DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY OF MIGRANTS Erasmus Project

Project Title

DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY OF MIGRANTS

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Migrants’ issues; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

Migrants are vulnerable to serious health disparities, with many of them experiencing worse health outcomes. The access to social and health services is a primary indicator of the level of integration (www.migranthealth.eu)

These health risks demand effective strategies to empower migrants to recognize, minimize, and respond effectively to potential health problems in the host country (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18387773)

Digital Health Literacy (DHL) is the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply the knowledge gained to addressing or solving a health problem (Digital Health Literacy. WHO). Digitally health literate citizens are empowered to play a more active role in their health self management, resulting in improved prevention, adherence to a healthier lifestyle and better health outcomes (H2020 IC-Health). DHL involves the development of proper Digital Health Skills: Operational skills; Navigation skills; Information searching; Evaluating reliability; Determining relevance; Adding content; Protecting privacy (Van der Vaart & Drossaert.2017)

MIG-DHL is launched with the main objective of increasing the competences (attitudes, knowledge, skills) of Migrants for improving their DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY
The project will have the next specific objectives:
• To aware Migrants about the importance of Digital Health Literacy
• To develop Digital Health Skills within the Migrants population and empower them to play a more active role in their health self-management, strengthening the aspects related with the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and other similar situations.
• To train Health Professionals to be able to support the Migrants population
• To involve and train Migrants Peers to be able to support Newcomer Migrants

Through the execution of this Project the next results will be obtained;
• Co-Created Methodological Guide (I.O.1) will be developed, involving the direct participation of End Users, with the main objective of determining the key contents, methodologies and tools needed for creating and improving the critical competences of the Migrants population (including Newcomer Migrants and Migrants Peers) and Health Professionals on increasing Digital Health Literacy.
• Training Materials (I.O.2) addressed to the Migrants (including Newcomer Migrants and Migrants Peers) and Health Professionals on increasing Digital Health Literacy.
• Design of Practical Training Activities (I.O.3); They will be the core of the Training Program and they will enhance the practical training of the Migrants (including Newcomer Migrants and Migrants Peers) and Health Professionals on increasing Digital Health Literacy, including the optimal exploitation of aforementioned Training Materials through activities oriented to the specific needs of trainees.
• Development of a responsive e-Training Platform and Mobile Application (I.O.4), for supporting the implementation of the Training Methodology, including Training Materials, Workspace and link to applicable ICT Tools.

MIG-DHL will benefit a number of persons during the project lifetime:

• 100 persons will be trained, including Newcomer Migrants, Migrants Peersand Health Professionals (25 in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece) through their participation in the validation actions of Training Materials, Designed Practical Training Activities and e-Training Platform.
• 2.000 persons including Newcomer Migrants and Health Professionals (500 in Germany, Spain, Italy and Greece) will be aware through multiplier events and dissemination actions

After the project lifetime, and through the MIG-DHL Units, we estimate to create a multiplier effect achieving the next impact:
• 200 persons will be trained, including Newcomer Migrants, Migrants Peersand Health Professionals (50 in Germany, Spain, Italy and Greece) yearly during the 5 years after the completion of the project
• 2.000 persons including Newcomer Migrants and Health Professionals (500 in Germany, Spain, Italy and Greece) will be aware yearly during the 5 years after the completionthrough
dissemination actions

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 298625 Eur

Project Coordinator

WESTFALISCHE HOCHSCHULE GELSENKIRCHEN, BOCHOLT, RECKLINGHAUSEN & Country: DE

Project Partners

• PROLEPSIS Civil Law Non Profit Organization of Preventive Environmental and Occupational Medicine
• UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA
• OXFAM ITALIA INTERCULTURA SOCIETA’COOPERATIVA SOCIALE DI TIPO A ONLUS
• COORDINA ORGANIZACIÓN DE EMPRESAS Y RECURSOS HUMANOS, S.L.
• media k GmbH
• AKADIMAIKO DIADIKTYO