Abstract
In the rapidly progressing world where different sectors become more interconnected, cross-sectoral cooperation in health promotion lacks a specific set of instruments, navigating partners through the cooperation process in project implementation. Cross-sectoral cooperation is an everyday practice in business and has become an integral part of promoting health and wellbeing comprehensively and sustainably. In this paper, we propose a developed Model for cross-sectoral cooperation, which has been designed within the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project “Urban Labs for Better Health for All in the Baltic Sea Region” (Healthy Boost), aiming to boost cross-sectoral cooperation for health and wellbeing in cities and municipalities. The Model is developed based on literature research and self-assessment of cross-sectoral cooperation for health promotion in Healthy Boost partner cities and municipalities in Latvia, Poland, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Sweden. Composed of five major domains (risk identification, leadership, coordination, communication, and motivation) and four stages of cooperation (mapping, planning, implementation, and assessment), it provides a checklist of helpful questions for identifying solutions effectively and systematically. The Model can be used both as a navigational tool and as an “emergency” tool to manage cross-sectoral cooperation challenges successfully.
Highlights
One of the key motives for cooperation is the belief that working together is more effective than working individually
The aim of this research is to develop and propose a universal tool – a Model for crosssectoral cooperation that can be applied when partnerships between different actors occur in promotion of health and well-being
Cross-sectoral cooperation begin at the very beginning of cooperation formation [6]
Summary
One of the key motives for cooperation is the belief that working together is more effective than working individually. The aim of this research is to develop and propose a universal tool – a Model for crosssectoral cooperation that can be applied when partnerships between different actors occur in promotion of health and well-being. Since the late 70’s, cross-sector cooperation as a concept has been used to describe partnership and coordination that the public health sector can establish with representatives of other specialties. The spread of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other modern health challenges, caused by the interaction of the lifestyle choices and the environment, have contributed to the recognition of the need to explore cross-sector cooperation, involving the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), industry leaders, public and health sector to improve health of the population. Cross-sectoral cooperation means partnerships of different partners sharing their resources and responsibilities to achieve a common goal. The partnerships promote the additional value, increase resources, establish new networks between different partners, enhance mutual understanding, and prevent duplicating efforts to meet local needs. This article proposes a developed Model for cross-sectoral cooperation, which can be considered a universal and comprehensive navigation tool for cross-sectoral cooperation in projects on health and well-being
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