Press Release: Findings from the PARTNER Project
People in prisons across Europe continue to experience major health inequalities, with limited access to healthcare and low levels of health literacy. The PARTNER project aims to address these challenges by empowering both incarcerated individuals and prison staff to co-create practical, culturally sensitive health education tools. Read more here.
PARTNER Presented at EUPHA 2025 – Europe’s largest Public Health Conference
The PARTNER project was featured at EUPHA 2025, the biggest public health conference in Europe. Erica De Vita from the University of Pisa presented the project during the scientific session “From expression to empowerment for health: participatory methods in vulnerable conditions.” Her presentation, “Participation as Health Education: Co-creating Health Literacy in Italian Prisons,” highlighted the […]
PARTNER Presented at the GPIDN Conference
On 21 October 2025, the PARTNER project was presented at the inaugural conference of the Global Prison Infectious Diseases Network (GPIDN) in Barcelona. Prof. Lara Tavoschi from the University of Pisa, coordinator of the project, introduced PARTNER’s goals and activities, highlighting how participatory and inclusive approaches can help improve health literacy in prisons across Europe. […]
PARTNER presented at the 25th Mediterranean Conference of Prison Health Units
On 10 October 2025, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (CHU Montpellier) presented the PARTNER project at the 25th Mediterranean Conference of Prison Health Units in Palavas-les-Flots, France. During her presentation, Magali Aubac introduced the project’s objectives and participatory approach, as well as the results of the focus groups conducted in France to strengthen health […]
PARTNER Project Working Meeting, 7-8 October 2025
The PARTNER consortium held a two-day online working meeting to discuss the findings of the literature review and the results of the co-creation sessions held in prisons (Work Package 2, or WP2). Partners shared insights and planned the project’s next steps. WP2 focused on identifying key gaps and training needs among people living in prison […]
Co-creation Insights from Moldova
During recent co-creation sessions at a correctional facility in Moldova, participants shared key factors that influence attitudes towards health. Higher education was found to foster openness to prevention, while individuals living with chronic conditions te nd to be more attentive to their health. Participation in educational sessions was associated with more positive health attitudes, and […]
