{"id":1816,"date":"2026-06-22T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/?post_type=zdravie&#038;p=1816"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:43:36","slug":"hlt03-project-of-kosice-city-healthy-heart-of-kosice","status":"publish","type":"zdravie","link":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/?zdravie=hlt03-project-of-kosice-city-healthy-heart-of-kosice&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"HLT03 \u2013 Project of Ko\u0161ice city: Healthy Heart of Ko\u0161ice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Project code<\/strong>: 0410-2SC-HLT-PC3-016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project title<\/strong>: Healthy Heart of Ko\u0161ice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title of the support measure: <\/strong>Swiss-Slovak Health Programme<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specific objective: <\/strong>Strengthening social systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beneficiary<\/strong>: city Ko\u0161ice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosice.sk\/sk\">https:\/\/www.kosice.sk\/sk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project grant: <\/strong>EUR 750 000,00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project start date<\/strong>: 20.2.2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned project end date<\/strong>: 31.12.2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slovak partners<\/strong>: East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Inc., Regional Public Health Authority based in Michalovce, Ko\u0161ice-Nad jazerom city district<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign partners<\/strong>: no<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project focuses on preventing cardiovascular diseases among the inhabitants of Ko\u0161ice, the second largest city in Slovakia. It is implemented in cooperation with the City of Ko\u0161ice, the East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (V\u00daSCH), the Regional Public Health Authority in Michalovce, and the City District S\u00eddlisko nad Jazerom. Main activities include establishing the East Slovak Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Biomedicine with modern equipment; organizing Health Days in revitalized outdoor areas of V\u00daSCH and on municipal sports grounds; procuring a larger-than-life heart model for educational purposes; launching a digital application that demonstrates the importance of prevention through data and predictive scenarios; and revitalizing community sports facilities in selected city districts. The project combines medical expertise, community engagement, and innovative tools to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce cardiovascular risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinated involvement of self-governments in NCD prevention and health promotion<\/li>\n<li>Increased awareness and understanding of NCDs and health promotion among the general public<\/li>\n<li>Improved coordination and communication at the municipal level in the area of noncommunicable disease prevention and health promotion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project outputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2.1\u00a0Active involvement of self\u2013governments in defined tasks in the field of NCD prevention and health promotion<\/p>\n<p>2.2\u00a0Self-governments informed about best practices in NCD prevention and health promotion<\/p>\n<p>3.1\u00a0NCD prevention and health promotion interventions implemented by self-governments<\/p>\n<p>4.1 Establishment of a pilot network in line with the \u201cHealthy Cities\u201d approach<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Project Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a1<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Establishment and equipping of the Eastern Slovakia Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Biomedicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a2<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Landscaping of the area adjacent to V\u00daSCH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a3<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Larger-than-life model of the heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a4<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Comprehensive implementation of preventive and educational activities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a5<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Development of an innovative digital application<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a6<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Establishment and maintenance of the position of prevention coordinator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">a7<\/td>\n<td width=\"95%\">Landscaping of outdoor areas for physical activities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project contract<\/strong> published: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crz.gov.sk\/zmluva\/12458553\/\">222\/2026 | Centr\u00e1lny register zml\u00fav<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project code: 0410-2SC-HLT-PC3-016 Project title: Healthy Heart of Ko\u0161ice Title of the support measure: Swiss-Slovak Health Programme Specific objective: Strengthening social systems Beneficiary: city Ko\u0161ice Website: https:\/\/www.kosice.sk\/sk Project grant: EUR 750 000,00 Project start date: 20.2.2026 Planned project end date: 31.12.2028 Slovak partners: East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Inc., Regional Public Health Authority based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","zdravie_typ":[184],"class_list":["post-1816","zdravie","type-zdravie","status-publish","hentry","zdravie_typ-projects_under_the_hlt03_call_for_proposals"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1816,"sk":1815},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/zdravie\/1816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/zdravie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/zdravie"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"zdravie_typ","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fzdravie_typ&post=1816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}