Kako je nastala udruga Zdravi Grad?
Udruga Zdravi grad nastala je 2000. g. kada je skupina Splićana poželjela stvoriti organizacijski okvir za unaprjeđenje kvalitete življenja u gradu Splitu. Želja nam je bila okupiti sve one ljude koji vjeruju i sanjaju još bolji, ljepši i zdraviji Split, Split nasmijanih, proaktivnih i ispunjenih ljudi.
Inicijalna skupina ljudi koja je osnovala Udrugu nastavila je okupljati i povezivati ljude i organizacije koje su spremne zajedno djelovati u pravcu stvaranja Splita kao primjera zdrave i održive zajednice. U tu svrhu započela su prva istraživanja i eksperimentalni projekti kroz koje su se pokazivali i dokazivali prvi modeli dobre prakse preventivnog, edukativnog i socijalno poduzetničkog djelovanja, a sve u suradnji sa stručnjacima i znanstvenicima.
Od osnivanja pa do danas uspješnoj provedbi programa i projekata Udruge na različite načine pridonijelo je 185 osoba s visokom stručnom spremom najrazličitijih profila.
S vremenom nam se područje interesa i djelovanja proširilo na područje cijele RH. Zbog iznimno uspješnih međunarodnih suradnji te uspješnih suradnji i implementacije naših projekata na razini Republike Hrvatske, htjeli smo izbjeći implikaciju lokalne udruge koja je bila vidljiva iz naziva Udruga Split zdravi grad. Preimenovali smo se u – Zdravi grad.
Zdravi grad danas
Surađujemo s brojnim znanstveno-istraživačkim, stručnim, obrazovnim, gospodarskim, zdravstvenim, državnim, županijskim i lokalnim upravnim subjektima, drugim organizacijama civilnog društva te pojedincima i mnogobrojnim profesionalnim suradnicima i volonterima diljem Republike Hrvatske i u inozemstvu.
Zdravi grad čine ljudi koji s Udrugom žive i koji s njom žele rasti, učiti, razvijati se i napredovati. Programi i projekti udruge Zdravi grad vode se stručno, profesionalno i često volonterski. Naše projekte i programe koristi godišnje nekoliko tisuća djece i odraslih. Svakodnevnicu udruge tka 7 ključnih osoba koje kreiraju, razvijaju i provode projekte i programe usmjerene razvoju pojedinaca i zajednice. Broj zaposlenih varira sukladno broju dobivenih i implementiranih projekata, ponekad i više od 10.
Aktivnosti udruge redovno prate svi važniji mediji u Dalmaciji i Hrvatskoj, a neke od aktivnosti udruge predstavljene su i u eurovizijskoj razmjeni HTV-a. Ističe se vrijednost dugogodišnjeg rada na promicanju pozitivnih vrijednosti i konkretnog doprinosa rješavanju nekih od najakutnijih društvenih tema zajednice.
ABOUT HEALTHY CITY
Association has developed five programs:
- Children and youth benefit programs
The association has delivered many educational and psychosocial empowerment programs for children and youth especially focusing on social media security, healthy alimentation, and alcohol early consumption prevention. Recently we have contributed to the social inclusion of children and youth with disabilities and those living in deprived areas including them in cultural and artistic activities.
- Psychosocial support of vulnerable groups program
The association has participated in the promotion of innovative forms of eco-social entrepreneurship as a tool for the sustainable development of local communities. We have supported the creation of a more appropriate and innovative regulatory framework for the local social welfare system, and the efficiency of social services through private-public partnership and greater involvement of private service providers (for-profit and non-profit). We are supporting vulnerable groups, especially the long-term unemployed in resocialization by psychosocial support and education, raising their capacity and competencies. Recently the association has published the Manual for mentors and experts who work with vulnerable groups.
- Prison and post-prison inmates support program
The association has participated in collecting data, information, and possible solutions related to the treatment of prisoners with mental health problems on an international level. We are working on the prevention of sexual offendering reoffending developing a perpetrator international treatment protocol. We implement a special program of education and psychosocial support of ex-convicts.
- Eco-sustainable development and protection of the cultural heritage
The association is involved in activities of promotion of the intangible cultural heritage of deprived areas. We have reconstructed a few protected cultural areas and promote eco-sustainable coastal and marine development. Recently the association has published the Curriculum „Environmentally responsible nautical tourism and related services“ and performed training for experts and educators.
- Mental Helth program
Promotion of mental health focused on depression and issues from mental disorders from the depressive circle with the special accent on disorders and issues developed during Covid-19 pandemic situation. The new development program is focused on maintaining mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Association is planning working on online live webinars internationally. The program will give psychosocial support during the pandemic to all included in program and prepare them for the time after pandemic.
OUR MISSION
Healthy City (HC) is a non-profit, developmental civil society organization, founded in 2000. Association members work on gathering and connecting people and organizations to cooperate for a healthy and sustainable community. The main goal of the organization is contribution of the overall health, sustainability, and wellbean of individual and sociaty. Association supports and actively influences eco-sustainable development, social inclusion, and health preventive programs. HC cooperates with scientific research institutions, educational, economic, health, state, county and local administrative entities, as well as with other CSO and individuals, in Croatia and abroad.
The activities of the association are aimed at the primary prevention of health and psychosocial disorders, and sustainable and healthy development of local communities in general. A healthy community means a healthy environment, healthy workplaces, healthy families, and healthy individuals.
The association works on projects that affect the development of a healthy and sustainable community, targeting children, youth, vulnerable groups (unemployed, long-term unemployed), prisoners and former prisoners. We have developed educational programs, psychosocial support programs for vulnerable groups, as well as prevention programs aimed at healthy eating, physical activity, mental health, etc. HC has published numerous publications, manuals, curriculums for different educational programs, performing numerous education programs for different groups.
The overall work of the association is supported by numerous of volunteers: students, experts, and interested citizens whose energy and enthusiasm give to our organization additional value.
Djelatnici
Andrea Russo
izv. prof. dr. sc. Andrea Russo na čelu je udruge Zdravi grad od začetka do danas.
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Željka Raguž
Željka Raguž u Udruzi je od 2003.g., a danas radi kao direktorica ureda Udruge.
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Željko Petrović
Željko Petrović u udruzi je od početka 2002. g., voditelj je programa Put zdravlja, član Upravnog odbora i direktor Centra izvrsnosti George Mateljan u Splitu. CV možete pročitati ovdje.
