written by Jennifer van der Broeke Our ENIEC mission is to contribute: • to ‘achieving an equal chance on good health, well-being and quality of life for older persons from ethnic minorities within Europe’ and • to ‘ensure that the strengths and valuable contribution of older persons from ethnic minorities to societies are visible and acknowledged’. For us as […]
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Eniec Members from Pécs Organize Consensus Conference with WHO
The University of Pécs WHO Collaborating Center is organizing the conference titled CONSENSUS CONFERENCE for establishing a European level Migration Health Database in Pécs on 07-08 October 2019. From the point of view of the health/ public health stability and security of Europe, there is a clear and urgent demand that their relevant systems and institutions […]
Culture-sensitive Care in Residential Homes for the Elderly Workshop
Fellow Eniec members will present a workshop on 12 September 2019 in Brussels, Belgium with the title Culture-sensitive care in residential homes for the elderly where they would like to invite other members to participate. The workshop is a product of the action research project of WWZ Knowledge Center and the KDG University of Applied Sciences that are represented […]
Eniec members participate at Conference What year are we really in? in Estonia
The Estonian Dementia Competence Center organized in cooperation with Eniec dementia specialists the Conference What Year Are We Really In? The purpose of the conference is to provide inspiration and share experience for professionals and carers on how to support people with dementia, including their ethnic background. Also, the main issues for the organizers are, what […]
Lola Casal Sanchez Published Article in Social Work beyond Borders
by Lola Casal Sanchez Our Chair, Lola Casal-Sanchez has participated in the book “Social Work beyond borders, the importance of relationships” with the article “Aging Migrants in a Global World” the story of C.H, an older adult woman, migrant and resident in Europe for 40 years. The book is edited by Ruth Stark, former President of the […]
Call for Participation: Eniec Members Contributing to 4th Transforming Care Conference
by Ferhan Saniye Palaz, PhD Candidate, Istanbul University Department of Sociology. Dear Eniec Friends, My PhD dissertation supervisor from Istanbul University Department of Sociology Ass. Prof. Dr. Murat Şentürk and his colleague Prof. Dr. Yusuf Adıgüzel are conducting a thematic panel session “Social and Health Care Policies for Elderly Migrants in Europe” as a part […]
Neighbourhood-focused Care and Older Migrants
by Hanna Murray-Carlsson In the project Diversity in Elderly Care, dr. Roos Pijpers and Eniec member Hanna Carlsson are researching how neighbourhood-focused work influences how older migrants gain access to care. The policy of neighborhood-focused work is based on the assumption that services are more accessible if they are geographically close. We recently published our […]
Tina Pan’s PhD Defense in Brussels
Tina Pan would like to invite all ENIEC memebers to her public defense at 11am, 3rd June, 2019 in Vrije Universiteit Brussel. There will be a Chinese style reception after the defense, and she would be very happy to see you there. Let us also share the summary of her dissertation to raise interest: This Ph.D. […]
Lord Mayor Medals Award Goes to Anndeloris Chacon
Anndeloris Chacon, our lead Organizer from Bristol received the Lord Mayor Medals Award which is given to the unseen heroes of communities in Birstol who dedicate their work and life to strive for equality. According to Lord Mayor, Cllr Cleo Lake “this diverse group represent the best of our city and stand as living testament to […]
Introducing Tallinn, Estonia the Destination of our next AM
written by Siiri Jaakson The Republic of Estonia in numbers: Area 45 000 km² Total population 1,300 000 Population density: 30 people per km² EU accession: May 1, 2004 The Estonian state language – Estonian The population is divided: Estonians: 67,9%, Russians: 25,6%, Ukrainians: 2,1%, Byelorussians: 1,3% This year, 2019, Estonia celebrates its 101st birthday. […]
