HS Newsletter Issue 4 – August 2024
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HEALTHY SAILING Project Status Update Updates from the Coordination Over the next months, the coordination team at University of Thessaly (UTH) is focusing on theorganisation of the next General Assembly meeting, scheduling internal webinars for thepartnership, and coordinating a Round Table dedicated to HEALTHY SAILING at the “Public Health Congress on Maritime Transport and Ports 2024: Innovations in infectious diseasescontrol and occupational health” which will take place on 18-19 October 2024 (hybrid event).Moreover, UTH is facilitating the planning and implementation of intervention studies, pilot-testsand technological demonstrations, by ensuring access to cruise ships and smooth execution ofthe research protocols. Interim Periodic Report [...]
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HEALTHY SAILING Project Status Update In February 2024 the HEALTHY SAILING project reached a pivotal milestone, as it just crossed 1.5 years of implementation. The initiation phase has been completed and the project is now at the development phase. Here, assessment of proposed prevention, mitigation and management (PMM) measures are undertaken through a range of modelling activities, while their verification is being done through a validation phase, which will include pilot-test studies, technological demonstrations and behavioural change surveys. Updates from the Coordination UTH is coordinating currently the inclusion of a round table dedicated at the HEALTHY SAILING project in the programme [...]
SAVE THE DATE “Public Health Congress on Maritime Transport and Ports 2024: Innovations in infectious diseases control and occupational health” President’s Welcome Message It is my great pleasure to announce that the international “Public Health Congress on Maritime Transport and Ports 2024: Innovations in infectious diseases control and occupational health”, organised by the EU SHIPSAN scientific association, will take place on 18-19 October 2024 in the historic city of Naples, Italy. Governments, industry, and the scientific community work diligently to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities for the attainment of public health protection in the maritime transport sector. The theme of [...]
as part of the EU-funded project “Healthy Sailing” What is this project about, and do I have to take part? This study aims to inform cruise ship company infection prevention, preparedness and outbreak response measures, including policies, interventions and communications. The information collected through this survey is important to support the implementation of specific interventions before, during and after the cruise. Participation is open to people aged 18 or over, taking part in this cruise voyage and is entirely voluntary. What are the benefits and risks of taking part? You may benefit from taking part in the survey by being [...]
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The HEALTHY SAILING project was presented in the Port Health Coffee Catch Up meeting organised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, United Kingdom on 15th of December 2022. The projects objectives and expected outcomes were presented to the UK port health group. A progress update will be given in next Port Health Coffee Catch Up in spring 2023.
Coordinator: University of Thessaly, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology
Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology
Papakyriazi 22, Larissa, 41222, Greece
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