Cross Border Heart Safe Cities
| Acronym | Heart Safe Cities |
| Website | http://heartsafecities.eu/ |
| Priority axis | Development and Support of Local Economy |
| Specific Objective | Improvement of preventive health care and social services of children and elderly population |
| Call | 1st Call for Project Proposals |
| Start date | April 2, 2018 |
| Lead Partner | 4th Regional Health Directorate of Macedonia – Thrace |
| Partners |
Municipality of Kalamaria PHI Health Home - Ohrid Institute for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of cardiovascular diseases St. Stefan Ohrid |
| Budget | 1.231.160,94 € |
The project’s main objective is to increase the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidents that are effectively managed.
More specifically, the project aims to:
- Raise awareness on the seriousness of cardiac arrest incidents & inform for ways that they can be prevented &/or effectively managed
- Improve early response readiness through mass training of citizens, as well as training of trainers (medical/ paramedical staff)
- Improve capacities for effective management through the provision of AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) in selected city spots
- Improve the life support services provided by local & regional health care units
- Increase the overall capacity for life support & first aid provision on city level & reduce the losses of human lives
- Develop an application of the Safe Heart Cities program adapted in the context of the city-scape in the cross-border area & promote it on national & cross-border level
- Enhance cooperation in life support issues & issues related to cardiovascular diseases
- Improve quality of life in the Programme area
- Raise awareness on the seriousness of cardiac arrest incidents & inform for ways that they can be prevented &/or effectively managed
- Improve early response readiness through mass training of citizens, as well as training of trainers (medical/ paramedical staff)
- Improve capacities for effective management through the provision of AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) in selected city spots
- Improve the life support services provided by local & regional health care units
- Increase the overall capacity for life support & first aid provision on city level & reduce the losses of human lives
- Develop an application of the Safe Heart Cities program adapted in the context of the city-scape in the cross-border area & promote it on national & cross-border level
- Enhance cooperation in life support issues & issues related to cardiovascular diseases
- Improve quality of life in the Programme area
Downloads
Communication PlanProject Results Booklet