Event report

The survey participants were offered to evaluate 9 ideas selected from the ideas already submitted to the Conference Platform, which at that time had received the highest level of support. From the selected ideas, the survey received the greatest support for the following ideas: 1. Establish a European health system, setting minimum standards for services in all Member States, introducing a uniform treatment and prevention approach and ensuring uniform disease control. (73 % aid, 27 % rather aid) 2. Promote the production of essential medicines on the ground in Europe in order to reduce dependence on other countries. (73 % aid, 9 % rather support, 9 % not supported, 9 % hard to say) 3. Establish an action plan to reduce digital dependence that can lead to physical and mental health problems. (64 % support, 32 % support rather, 4 % not supported) Finally, respondents were invited to make their suggestions on how best to improve the health of European citizens. The following ideas were presented: • I am more in favour of a single EU health insurance system than a single health system, as I still believe that health and medical history should remain within national borders. On the other hand, healthy and sustainable diets are discussed at global level. • Raising awareness of the sustainability of the food sector — promoting the purchase of green and sustainable products. Reduce the cost burden on organic local farms, thereby contributing to more affordable prices for healthy, local products. To inform about the diversity of plant products. I think the theme itself is modern enough to grow the audience of various discussions. • Organise a joyful marathon and focus the media on a positive form of news presentation. • Promoting people’s habit of eating healthy foods and those who can have a minimum of food baskets — vegetables and greens for themselves. For those who do not have access to land for such activities, to create community gardens where everyone can rent their own hollow, take care of it and consume its harvest, or in these community gardens for those who have left the harvest to allow others to buy it. • For a 6-hour working day — an idea difficult to implement in Latvia = because of a catastrophic shortage of work in manual production, but overcrowded “work places” in ministries and offices. (Note: here the survey participant commented on the idea of a 6-hour working day, which appeared in the first part of the survey as one of the proposals submitted to the Conference on the Future of Europe platform) • Everyone can decide for themselves what to do with their own health. It would be rather strange if my opinion improved the health of European citizens. • Elimination of disinformation • More resources are directed to science • At EU level, as is the case for NATO defence, set parameters — a certain percentage of GDP — to ensure the average optimal structure of the health system (taking into account population, disease trends, etc.) to be achieved by Member States. Otherwise, political arbitrariness is formed — before the elections of the Saeima, the annex to the budget is voted on for health, but after that it is no longer fulfilled. If there is an EU framework and union, so that the pressure on Latvia’s policy comes from outside, otherwise there is no political responsibility here. • Although the EC is already reviewing our budget and has supported everything, it is not enough. • Promoting active lifestyles. Build cycling infrastructure. To promote the need for plants in food. • Introduce unconditional basic income across the European Union • Include promoting healthy lifestyles in school curricula. During the promotion of healthy lifestyles and nutrition, do not feed children in school with sausage sauces. To take children on long tours, hiking, and to be obliged to participate in the clean-up, to involve them in the cleaning of the class and the environment (the county). They have to move, and don't have to do for them. These are the bad habits of Europe — to buy an e-home cleaner and sit in the gadget yourself. Wake up Europe! Do not need research, you need to move, grow yourself, cook yourself and not sit in cafes! • Promote awareness of healthy lifestyles, educate children and adults, encourage active lifestyles and healthy diets. Pay increased attention also to mental health. • Accentuate happy life rather than healthy. Because health is too often reduced to physiological processes. • The health of the population depends on many factors, but most of all on the health system of each country. In Latvia it is necessary to put this system in place • Introduce a minimum size of the state budget for health care throughout Europe. • Implement the basic principles of a healthy lifestyle in a school course already in primary school, develop a training cycle. • Introduce a training lesson across Europe. • Ensure that health insurance is also available to individuals for more reasonable amounts. Collective insurance is currently supported for more than 10 employees (in terms of affordability), while smaller groups or individuals have much higher costs. This would ensure that people with doctors stay more timely, relying on the insurance system and that it covers part of the costs • Providing on-the-spot and home-use (2 copies) textbooks in schools for all primary and primary school students, thereby reducing the weight of their backpacks. Introduce a norm for how long students are allowed to spend at each age in the preparation and performance of tasks and tests, especially during the period of remote learning. *** Survey participants were between 21 and 83 years old. 50 % of the participants of the survey were from Kuldīga region, but there were several participants from other Kurzeme regions and cities (32 %), as well as from other places in Latvia. The majority of respondents were women (17), 4 men participated, one did not want to indicate gender.