Earlier this summer, CAREWAY was discussed at the Andrija Štampar Summer Educational & Tutoring School (ASSETS) in Zagreb, Croatia. The program, organized by the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) and the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, brings together researchers and public health professionals from all over Europe for mentoring, exchange, and discussion on current public health challenges.
Maria Kozon, from the Medical University of Gdańsk, presented the project and its activities aimed at improving cancer literacy and tackling inequalities in access to trustworthy, understandable cancer information. The presentation was also a chance to discuss the project’s approach with researchers and practitioners from different national and public health settings and receive valuable feedback.
These exchanges are particularly relevant to CAREWAY’s participatory approach. By pooling perspectives from different countries, we can understand how informational needs, barriers, and contexts differ across populations and how educational resources can respond to this diversity.
CAREWAY brings together partners from five European countries to co-create multilingual and accessible educational resources with the citizens, healthcare professionals, and communities they are meant to support. Opportunities such as ASSETS lead to insights and discussions that feed into this ongoing work and help keep the project’s activities linked to the larger public health practice.
We thank ASPHER and the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health for creating a valuable space for learning, exchange, and collaboration.
