Oliver Groene,
Prof, PhD, CEO

Moritz Mumme MPP,
Digital Transformation
Philip Lewin BSc,
Backend Developer

Lina Twisselmann,
Digital Transformation

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Our Statement on the war
in Ukraine
With the start of the conflict in Ukraine weissued a statement in March 2022 emphasizing
the significance of rendering assistance tohealthcare services. International agencies
can contribute by meeting immediate needs,
providing medical supplies, and assisting in
the reconstruction of healthcare infrastructure.

Principles that underpin the health promotion
movement and form the basis for positive
health outcomes are at risk: empowerment,
equality, transparency, people-centeredness,and respect. Attacks on health care facilities
targeting the sick, elderly, pregnant women,babies, and children must stop. Access to vital
health services must be maintained. We urge
the international community to provide support
to counteract the tragic repercussions of war
and threat to the environmental and social
determinants of health that are being destroyed.

The International HPH
Network stands in solidarity
with Ukraine

How to support

People living in Ukraine are facing an
inconceivable tragedy that will have direconsequences for populations within developing
health systems. The International Network of
Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services
stands in solidarity with Ukrainians who haveshown their unwavering courage towards
upholding the ideals of a free republic.

We encourage the HPH community to support
international organizations working in Ukraine
and in refugee-receiving countries. Supporting
the following organizations are reputableways to make a financial or medical supply
donation:› WHO Foundation https://www.who.int/
emergencies/situations/ukraineemergency› Medical supply donations for Ukraine
https://www.who.int/emergencies/
situations/ukraine-emergency/
medical-supply-donations› United Nations https://news.un.org/en/
focus/ukraine/donate› UNICEF https://www.unicef.org/
emergencies/war-ukraine-poseimmediate-threat-children

12Timeline of Events
January:

GB meeting

February:

GB meeting, partnership agreement with HCWH signed

March:

GB meeting, Election Committee Working Group commences

April:

GB meetingMay:

GB meeting, presentation at IUHPE World Conference on Health
Promotion in Montreal, CanadaJune:

GB meeting, 30th Meeting of the HPH General Assembly, acceptanceof new Task Force on Health Promoting Built Environment (TF-HPBE)

July:
August:GB meeting

September:

GB meeting, 1st TF-HPBE meeting

October:

GB meeting, 1st online Coordinators’ Meeting

November:

GB meeting, 31st Meeting of the HPH General Assembly +Governance Board member election, presentations at 45th IHF
World Hospital Conference in Dubai, UAE and 15th European Public
Health Conference in Berlin, Germany

December:Preparation begins for 2023!

Keep up-to-date withexciting developmentsin the field13

30th Meeting of the HPH General Assembly

Pictured L-R from top: Margareta Kristenson (Sweden), Keriin Katsaros (International HPH Secretariat/Germany), Bożena WalewskaZielecka (Poland), Ming-Nan Lin (Taiwan), Giulio Fornero (Italy), Oliver Groene (International HPH Secretariat/Germany), Astrid Loidolt(Austria), Diane Levin-Zamir (Israel), Ralph Harlid (Sweden), Yaron Watts (Israel), Adi Baumgarten (Israel), Cristina Aguzzoli (Italy),
Jaekyung Lee (Korea), Róza Ádány (Hungary), Cristina Iniesta Blasco (Spain), Gladys Wong (Singapore), Marianne Hochet France),
Gabriella Szörényiné Ványi (Hungary), Elke Miedema (Netherlands/Sweden), Tatiana Vader (Israel), Nina Peränen (Finland) Not Pictured:
Sally Fawkes (Australia), Alan Siu (Hong Kong), Mitsuhiko Funakoshi (Japan), Zou Yanhui (China)

Key updates:› Formation of the new Task Force on Health Promoting Built Environment, led by Elke Miedema,
PhD› Best practice presentations from two HPH member organizations in Israel (Adi Baumgarten
MScPT, Herzfeld Geriatric Rehabilitation Medical Center and Dr. Yaron Watts, MD, Loewenstein
Rehabilitation Medical Center)› Proposal for a Governance and Policy Working Group› Presentation of roadmap for HPH eCommunity development

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31st Meeting of the HPH General Assembly

Pictured L-R from top: Giulio Fornero (Italy), Keriin Katsaros (Germany/International HPH Secretariat), Bożena Walewska-Zielecka(Poland), Birgit Metzler Austria/ International Conference Secretariat), Oliver Groene (Germany/International HPH Secretariat),
Ralph Harlid (Sweden), Diane Levin-Zamir (Israel), Ming-Nan Lin (Taiwan), Margareta Kristenson (Sweden), Mitsuhiko Funakoshi(Japan), Lina Twisselmann (Germany/International HPH Secretariat), Ilaria Simonelli (Italy), Gladys Wong (Singapore), Gabriella
Szörényiné Ványi (Hungary), Stefano Visintin (Italy), Sally Fawkes (Australia), Not Pictured: Cristina Aguzzoli (Italy), Daniela Rojatz(Austria), Alan Siu (Hong Kong), Jaekyung Lee (Korea), Heli Hatönen (Finland)

Key updates:› Governance Board member election› Report from the HPH Treasurer, Dr. Sally Fawkes› Update from the Task Force on HPH & Environment, Dr. Ming-Nan Lin› Presentations of best practice in Hungary, Austria, and Italy (Gabriella Szörényiné Ványi, Somogy
County Moritz Kaposi Teaching Hospital; Daniela Rojatz, Austrian National Public Health Institute;Giulio Fornero, Piemonte HPH Network)› Unveiling of first HPH eCommunity prototype› Announcement of location for the 2023 International HPH Conference- Vienna, Austria!

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We took several steps this year towards
realizing the goals outlined in the Global HPH
Strategy 2021 – 2025.

2022
in Review

Influencing governance,
policy, and partnerships sothat health systems andhealth services can reorient
towards heath, wellbeing,
and health equity outcomes.

2020 Standards for Health
Promoting Hospitals &Health Services

The HPH eCommunity –Scaling up our work withthe 2020 Standards!

Further translations of the 2020 Standards for
Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services
were completed this year. We are very proud
to offer translations of the 2020 Standards in
11 languages: English, Catalan, Farsi, Finnish,French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese,
Spanish and Swedish. The .pdf Self-Assessment
tool is now available in English, German, andItalian.

The HPH eCommunity will facilitate global
exchange and communication. The online
platform will be structured on the 2020
Standards for Health Promoting Hospitals &Health Services and will allow HPH members
to view and exchange best practice examples
of standards implementation. The possibility
to link tools, articles, and other outputs toeach standard will aid and inspire our members in implementing standards in their own
organizations.

All translations can be found here:
https://www.hphnet.org/standards/

2020 HPH
Standards

Measurable
Elements

HPH Tools

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eCommunity

Roadmap: HPH eCommunity Development
January- May

June

July

Research, preparation,and organization ofproject development
roadmap

Detailed definitionof requirements for
eCommunity basedon previous input
from members andworkshop with GB
members

Broad evaluation of
possible software
solutions in accordancewith definedrequirements, shortlistof 2-3 solutions

SeptemberAugustDecision for a software
solution to realize the
HPH eCommunity basedon test phase anddefined requirements
and building of the 1st
eCommunity prototype

Test phase of shortlisted
software solutions
with HPH focus group,
editing of requirements
based on test phase
input

OctoberNovemberUnveiling of 1st
eCommunity prototype
at 1st Online
Coordinators’ meeting,collection of feedback
from HPH Coordinators

Presentation of 2nd
eCommunity prototype
at 2nd GA meeting in
2022

2023
User testing, further
refinement ofeCommunity
functionality anddesign, data populationand LIVE!

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Margareta Kristensen and Oliver Groene participate in a requirement engineering workshop for the HPH eCommunity in Hamburg,
Germany

Collaboration Agreement with Health Care Without Harm
EuropeAdding to our partnerships with the International Hospital Federation (IHF) and the Global Network
for Tobacco Free Healthcare Services (GNTH) the International HPH Network signed a strategic
collaboration agreement with Health Care Without Harm- Europe (HCWH).
Our organizations have joined forces to improve healthcare delivery by well managed hospitals
to optimize health gain for patients, staff, and the community. With a common set of goals, ourpartnership will work towards sharing and developing new knowledge, skills, and resources for
hospitals and health services to adapt practices that reduce their environmental footprints.

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Advocacy
The International HPH Secretariat presented the network’s progress in advancing health promotion
at several international events in 2022.

24th IUHPE World Conference - Montreal, Canada

The International Union for Health Promotion and Education(IUHPE) held the 24th IUHPE World Conference virtually from
Montreal, Canada from 15-19 May 2022. Our presentation titled“Transforming into a healthy setting through health promoting
policy in hospitals and health services: The international HPH
network’s standards for practice and tools for self-assessment“
was presented online during a hybrid parallel session on the roles
and practices of policy and public health actors: decision makers.

15th European Public Health Conference - Berlin,
Germany

The 15th European Public Health Conference, held from 9 -12
November 2022 in Berlin, Germany offered an opportunity topresent the HPH self-assessment tools. These can be usedby institutions to measure and track progress in implementing
each of the 2020 standards and to assist them in transforming
the setting into a health promoting one.

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Tools for assessing implementation of healthpromotion standards in hospital/health service settings
Keriin Katsaros MPH, Dr. Oliver Groene PhD

www.hphnet.org/standards

info@hphnet.org

The International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals
and Health Services (HPH) supports 600+ members from 30 countries tosystematically incorporate health promotion concepts, values,
frameworks, and evidence into the governance, management, structure,
culture, and operations of hospitals and health services.
The 2020 Standards for Health Promoting Hospitals &Health Services, with 5 standards, 18 substandards, and 86 standard
statements, support a broad implementation of the HPH vision. The overall
aim of this work is for hospitals and health services to optimize theircontribution to health and equity outcomes of patients, staff, communities,
populations, and environmental sustainability:

1 Demonstrating organizational commitment for HPH
2 Ensuring access to the service
3 Enhancing people-centered health care & user involvement
4 Creating a healthy workplace & healthy setting
5 Promoting health in the wider societyStandards can be used by managers & health professionals to:ǆĂŵƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽŽůƐ͘ >ĞĨƚ ƚŽƉͬƌŝŐŚƚ͗ ƌĂĚĂƌ
ĐŚĂƌƚ ĂŶĚ ďĂƌ ŐƌĂƉŚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĂƚĂ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ
ŝŶƚŽ ǆĐĞů ƚŽŽů ͕ ƌŝŐŚƚ͗ ͘ƉĚĨ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽŽůassess health promotion activities and increase capacity to improve
refocus strategies to better address health system challenges
improve coordination of care and health and safety of patients, family,
caregivers, and the community

Self-assessment tools operationalize the standards and identify
concrete measurable elements against which the implementation of eachstandard can be measured. Tools (.pdf, Excel) allow multidisciplinary teams
to measure and track the implementation of the health promotion
standards and to stimulate a process of continuous internal improvement.

Data should be collected at multiple organizational levels to measure progress
towards transforming hospitals/health services into health promoting environments
Health promotion measurements can be included as a part of both internal andexternal quality assessments
Health promotion cannot be delegated to a specific role or functionit’s everyone’s responsibility to contribute!

45th World Hospital Congress, Dubai, UAE
health promoting governance structures in
hospitals and health services” focused
adoption of green governance practices in
hospitals and health services by leadershipand accreditation bodies and highlighted
steps such as the sustainable procurement offood, reduction of fossil energy and reducing
a hospital‘s carbon footprint.

Our presentation at the 45th World Hospital
Congress, held from 9 – 11 November 2022
in Dubai, UAE titled, “Advancing green
leadership through the implementation of

Public Health Week, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center –Seoul, South Korea
On November 17th a presentation titled, “Health
Promotion during COVID-19- Experience inEurope, Challenges and Future Perspective”
was given during the SMG-SNU Boramae
Medical Center’s 2022 Public Medical
Symposium. The presentation was presented
with live translations during a session titled,“Post COVID-19: New Challenges for healthpromotion.

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Hampshire Hospital Trust Workshop
The HPH Secretariat gave a presentation tosenior members of Hampshire Hospital Trust
during a workshop addressing plans for a
new hospital complex that should integrate
Population and Planetary Health principles
on December 2nd. The presentation entitled“The International Network of Health

Promoting Hospitals & Health Services:
Working towards sustainable health care” gave
insight into sustainability principles from theInternational HPH Network and facilitated a
discussion on the integration of hospital services
with community-based care and addressing
the wider determinants of population health.

21Building the capacity of hospitals and health services toreorient by creating commitment, and adapting and sharing
evidence, tools, methods and resources.
Initiation of the HPH Task Force on Health Promoting Built
Environment (HBPE)At the June meeting of the HPH General
Assembly, a proposal to initiate a new task
force was ratified. The HPH Task Force on
Health Promoting Built Environment, led by
Elke Miedema PhD, will collect, select, andshare knowledge and experience on building
design for Health Promoting Hospitals and
Health Services.

The group will work to understand how healthpromotion is related to building design andhow the design of healthcare buildings can
support the incorporation of health promotion
in hospitals and healthcare. The TF-HPBE will
aim to collect and share current knowledge on
HPBE from research and practice to inform
people involved in both health promotion as
well as the design of healthcare buildings.

https://www.hphnet.org/tf-hph-hpbe/

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Joint Webinar: Towards a sustainable & health promoting
health care system
In September, the Task Force on HPH and
Environment, the International HPH Network,
HCWH, joined forces to host the 2nd HPH
webinar, “Towards a sustainable & healthpromoting health care system.” The webinar,
supported, expanded on HPH Standard 5.3 onenvironmental health by presenting practicalexperiences from the HPH Task Force andpartners on how hospitals, health professionals,

and climate change advocate organizations
around the world can reduce the environmental
impact of the health care sector and build abetter tomorrow. The webinar was offeredwith live translations in Chinese and was further
supported by the by the Taiwan Society of
Health Promoting Hospitals and the Dalin
Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical
Foundation.

https://www.hphnet.org/hph-webinar-environment/

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Social MediaHPH Social Media Followers
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followers

400
300
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168

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0

2021

2022
Twitter

LinkedIn

Meeting of HPH Governance Board Members in Hamburg
After two years of online meetings, theInternational HPH Secretariat had thepleasure to host the first in-person
Governance Board Meeting in Hamburg
since the start of the pandemic. Governance

Board Members from Poland, Sweden, Spain,
and Austria came together to discuss expansion
strategies, engaging HPH Task Force groups,
and the agenda for the first online meeting of
HPH Coordinators from across the globe.

Pictured above: Margareta Kristensen (Sweden), Keriin Katsaros(Germany), Birgit Metzler (Austria), Bożena Walewska-Zielecka(Poland), Oliver Groene (Germany)

Pictured above: Ralph Harlid (Sweden), Keriin Katsaros (Germany),
Cristina Iniesta Blasco (Catalonia, Spain), Birgit Metzler (Austria),
Margareta Kristensen (Sweden), Bożena Walewska-Zielecka(Poland), Oliver Groene (Germany)

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The meeting focused on brainstorming ways to support HPH members. As a result, a one-page flyer
was produced that was designed to assist prospective members and leadership to quickly understandthe comprehensive vision of HPH.

First Online HPH Coordinators’ Meeting
Coordinators from 15 national and regional HPH networks (Austria, China, Czech Republic, Germany,
Finland, France, Hong Kong, 3 regions in Italy, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan)
met to collaborate and discuss increasing HPH
membership value, engaging, and collaboratingwith members, disseminating best practice,and the future of HPH. The highlight of themeeting was the unveiling of the first HPH
eCommunity prototype, which will be used by
Coordinators and HPH members to exchange
best practice and tools for implementing the2020 HPH Standards.
As a result of this sucessful meeting,
Coordinators meetings will be scheduled
regularly to provide Coordinators with theopportunity to discuss HPH topics in moredetail.

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Financials
Honorary Treasurer, Dr. Sally Fawkes, presented an overview of accounts at the November meeting of the HPH General Assembly.

IncomeTotal income for the year 2022 was 163.050€.
The primary source of this income comes from HPH membership fees from National and Regional
HPH networks and single members.

Expenditure
Total expenditure for the year 2022 was 156.370€.
The Secretariat costs totaled 146.926€ in 2022, including 20.000€ spent on eCommunity
development. The remaining direct and indirect costs were 1.630€ for platform hosting/media
design, 4.628€ for travel, 421€ for incidental expenses, and 2.765€ for tax certificates and legal
fees.

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Looking ahead
We look forward to welcoming you to the 29th International Conference on Health Promoting
Hospitals & Health Services, which will be held in a hybrid format from Vienna, Austria!
Keep up to date on the conference website here:
https://www.hphconferences.org/vienna2023/

Stay connected for more updates:
https://www.hphnet.org
https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-network-of-health-promoting-hospitalshealth-services/
https://twitter.com/hphnetwork27

This report was written by Keriin Katsaros
and Prof. Dr. Oliver Groene of the International
Secretariat on behalf of the International HPH
Network.
The International HPH Secretariat is basedout of the office of OptiMedis AG:

Burchardstrasse 17
20095 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: +49 40 22621149-0
Fax: +49 40 22621149-14
E-mail: info@hphnet.org© The International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services 2022