The overarching aim of HELPS is to improve the physical health status of residents with mental disorders, mental disability or dependency living in social and healthcare institutions. HELPS will develop and implement a physical health intervention tool to be used in such institutions as a major step towards protecting human rights and the dignity of residents living in social and healthcare institutions.
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The overall aim of the project is to contribute to reducing serious health and social problems in the Northern Dimension area, which risk having a negative impact on health development in the EU in general. This is to be achieved by supporting the international community and the countries concerned in taking a coordinated approach in tackling the problems related to HIV/AIDS, lifestyle-related diseases, use of narcotic drugs as well as promotion of healthy lifestyles in northern Europe. It will, for the first time, combine newly collected information on projects and processes on HIV/AIDS, lifestyle-related diseases, prison health, etc. with existing relevant data, policies, research, and best practice.
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