P1 OPENING PLENARY SESSION
Organised by the EHFG
Health and well-being in times of austerity
Official opening
G Leiner, President, International Forum Gastein
F Zettinig, Mayor of Bad Hofgastein
Respond to crises and austerity time
TH Ilves, President, Estonia
Health reform in Italy and the challenges of the economic crisis
G Roucco, Director General, Directorate General for Prevention, Ministry of Health, Italy
Sustainability of health systems in times of austerity
P Testori Coggi, Director General, DG Health & Consumers, European Commission
Health and well-being in times of austerity
Z Jakab, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe
European public health research – time for change
Barbara Kerstiëns, Unit Infectious Diseases & Public Health, DG RTD, European Commission
Finalists
* Breast Health Day – Prevention and early detection of Breast Cance
* EB-CLINET of EB centres and EB experts (EB=Epidermolysis bullosa)
* EUBIROD – European Best Information through Regional Outcomes in Diabetes
* HLS-EU – The European Health Literacy Project
* Pediatric Nutrition in Practice – Extensive e-learning programme
* Tob Taxy – Making Tobacco Tax Trendy
Moderated by
A Parvanova, MEP, Bulgaria
G Leiner, President, International Forum Gastein
FOPI Representative
HLS-EU – The European Health Literacy Project - EHA 2012 WINNER