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National Forum of Sweden

Official Name:
Svenskt Nationellt Forum för Hälsofrämjande Arbetsplatser   
 
Internet:
www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/syd

Founded:
October 2003
 
Objectives:
By gathering together relevant national stakeholders in workplace health promotion, the forum wants to identify and disseminate good workplace health practices in Sweden. Also, the aim is to facilitate and strengthen the communication and co-operation between the European network and the national and regional networks.
 
Structure:
So far, the forum represents the main institutional stakeholders at national level like governmental, administrational and supra-enterprise bodies who have a legal/formal mandate in the area of workplace health promotion and work environment. The forum secretariat is organised by the National Institute for Working Life (ALI). As an advisory group there is an inner group of forum representatives from National Institute for Working Life (ALI), Swedish Work Environment Authority (AV), National Institute of Public Health (FHI), National Social Insurance Board (RFV) and The Prevention Network of the Regional Social Insurance Offices.
 
Working Methods:
The forum is not open to everybody who wants to join it. As a first step in organising a comprehensive national forum/network, the present institutional members/stakeholders have been specially invited to join the forum. If and when the forum substantially grows in size, probably there will be a need for organising a couple of sub-foras.
Since Oct 2003 the forum has met five times (June 2004) with circulating host organisations among the members. Usually one issue on the agenda is a presentation of the WHP activities within the host organisation.
 
Priorities:
The Swedish national forum has existed for only a short period of time and the future priorities of the forum are still under debate.
The following conceivable tasks have been discussed:

  • To act as a reference group for the Swedish NCO in order to mediate/ support/legitimate activities and standpoints in or by the ENWHP
  • An arena for the dissemination of European and national examples of WHP and good practice.
  • To identify and discuss issues for co-operation between principal actors and stakeholders in Swedish work life.
  • To act as a strategic intermediary of current research and information in Swedish work life.
     
    Adress/Contact:
    SNF-WHP c/o Arbetslivsinstitutet Syd
    Nordenskiöldsgatan 3, S-205 06 Malmö, Sweden

    Phone: +46 (0) 40 10 95 01
    Fax: +46 (0) 40 10 95 25
    Email: bo.hagstrom@arbetslivsinstitutet.se
     
    Partnership:
    The Swedish Network for Workplace Health Promotion is an associated partner of the ENWHP.