TRansforming Access to health CarE (TRACE)
In recent years, the ECDC has focused on training health professionals on access to health care for people with disabilities. This effort started through the involvement of its members in the relevant research project SMiLe (Interreg Greece - Bulgaria) concerning the access of persons with disabilities to Primary Health Care, through which trainings of health professionals in the access of disabled persons were implemented in the cross-border region and an accessible Clinical Skills Centre was created at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
However, a significant boost was given through the implementation by the ECDC of the TRACE project, which provided training for health professionals on how to serve disabled people more effectively. The project was implemented in Thessaloniki, Alexandroupolis, Ioannina and Larissa with the cooperation of the local Schools of Health Sciences. The training actions were accompanied by workshops with stakeholders in order to achieve interaction between health professionals and people with disabilities, as well as advocacy actions mainly targeting people with intellectual disabilities and aimed at raising awareness of their rights in the provision of health services.
The TRACE project was implemented under the Active Citizens Fund programme.The Active Citizens Fund programme for Greece, worth €13.5 million, is funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) funding mechanism for the period 2014 - 2021, known as EEA Grants. The programme aims to strengthen and enhance the sustainability of civil society and to highlight its role in promoting democratic processes, enhancing citizens' participation in public life and defending human rights. The Active Citizens Fund grant in Greece is managed jointly by the Bodossaki Foundation and SolidarityNow.
However, a significant boost was given through the implementation by the ECDC of the TRACE project, which provided training for health professionals on how to serve disabled people more effectively. The project was implemented in Thessaloniki, Alexandroupolis, Ioannina and Larissa with the cooperation of the local Schools of Health Sciences. The training actions were accompanied by workshops with stakeholders in order to achieve interaction between health professionals and people with disabilities, as well as advocacy actions mainly targeting people with intellectual disabilities and aimed at raising awareness of their rights in the provision of health services.
The TRACE project was implemented under the Active Citizens Fund programme.The Active Citizens Fund programme for Greece, worth €13.5 million, is funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) funding mechanism for the period 2014 - 2021, known as EEA Grants. The programme aims to strengthen and enhance the sustainability of civil society and to highlight its role in promoting democratic processes, enhancing citizens' participation in public life and defending human rights. The Active Citizens Fund grant in Greece is managed jointly by the Bodossaki Foundation and SolidarityNow.
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