Overview

FSM – Together for Community Health

The Swiss Red Cross has been active in Romania since 1989, and in 2005 it established the Foundation for Family and Community Health – FSM. In 2011, the Foundation changed its name to FSM.EST – Association for Health and Sustainable Development, which has the following objectives:

  • Improve Family and Community Health, to promote Self-help and to support the participation of all community members.
  • Strengthen the capacity of Health Professionals and to empower the community members
  • Advocate the care for elderly and chronically ill and support home care
  • Raise awareness for gender issues and to take action against domestic violence
  • promoting education and health for particularly disadvantaged children and young people in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
  • Mission

    Our mission is to promote Family and Community Health, strengthen Community Groups and to support activities in Health Promotion, Public Health and Community Development aiming to improve and enhance the health of the entire community (Children, Youth, Women, Men)

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    25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

    FSM in collaboration with Iasi Police organised several events for raising awareness.

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    18 November - European Antibiotic Awareness Day

    EAAD will set focus specifically on the need for everybody to stop any unnecessary use of antibiotic

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    12 November 2008 - Official Opening of the Community Meeting Room Vladeni with the Mayor

    On 12 of November FSM organised the opening of the Community Meeting Room.

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    Project areas

    COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    FSM is committed to support and increase the participation of citizens in community development and health. Empowering women, men and youth is one important strategy to increase t…

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    INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION

    Information, Education and Communication for Behaviour change are major areas of FSM work. The activities are focusing on different target groups in different settings: e.g. Hospi…

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    CAPACITY BUILDING/TRAINING

    FSM is dedicated to increase the professional competences and skills of health professionals. Expert trainings in communication to improve the relationships with clients and incre…

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    YOUTH

    FSM is aiming to improve the health of children and youth. One emphasis is Peer Education in Schools and Health Education activities in Summer Schools using interactive methods an…

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    CROSS-CUTTING THEMES

    GENDER * MIGRATION * RESEARCH

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    GENDER

    FSM is organising Awareness Campaigns for reaching gender equality and fighting domestic violence in cooperation with national and international partners. FSM is particularly coll…

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    MIGRATION

    During the last 4 years of the FSM work in the rural communities the social and health consequences of labour migration became more dramatic. Particularly on children, youth and e…

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    RESEARCH

    To have research-based, objective information about Knowledge and Health Practices of the major target groups FSM conducted a baseline and endline study to assess the Knowledge, A…

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