{"id":2058,"date":"2026-10-16T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:47:13","slug":"webinar-as-part-of-international-cooperation-with-swiss-partner-radix-digital-platforms-as-a-tool-for-modern-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/?p=2058&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Webinar as Part of International Cooperation with Swiss Partner RADIX: Digital Platforms as a Tool for Modern Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Swiss-Slovak Health Program continues to facilitate the exchange of experiences. The sixth webinar in the series focused on the role of national digital platforms in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On September 24, 2026, the sixth webinar of the Swiss-Slovak Health Program, titled \u201cNational Portals for NCD Offers,\u201d took place. The event brought together representatives from the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, the Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, regional public health authorities, local governments, the academic community, and other experts involved in the preparation and implementation of the program. An important part of the webinar was the exchange of experiences with Swiss experts and the presentation of specific digital tools that support prevention at the regional and local levels. The main theme of the event was how digital platforms can support a more effective system for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases, along with demonstrations of existing platforms in action.<\/p>\n

The Portal as Part of Streamlining the Prevention Model<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elena Jablonick\u00e1, prevention coordinator of the project within the Swiss-Slovak Health Program, opened the webinar by introducing the topic of the planned portal in the context of the overall Swiss-Slovak Health Program, and Eva Sabajov\u00e1, a representative of the nonprofit organization Digitalhealthslovakia, elaborated further on the topic of digital portals. The planned national best-practices portal is one of the tools for streamlining the model of prevention and ensuring the sustainability of prevention and health promotion interventions being tested in regions and cities across Slovakia. The goal is to build a web portal as part of a broader multisectoral ecosystem and to create a space where the professional community and other stakeholders involved in practical solutions for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases can connect, with public institutions, local governments, experts, the academic community, health insurance companies, nongovernmental organizations, and other partners. It is precisely this broader perspective that is a key element of the ongoing, evidence-based prevention solutions in Slovakia under the Swiss-Slovak Health Program.<\/p>\n

What Can Slovakia Learn from the Swiss Model?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Swiss model of health promotion and prevention is viewed as a long-term, sustainably funded mechanism that is implemented at the regional and local levels yet can also yield results on a national scale. Its operation is based on three interconnected elements:<\/p>\n

(1) The first one is long-term and stable funding for prevention. Prevention is supported by stable financial mechanisms and public resources that are enshrined in law and have been in place for more than twenty years, based on mandatory contributions for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases and mental health from health insurance, tobacco taxes, alcohol, and unhealthy products, as well as other sources at the local government level.<\/p>\n

(2) The second element is joint multisectoral governance and collaboration among multiple stakeholders. The state, cantons, health insurance companies, experts, and other partners, who make joint decisions within the Governing Board of the state-established \u201cSwiss Foundation for Health Promotion,\u201d which has a mandate to manage legally allocated funds and use them to support practical interventions in regions and cities. Prevention thus does not become the responsibility of a single ministry, but rather the subject of joint multisectoral management and cooperation.<\/p>\n

(3) The third element is a professional and scientific oversight. An independent Scientific Advisory Board provides expert support for the strategic development and evaluation of activities based on scientific evidence. This results in meaningful, impactful interventions and growing investment in health promotion and prevention.<\/p>\n

These three elements create an environment in which individual preventive interventions are not limited by project funding. Successful interventions can be identified, evaluated, further developed, and replicated in other regions.<\/p>\n

Examples of Digital Platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the webinar, representatives from the Swiss health foundation RADIX presented two Swiss platforms: Promotion Digitale and Find Help.<\/p>\n

Promotion Digitale: A Digital Space for Experts and Projects<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the most important practical examples presented was the Promotion Digitale platform<\/em>. Sibylle Brunner explained how it works, how it is managed, and how it is used. The platform is administered by the Swiss Health Promotion Foundation, a legally established organization, and is intended for professionals and organizations involved in the Swiss health promotion and disease prevention system. The platform covers several phases of the preventive intervention life cycle. Projects appear on the platform as early as the application submission phase; they then undergo an assessment and decision-making process regarding funding, and once funding is approved, they are further monitored and evaluated. Thus, the platform serves not only as a place to publish a list of funded projects. It creates a space for systematic work with information on interventions\u2014from design through evaluation of their results to potential replication or scaling. Projects have different levels of access at each stage. Initially, they are among the submitted applications; subsequently, they may be included in the so-called \u201corientation list,\u201d and after receiving a recommendation and securing funding, they move on to the next phase. Successful projects are regularly evaluated, and for those that achieve a sufficient level of quality and results, opportunities open up for their further use and scaling. Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) is also an important element. Basic data on projects are evaluated annually, which provides a nationwide overview of health promotion activities and allows for comparisons of the results achieved by individual interventions in different regions.<\/p>\n

The experience of the Canton of Zurich, which works in close collaboration with the University of Zurich, highlights another aspect of how the platform functions. Promotion Digitale<\/em> is viewed positively by experts in the canton as a working tool through which they submit applications for project co-financing. The platform streamlines the application process itself and, based on the experiences shared, brings transparency to the decision-making system. The platform thus bridges two areas that are often separated in practice: information about interventions and decisions regarding their funding. The result is the ability to create a nationwide overview of which projects are being implemented in individual regions, which interventions have proven successful, and which have the potential to be replicated elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Find Help: a public-facing platform<\/em><\/p>\n

The second Swiss example presented during the webinar was the Find Help<\/em> platform, which was introduced by Joerg Engeler. Unlike Promotion Digitale<\/em>, which is primarily aimed at professionals and organizations involved in the prevention system, Find Help<\/em> is geared toward the general public. It stems from a simple problem: people may not always know where to find appropriate support or services when they want to address issues related to health and prevention. The platform was originally launched at the cantonal level and is gradually expanding to other cantons and thematic areas. Its goal is to improve access to information while also addressing issues related to data consistency, partner collaboration, and service availability.<\/p>\n

The two Swiss examples presented thus illustrate two distinct yet complementary functions of digital platforms. While Promotion Digitale<\/em> primarily creates a space for experts, projects, funding, and quality assessment, Find Help<\/em> helps residents navigate the available services. A digital platform can connect various stakeholders, improve access to information, and support better decision-making. However, the portal is not an end in itself\u2014it is a tool that can only be effective as part of a broader and well-functioning prevention system.<\/p>\n

National Portal of Best Practice for Slovakia<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Slovakia, a model is being developed to link interventions carried out in cities and regions, a multisectoral network of experts, expert evaluations, a best-practices portal, and regular best-practices forums. The discussion also raised the question of how to evaluate the quality of preventive interventions. Proposed criteria include proven effectiveness and outcomes, expert and scientific evidence, cost-effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability, potential for transferability and scalability, and contributions to reducing health inequities. Other proposed supplementary criteria include community engagement and partnership building. Selected high-quality interventions could then be presented at national good practice marketplaces. Their goal will be to exchange experiences, support the replication of successful solutions, and create opportunities for their further funding and expansion. The discussion also addressed the need for high-quality and comparable data. Attention was given to cooperation with the National Center for Health Information and the possibility of creating a shared database for cities in connection with the upcoming city health profiles.<\/p>\n

The sixth webinar thus not only presented specific Swiss digital platform solutions but, above all, provided a forum for discussion on how to create a more sustainable, data-driven, and multisectoral prevention model in Slovakia.<\/p>\n

The Swiss-Slovak online webinars will continue to address these and related topics in the next two scheduled events, which will focus on the financial stability of prevention and health promotion, as well as impact management. These events will be held on December 10, 2026, and January 14, 2027. See link to the calendar of Swiss-Slovak Health Programme activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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