The CHRODIS PLUS Governing Board was established in order to generate synergies between EU institutions and EU Member States and EEA countries in regards to the health agenda on chronic diseases and healthy ageing. It is comprised of representatives nominated by the health ministries of Members States, EEA countries, and representatives of the European Commission and the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Governing Board’s main responsibilities are to keep relevant policy-makers informed, contribute to guiding the technical work and strategic progress of the CHRODIS PLUS Joint Action, and to support the development of a sustainability plan based on keeping chronic diseases at the forefront of the political agenda for health after the end of the Joint Action. The Governing Board meets once a year.
Click HERE to access the webpage of the Second CHRODIS PLUS Governing Board meeting – May 2019
Click HERE to read the First CHRODIS PLUS Governing Board Newsletter – November 2018
Click HERE to access the webpage of the First CHRODIS PLUS Governing Board meeting – June 2018
Questions? Talk to us! Laimis.Dambrauskas@santa.lt ; Elena.Jureviciene@santa.lt
Second CHRODIS PLUS Governing Board meeting
Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, 4-5 June 2019
Location: Malta
First CHRODIS PLUS Governing Board meeting
Date: Tuesday, 19 June 201
Location: Ulm University (Ulm, Germany)
To see more on what happened during this meeting please click here.
CHRODIS PLUS Governing Board members
Austria – Eva-Maria Kernstock, Federal Ministry of Health and Women’s Affairs
Belgium – Saskia van de Bogaert, Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Belgium – Danielle Massant (alternate member), Flemish Administration (Agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid)
Cyprus – Myrto Azina Chronides, Ministry of Health, Medical Officer 1st Class
Cyprus – Chryso Gregoriadou (alternate member), Ministry of Health, Nursing Services Officer
Croatia – Ivana Brkic Bilos, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Head of Division for Epidemiology and Prevention of Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases
Croatia – Verica Kralj (alternate member), Croatian Institute of Public Health, Head of Department for Cardiovascular Diseases
Denmark – Charan Nelander, The Danish Committee for Health Education (CEO)
Finland – Heli Hätönen, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
France – Christine Berling, Head of International and European Affairs department at the Directorate General for Health
France – Jean-Baptiste Rouffet (alternate member), Department of European and International Affairs, Directorate General for Health
Germany – Yvette Shajanian Zarneh, The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) Division “International Relations”
Germany – Ursula von Rüden (alternate member), The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Division “Research, Quality Assurance”
Greece – Fofo Kalyva, Director of the Non Communicative Diseases & Nutrition Unit of the Directorate of Public Health at the Hellenic Ministry of Health
Greece – Stefania Xenariou (alternate member), University education administrative employee in the Communicative Diseases Unit of the Directorate of Public Health at the Hellenic Ministry of Health
Iceland – Áshildur Knútsdóttir, the Ministry of Welfare
Iceland – Dóra Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir (alternate member), the Directorate of Health
Ireland – Dr Alan Smith, Department of Health, Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Ireland – Sandra Barnes (alternate member), Department of Health, Assistant Principal Officer
Ireland – Teresa Bennett (alternate member), Project Manager/Senior Health, Promotion Officer, Health Services Executive
Italy – Giovanni Nicoletti (alternate member), Ministry of Health of Italy
Lithuania – Lina Jaruševičienė, Vice-Minister of Health, Ministry of Health of The Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania – Genovaitė Klimienė (alternate member), Chief Officer , MoH Lithuania, Personal Health Care Department
Lithuania – Gitana Ratkienė (alternate member), Ministry of Health of The Republic of Lithuania, Department of Personal Health, Division of Primary health care and nursing
Luxembourg – Guillaume Campagne, Direction de la Santé, Division de la Médecine Préventive
Luxembourg – Simone Steil (alternate member), Direction de la Santé, Division de la Médecine Préventive
Malta – Paula Vassallo, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Director
Netherlands – Martijn Martena, Ministry of Health, Sports and Welfare
Netherlands – Damiët M.A. Onderstal, Ministry of Health of the Netherlands
Norway – Petter Øgar, Department of Municipal Health Services,Director General
Poland – Mrs. Malgorzata Michalska, Head of Senior Health Policy Division, Department of Public Health and Family, Ministry of Health (Poland)
Poland – Anna Chmielewska (alternate member), Ministry of Health, specialist in the Department of Health Policy
Portugal – Estela dos Santos Benvinda, The Directorate-General of Health, Director of Services for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Romania – Alexandra Cucu, Director for Health promotion and evaluation
Romania – Florentina Furtunescu, Associate Professor UMF Carol Davila
Serbia – Ljubica Pakovic, Ministry of Health of Serbia
Slovakia – Štefan Laššán, Ministry of Health of the Slovak republic, General director of the Department of Health
Slovenia – Vesna-Kerstin Petric, Ministry of Health
Slovenia – Pia Vracko (alternate member), National Institute of Public Health
Spain – Yolanda Agra Varela, Deputy General Director of Quality and Innovation, General Directorate of Public Health, Quality and Innovation, Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare
Sweden – Iréne Nilsson Carlsson, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare
United Kingdom – Tim Baxter, Deputy Director, Healthy Behaviours, Department of Health
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) – Michele Cecchini, Principal Administrator (Public Health), ELS – Health Division
World Health Organization (WHO) – Bente Mikkelsen, WHO Regional Office for Europe
World Health Organization (WHO) – Jill Farrington, WHO Regional Office for Europe