Project management: Prof. Dr Barbara Freytag-Leyer (project coordinator), Prof. Dr Monika Alisch, Prof. Dr Christoph Klotter, Prof. Dr Jörg Hampshire
Funded by: European Commission, "Lifelong Learning" funding programme, project number: 134240-LLP-2007-DE-GRUNDTVIG-GMP)
Duration: 12/2007 - 11/2009

Cooperation partners:

• Liverpool John Moores University: Ph D Allan Hackett, Bsc Pauline Lybert, Ph D Mark Meadows, Ph D Jackie Richards, Ph D Leo Stevenson
• Lavijas Lauksaimniecibas Universitate, Jelgava: Ass. Prof. Dr Aija Eglite; Prof. Dr Irina Pilvere
• University of Vienna: Prof. Dr. habil Ibrahim Elmadfa, Ass. Prof. Dr. Petra Rust
• Vienna University of Technology: Prof. Dr. habil. Jens Dangschat; Univ. Ass. Dipl. Ing. Wencke Hertzsch
• Universitatea De Vest Din Timosoara: Prof. Dr. Mona Vintila
• Uppsala University: Ph D Ingela Marklinder; Ass.Prof. Margaretha Nydahl
• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren-Organisationen e.V.- bagso, in Fulda the member organisation Catholic Adult Education
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hauswirtschaft e.V. (German Association for Home Economics) - in Fulda the member organisation Deutscher Haus-frauen-Bund, Landesverband Hessen e.V. (German Housewives' Association)
• Consumer Advice Centre Hessen.

Project description:
The presentation of the different district-specific surveys and interventions of the project was the focus of the final conference on 12 and 13 June 2009 in Fulda, which was attended by the international partners of the CHANCE project as well as local multipliers. The basis for all district-related health projects was the analysis of the respective national health information system, the specific local district profiles as well as a standardised (almost identical questionnaire in all countries) and a guideline-based survey of the residents. In the individual European districts, especially those groups were interviewed that are less mobile and more dependent on the conditions of the district (older people, families and people with a migration background).

Research questions:

• What resources do neighbourhoods and districts offer for the health of their inhabitants?
• What health resources do different lifeworlds and cultures offer ?
• Who listens to which health information?
• Which health information can be prepared for a specific neighbourhood?
• How does a district learn to stay healthy?

Together, guidelines for the organisation of community health management were drawn up. The 14 guidelines are to be made available to organisations and institutions throughout Europe that aim to set up such structures, adapted to the respective local socio-spatial situation, in order to promote health and make it easier to obtain information on health topics.

Chance is therefore investigating how people who organise their everyday lives in different European cities perceive information on the topic of "living healthily" and how they deal with it.

As practice research, Chance focuses on the participation of residents of the selected city districts in the development of local projects.

Together with local providers of consumer health education, specific offers were developed with the individual city districts.

Publications:
Alisch, Monika (2009) (ed.): Lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage ?! ... Social space organisation and health information. Beiträge zur Sozialraumforschung vol. 3. Verlag Barbara Budrich. Opladen / Farmington Hills.

Fulda University of Applied Sciences (ed.) (2009): CHANCE _ Community Health Management to Enhance Behaviour - Stadtteilbezogenes Gesundheitsmanagement zur Verhaltensänderung. Guidelines.

Fulda University of Applied Sciences (ed.) (2009): Proceedings of the 2nd International Meeting of the Project Chance. Fulda 12/6/2009.
Alisch, Monika (ed.) 2009: Lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage?! - Social space organisation and health resources. Contributions to Social Space Research, Volume 3. Barbara Budrich Verlag. Opladen.

Alisch, Monika 2009: Zur Organisation sozialräumlicher Gesundheitsförderung. In: this. (ed.): Do you read the leaflet?! - Social space organisation and health resources. Contributions to Social Space Research, Volume 3. Barbara Budrich Verlag. Opladen. S. 9-24.

Alisch, Monika 2008: Eine CHANCE für ein gesundes Leben im Stadtteil. In: Landesvereinigung für Gesundheit und Akademie für Sozialmedizin Niedersachsen e.V. (ed.): Impulse, Newsletter zur Gesundheitsförderung. 4th Quarter 2008/December. S. 13-14.

Ackermann, Tim / Alisch, Monika 2009: Alltagsbewältigung und -organisation von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund. In this. (eds.): Do you read the leaflet?! - Social space organisation and health resources. Contributions to Social Space Research, Volume 3. Barbara Budrich Verlag. Opladen. P 39 - 154.

Hochschule Fulda (ed.) (2009): CHANCE - Leitfaden zum Community Health Mangagement to Enhance behaviour - Stadtteilbezogene Gesundheitsförderung in Europa. Editing and conception: Freytag-Leyer, B. / Alisch, M. / Klotter, Ch./ Hampshire, J. / Schlecht, Inga.

Hubertus, Werner (2009: "When everyone is healthy in the family, I also feel good." Healthy living and appropriation of space by families in the neighbourhood In : Alisch, M. (ed.): Do you read the leaflet?! - Social space organisation and health resources. Contributions to social space research, volume 3. Barbara Budrich Verlag. Opladen. P 101 - 118

Lemme, Roswitha (2009): Älter werden im Quartier: Ramaneignung als Gesundheitsressource. In Alisch, M. (ed.): Do you read the leaflet?! - Social space organisation and health resources. Contributions to Social Space Research, Vol. 3. Barbara Budrich Verlag. Opladen. P 119 - 138.

Endres, Susanne / Scarbata, Janine (2009): Local governance for a health-promoting district policy. In: Alisch, M. (ed.): Do you read the leaflet?! - Social space organisation and health resources. Contributions to Social Space Research, Vol. 3. Barbara Budrich Verlag. Opladen. P 155 -176.

Kesting, Uta (2009): Corporate Citizenship: Unternehmen als Partner (in) der Stadtteilentwicklung. In: Alisch, M. (ed.): Do you read the leaflet?! - Social space organisation and health resources. Contributions to Social Space Research, Vol. 3. Barbara Budrich Verlag. Opladen. S 177 - 196.

Link:www.community-health.eu