Self Care in Europe Initiative
The Self-Care Initiative Europe (SCIE) is a multi-stakeholder pan-EU network with a mission to embed self-care from policy to practice across health ecosystems in Europe.
The Obvectives
- By 2020 ensure well-being and self-care in a holistic sense is understood and accepted as a concept in Europe by all actors who can have an impact on its success
- Ensure it is embedded as part of the measurement for success of a functioning health ecosystem from policy to practice at all levels.
- Build capacity and empower the various relevant stakeholders to embed self-care into health and wellbeing (including individuals, employers, economic actors, civil society, public administrations, healthcare manufacturers and providers, payors and communicators)
Inititative Focus
- Policy Change and Impact: Policy Stakeholder Taskforce: creating a policy framework for a holistic view of self-care and wellbeing to be embedded as part of the healthcare ecosystem across EU Member States.
- Knowledge: Consolidating a knowledge repository and Self-Care Expert registry:
- Public engagement across Europe: Self-Care Week EU