2021 Annual Report0Contents
Words from our Chair ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
Words from the International HPH Secretariat .................................................................................................. 3
The International HPH Network .................................................................................................................................... 5Organization................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Timeline of Events .................................................................................................................................................................. 82021 in Review .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8Financials .................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Looking ahead .........................................................................................................................................................................18

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Words from our Chair
Dear HPH Members and Supporters,
As I look back and reflect on the past year and obstacles, we have all overcome, I am proud
to say that the International HPH Network was able to continue its work towards optimizingthe health gains of patients, staff and populations served.
The lack of resources and strained health systems experienced in 2021 have presented anew opportunity for how we look at health promotion in the hospital and health service
setting. A new, evidence-based perspective is needed: one that is holistic, collaborative,and people-centered. We have already seen our members design projects to tackle thepandemic’s challenges, from online occupational health training programs to adaptive
ways of communicating with patients. Despite many our members facing immense
challenges in capacity, we have taken major leaps forward in showcasing healthpromotion’s impact and publishing major documents that will guide our work in 2022.
The progress we have made this year was made possible through the collective efforts ofmany dedicated and motivated individuals, partners, and supporters.

With kind regards,

Prof. Dr. Bozena Walewska-Zielecka
Chair of the International HPH Network

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Words from the International HPH
Secretariat
The International HPH Secretariat has been supporting the HPH Network in Hamburg,
Germany since the end of 2019. Just as we were settling into our new role, our 600+members were faced with exceptional challenges and uncertainty.
Our network was founded on the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which states, that
“Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where theylearn, work, play and love.” During the past year, everything we knew about these settingschanged and stories emerged of extraordinary mobilization and innovative solutions tounprecedented challenges.
HPH Members and the healthcare workforce’s ability to adapt and persevere during thepast year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has captured our attention and garnered
our respect.
It is our privilege to support you by advancing the reach of our network through advocacyand research. This report is a compilation of the International HPH Network’s most notableachievements in 2021, onto which we will build upon in the coming year. We look forward
to a collaborative 2022!

Best,Dr. Oliver Groene
CEO of the International HPH Secretariat

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“HealthPromoting

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

The International HPH Network was invited to update the definition of Health
Promoting Hospitals (HPH) for the World Health Organization’s Health Promotion
Glossary of Terms. With input from the HPH Governance Board, Prof. Dr. Juergen
Pelikan, Dr. Margareta Kristenson, Dr. Oliver Groene and Dr. Sally Fawkes, revised thedefinition to include health services and reflect the current vision of the network. The
revised definition was presented during the 27th meeting of the HPH General Assemblyon May 28th, 2021.

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The International HPH Network
Our vision and mission are taken from the Global HPH Strategy 2021 – 2025, a major
governing document guiding the work of the International Network of Health Promoting
Hospitals & Health Services towards realizing its five-year goals. The global strategy wasdeveloped through a consultative process for the General Assembly and Governance
Board of the International HPH Network by Dr. Sally Fawkes and Dr. Cristina Iniesta Blasco
with input from Governance Board, Working Group, and General Assembly members. The
Global HPH Strategy 2021 -2025 was presented and formally approved at the 27th Meetingof the HPH General Assembly on November 27th, 2020.

VisionMissionThe mission of the International HPH

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

Network is to work as a global leader,advocate,
trustedinnovator,
partnertoresearcherandaccelerate

thereorientation of health systems andservices

towards

improvinghealth,wellbeing and health equity outcomes forpatients and those who care for them,staff, and populations served, and tosupport sustainable societies.

Location of HPH Members

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Organization
The International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services is anongovernmental and nonprofit organization recognized by Swiss law. Our Network isoverseen by General Assembly Members, comprised of Corporate members of theInternational HPH Network.

Governance Board Members›Bożena Walewska-Zielecka, Prof MD PhD (Poland), Chair›

Heli Hätönen, PhD (Finland), Vice-Chair›

Nicolas Bonnet, MD MPH (France)›

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

Ilaria Simonelli, PhD (Trentino, Italy)›

Zou Yanhui, Prof PhD (Hunan, China)

Standing Observers
Conference Secretariat›

Prof. Jürgen Pelikan (Austria)›

Birgit Metzler, MA (Austria)

International Secretariat›

Dr. Oliver Groene, CEO›

Keriin Katsaros, MPH, Project Coordinator

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HPH Networks*

The International HPH Community*

Aosta Valley HPH Network
Australian HPH Network
Austrian HPH Network
Catalan HPH Network605

Czech HPH Network

Members

Emilia Romagna HPH Network
Finnish HPH Network
Friuli Venezia Giulia HPH Network
French HPH Network

19

German HPH Network

National/ Regional
Networks

HPH Network of Korea
Hunan HPH Network
Indonesia HPH Network
Japan HPH Network

22

Piemonte HPH Network
Polish HPH Network

Countries represented

Swedish HPH Network
Taiwanese HPH Network
Trentino HPH Network
2%
22%

Hospitals
Health Services
Affiliate Members
76%* as of December 2021
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Timeline of Events

GB Meeting
February

January
GB Meeting

AustrianColloquium,
GB Meeting
April

MarchCatalan HPHConference,
1st HPH
Webinar onthe Standards,
GB Meeting

1st consultation
round to defineMEs, Baltic Sea
RegionSeminar, GBMeeting
JuneMay
28th GA
Meeting, GBMeeting

JapaneseNational
HPHConference,
GB meeting
SeptemberAugust
2nd consultation
round to defineMEs, GB Meeting

29th GA Meeting,
HPH Constitution
Accepted, new HPH
brochure produced,
GB meeting, Taiwan
National HPH
Conference
November

October28th Intl. HPH
Conference,
Taiwan National
HPHConference,
World HospitalCongress, GB
meeting

December
Measurable Elements& tools, revised
definition of HPH, andConstitution
published, WHO 10thGlobal Conference on
Health Promotion

2021 in Review
The International HPH Network’s activities in 2021 were guided by our Global HPH Strategy
2021- 2025, which was produced at the end of 2020 by a working group with input from
our Governance Board and General Assembly. In addition to an updated HPH Constitution
and 2021 Annual Action Plan, the Global Strategy is the HPH Network’s high-level roadmap
for how we will realize our five-year aims.
Three overarching goals that recognize the policy context for the 2021-2025 Global HPH
Strategy and enable the International HPH Network to make a significant impact wereidentified that will used to arrange the activities outlined in this report.

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Goal 1: To influence governance, policy and partnerships
so that health systems and health services can reorient
towards health, wellbeing and health equity outcomes.

To influence governance, policy, and partnerships we strived to grow our network’s
presence by increasing membership numbers, contributing to selected conferences, andform partnerships with influential international organizations. Despite many healthcare
institutions facing challenges, our membership numbers remained consistent withapproximately 600 hospitals and health services showing their dedication to increasing
the focus on health promotion in their organizations.

Implementing Standards for Health Promoting Hospitals & HealthServices
We are extremely proud to have published the 2020 Standards for Health Promoting
Hospitals and Health Services last year. The Standards mark a new era for HPH that reflectvarious areas of policy, practice, and evidence to support a broader HPH vision and reflect
years of work and experience within the HPH Network. New standards in areas such as
health literate organizations, standards for specific target groups such as the elderly, andthematic areas such as children and adolescent rights, environmental sustainability, andthe societal impact of health care are included. Many networks have already translated
these into their local languages and began to implement them on the national level. As ofDecember 2021, Catalan English, Finnish, French, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish versions areavailable.

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In 2021, the International HPH Secretariat, under the direction of the General Assembly andGovernance Board, initiated and completed a process to identify concrete measurable
elements to assess and measure the implementation of the 2020 Standards. HPH
Networks, Coordinators, Governance Board members and Task Force/ Working Group
Leaders from 11 Networks provided valuable contributions to identifying measurable
elements for each standard statement.
The Self-Assessment Tool for implementing the 2020 Standards for Health Promoting
Hospitals & Health Services was approved by our General Assembly in November 2021 andoperationalizes the HPH vision. The complementary .pdf and excel tools can support
hospitals and health services in assessing and implementing health promotion, stimulatingprocesses of continuous internal improvement, and encourages the refocusing of anorganization’s strategy to better address overarching health system challenges andconvert the organization into a health promoting setting.
We consider the self-assessment forms as well as the 2020 Standards for Health
Promoting Hospitals & Health Services public domain! All documents can be found on ourwebsite.

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Collaboration
To strengthen synergy in achieving our Mission, The International HPH Network has signed
collaboration agreements with two partners who share our aim of improving healthcaredelivery to increase health gain for patients, staff, and the community:

The International Hospital Federation

The Global Network for Tobacco Free(IHF) supports organizations to promote

Healthcare Services’ (GNTH) mission isthe delivery of healthcare, interaction

to empower organizations to deliver

among health system actors, sharing ofsafe, quality care in relation to tobaccoknowledge

andto every service user across thedissemination

ofexperience,
evidence-based

continuum ofcare. GNTH works

information, and to assist hospital

towards implementing tobacco freedecision makers in defining strategies.

policies in healthcare organizations to

IHF aims to build a world of healthimprovecommunities served by well-managed

professionals, prohibit the sale ofhospitals and health services where alltobacco products, and denormalize

individuals reach their highest potential

tobacco use and exposure.

population

health,trainfor health.

AdvocacyWith many conferences adopting a virtual or hybrid format, we were able to increase ourpresence on the global stage by presenting our work at numerous international
conferences, seminars, forums, and National HPH events.
The HPH Network was invited to participate at the World Health Organization’s 10th Global
Conference on Health Promotion in a session organized by the WHO-Collaborating Centrefor Health Promotion in Hospitals and Health Care. The session, titled “Reorienting
Hospitals and Health Services to wellbeing,

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promotion action?” highlighted key strengths and weaknesses of healthcare systems andorganizations around the world in anticipating, preventing, and responding to population
health challenges. Country examples of health promotion action were presented anddiscussed by panelists and necessary, urgent, and innovative actions were identified.
Additional events attended in 2021 include those seen here:

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12HPH Brochure
After request and input from the General Assembly, a new HPH brochure was produced.
The brochure showcases the International HPH Network and is a fabulous introduction forprospective HPH Members to learn about the history of HPH, our vision, mission, values
and principles statements, the HPH conceptual model, and how to become a HPH member.
The final version of the brochure was presented and accepted at the 28th Meeting of theGeneral Assembly on November 19th.

Download the HPH Brochure here!

Impact Goal 1: The 2020 HPH Standards have already been translated into multiple
languages. A Self-Assessment Tool will be developed based on the 2020 Standards.

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Goal 2: To build the capacity of hospitals and healthservices to reorient by creating commitment, andadapting and sharing evidence, tools, methods andresources.

To make progress in achieving Goal 2 we undertook multiple initiatives to disseminate thevast knowledge and experience within the International HPH Network:International HPH Conference
The first virtual International HPH Conference, “Development of health-oriented healthcare management systems,” live from Paris, France was an important milestone for theInternational HPH Network in 2021. The International HPH Network would like to thank
Marianne Hochet and Dr. Nicholas Bonnet of the French HPH Network/RESPADD and Prof.
Jürgen Pelikan and Birgit Metzler of the HPH Conference Secretariat and for yourperseverance during planning and delivery.

Snapshot:570

abstracts submitted and reviewed by Scientific Board
from 21 countries: 90% Asia, 10% Europe

527

abstracts accepted for presentation
21 oral sessions, 2 symposia, 5 mini oral sessions, 399
virtual poster presentations

2plenary sessions
9 top renowned international speakers and panelists

350+

registered participants

Our annual conference is our main event and serves as a forum for learning and exchanging
knowledge and experiences on health promotion in and by hospitals and health services.
Participants include health practitioners, consultants, scientists, and politicians.
Recordings of 2021’s two plenary sessions can be viewed online:
https://www.hphconferences.org/paris2021/program-proceedings

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To amplify the work of HPH Task Forces, individual Task Force webpages were created.
Each Task Force now can showcase their group’s work, including relevant publications,events, tools, and collaborations.
The HPH Network currently has four active Task Force groups:›HPH Task Force on Migration, Equity, & Diversity, led by Dr. Antonio Chiarenza›

HPH Task Force on Children and Adolescents, led by Dr. Ilaria Simonelli›

HPH and Age-Friendly Health Care, led by Dr. Shu-Ti Chiou›Task Force on HPH & Environment, led by Dr. Ming-Nan LinVisit each Task Force’s page here: https://www.hphnet.org/task-force-hph-ca/

Webinar on the HPH Standards
The International HPH Secretariat organized andhosted the first webinar on the 2020 Standards for
Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services. Dr.
Oliver Groene presented a detailed development
process for the Standards and panelists Prof.
Margareta Kristenson (Sweden), and Dr. Ming-Nan Lin(Taiwan) discussed regional contexts for their use andimplementation.

Impact Goal 2: We have broadly communicatedour activities, tools, and initiatives, both within
the HPH community and together with existingand new partners.
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Goal 3:

To cultivate the next generation of HPHleadership

In 2021 we’ve built a solid foundation to establish activities to achieve Goal 3. We havealready had discussions at the Governance Board level for how we can train and foster thenext leaders of HPH. Aligned with Goal 2, we are offering opportunities for future leaders
to take on roles in newly established task forces. We will aggressively be making plans todevelop a mentorship program and will be able to report more on our progress in the 2022
Annual Report- stay tuned!

Impact Goal 3: The HPH Network is promoting new Task Forces to expand content offeredto networks and to involve new professionals.

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Financials
Income and Expenditure
At our November meeting of the HPH General Assembly our first honorary HPH Treasurer,
Dr. Sally Fawkes presented an overview of HPH accounts. The new Treasurer role wasestablished to add transparency to HPH financial matters and provide and safeguard thenetwork’s finances.
In the 2021 fiscal year, the International HPH Network received 156,762 € in revenue
derived from HPH membership dues. A surplus of 10,000 € in unused travel funds from2020 was transferred to 2021 to be used for the eCommunity development (as agreed in
the previous GA). This and surplus funds equaling 41,187 € will be utilized to establish theHPH eCommunity in 2022 and provide financial stability to the operations of the network.
At the time of this report, membership dues totaling around 10,000 € from three HPH
networks are pending from 2021.

2021 (preliminary)

2021 (preliminary)

Income (membership fees)

156.762 €Expenditure132.896 €› Secretariat costs

126.926 €› communication, website, marketing

1.575 €› travel

3.139 €

› eCommunity development-› tax certificates and legal fees

1.257 €Surplus

23.866 €Cumulative surplus (2020 + 2021)

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Looking ahead
What’s planned for 2022? We’ll use our momentum from this year to scale up our work.
Our goals include growing our network, both in membership numbers and establishing new
HPH networks, formation of new partnerships, and representing HPH on a global stage.
We are especially excited to start work on the much-awaited HPH eCommunity, in which
we plan to develop an eCommunity for our members to exchange knowledge, bestpractice examples, literature, etc. in relation to the implementation of the 2020 Standards
for Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services.

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

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This report was written by Dr. Oliver Groene and Keriin Katsaros of the International
Secretariat on behalf of the International HPH Network. The International HPH
Secretariat is based out 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 2021

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