

- STEP_UP Multiplier Event in GermanyOn 29 November, the STEP_UP Multiplier Event took place in Frankfurt am Main, hosted by the Public Health Department of the municipality. Visitors were informed and handed out at a stall designed for the STEP_UP project. In a panel discussion, the making of the STEP_UP game was presented, and representatives of the Health Department reported…Continue Reading STEP_UP Multiplier Event in Germany
- STEP_UP Multiplier Event in Spain organised by WISE ANGLEOn January 25, 2023 WISE ANGLE developed its own multiplier event as part of the STEP_UP dissemination activities envisioned in the Erasmus+ Framework. The STEP_UP toolkit (including the online game, manual of social and policy measures, alongside the trainer manual) constitutes the main otuput of this project in the frame of easily accessible, non-formal/informal adult…Continue Reading STEP_UP Multiplier Event in Spain organised by WISE ANGLE
- STEP_UP MULTIPLIER EVENT IN THE NETHERLANDSAFEdemy, partner in the Erasmus+ project STEP_UP | Stop epidemic growth through learning, organised a Multiplier Event on 11 January 2023. 12 participants took part in the event, including 5 board members of student association A.S.L.V. Quintus from Leiden, students from the study association Leidsche Flesch and 2 invited guests. The plenary session was given…Continue Reading STEP_UP MULTIPLIER EVENT IN THE NETHERLANDS
- STEP_UP Multiplier Event in CroatiaThe Croatian Institute of Public Health (CIPH), partner in the Erasmus+ project STEP_UP | Stop epidemic growth through learning, organized a Multiplier Event on November 25th . The event included 35 participants, reaching 29 participants from regional public health institutes and 6 from CIPH. In the plenary session, Željka Draušnik, from CIPH, presented the project, explaining its main objectives…Continue Reading STEP_UP Multiplier Event in Croatia
- STEP_UP multiplied to almost 100 participants!The multiplier event of the Erasmus+ project STEP_UP | Stop epidemic growth through learning reached 52 international participants, 32 Portuguese ones and 13 project team members on November 9th at the Nursing School of Coimbra, integrated in the International Conference Learning and Implementing Social Innovation. STEP_UP has been developing a training tool based on an educational game, which aims…Continue Reading STEP_UP multiplied to almost 100 participants!
- Multiplier Event of the STEP_UP projectThe Multiplier Event of the European Project STEP_UP: Stop epidemic growth through learning will be held on 9 November 2022, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, in a face-to-face and hybrid format, at the Nursing School of Coimbra. STEP_UP is an Erasmus+ project, coordinated by SHINE 2Europe, which during the last two years has developed…Continue Reading Multiplier Event of the STEP_UP project
- International Conference: Learning and Implementing Social InnovationOn November 8th and 9th, we will talk about Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environments and Social Innovation in Coimbra. This conference is co-organised by the Nursing School of Coimbra, SHINE 2Europe and AFEdemy, and aims to share and discuss approaches, projects and best practices related to Social Innovation and how to implement and develop healthier and…Continue Reading International Conference: Learning and Implementing Social Innovation
- Train the trainers to STEP_UP!Wise Angle hosted the partners’ staff from the STEP_UP consortium for a Short-term Joint Staff Training in Barcelona. Participants of this LTTAs were relevant personnel members of the partner organisations, who were offered with a short training course of the STEP_UP game and workshop curriculum. The group of participants reflected the multidisciplinary approach of the…Continue Reading Train the trainers to STEP_UP!
- STEP_UP partners in BarcelonaWise Angle hosted the project partners in Barcelona for the 4th Transnational Project Meeting! On June 27-28, representatives of the 5 partners in the project gathered in Barcelona, wonderfully hosted at Wise Angle’s new premises in the Barcelona Health Hub. The working session was very intense and focused on seeing the first version of the…Continue Reading STEP_UP partners in Barcelona
- STEP_UP second newsletter is out now!In this second newsletter find out more about the project from our partners AFEdemy and Wise Angle and learn more about the work carried out so far. STEP_UP Newsletter #2…Continue Reading STEP_UP second newsletter is out now!
- STEP_UP Workshop in GermanyAt the end of May 2022, the second workshop round for the design of the STEP_UP game in Germany was performed. Two volunteers participated in the face-to-face meetings. The volunteers mainly had suggestions regarding the usability, e.g., the selection of languages and that the possibility to choose between characters should be explained more clearly. The…Continue Reading STEP_UP Workshop in Germany
- COVID-19 measures. Results of a surveyBy Willeke van Staalduinen and Jonas Bernitt (AFEdemy) The need to improve societal communication and the monitoring of measures is one of the main conclusions in the STEP_UP survey. A total of 133 people answered the questionnaire that the STEP_UP project team (WISE, ISIS, AFEdemy, SHINE and the Croatian health institute) shared among social, healthcare…Continue Reading COVID-19 measures. Results of a survey
- Facial expressions really matterIn May 2022, AFEdemy performed interviews with 2 female and 2 male policy makers from municipalities and ministries about the STEP_UP character Britta Johnson. The interviews took place online; the scenes of the game were presented to the interviewees. In general, the interviewees were very interested in the game and found the scenes very attractive….Continue Reading Facial expressions really matter
- In Portugal, nurses and carers saw for the first time the results of the STEP_UP gameFollowing the work done over the past year, SHINE 2Europe has once again relied on the support of nurses and formal carers of older adults to see for the first time the outcome of the STEP_UP game, an educational game that promises to teach how to minimize the damage and risks of a pandemic. In…Continue Reading In Portugal, nurses and carers saw for the first time the results of the STEP_UP game
- New Vigilance and Control Strategy against COVID-19 for Spain. Seeking the “fluisation” and “endemisation” of the Virus.[This document represents a summary of the current Spanish strategy for fighting against COVID-19 (as available at the end of April 2022) produced by the Spanish researchers of the Erasmus+ STEP_UP project] At the end of March 2022, the Spanish government finally presented and activated the new national “Strategy of Vigilance and Control against COVID-19…Continue Reading New Vigilance and Control Strategy against COVID-19 for Spain. Seeking the “fluisation” and “endemisation” of the Virus.
- STEP_UP project partners in CroatiaRepresentatives from the partners of Step-Up consortium attended the third transnational meeting of the project, which took place on 5 and 6 April in Zagreb, Croatia. This project, whose main result will be an educational game to raise awareness of how to deal with a pandemic, aims to develop adult education tools with particular emphasis…Continue Reading STEP_UP project partners in Croatia
- Long-term strategy with Corona, The NetherlandsBy Willeke van Staalduinen, AFEdemy, Academy on Age-Friendly Environments in Europe B. V. (willeke@afedemy.eu). On April 1st 2022, the Dutch government released its view on the long-term strategy for COVID-19. The government considers that in March 2022, most corona rules went away and The Netherlands is open again. The government would like to keep it…Continue Reading Long-term strategy with Corona, The Netherlands
- TELL US YOUR VIEWS – EVALUATION OF COVID-19 MEASURESPLEASE SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE BY COMPLETING THIS SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/STEP_UP_evaluation_survey Can you share your experiences with us on working with the Coronavirus outbreak and the measures for containing it? The aim of the STEP_UP e-survey is to learn more from your experiences on working during the pandemic period and the measures that were taken or recommended…Continue Reading TELL US YOUR VIEWS – EVALUATION OF COVID-19 MEASURES
- STEP_UP releases 5 thematic reports on COVID-19 measuresPotential measures to stop the spreading of the COVID-19 virus have been explored and categorized by the STEP_UP consortium. The results have been published in five partner reports: measures for early detection, prevention, healthcare and social care, and policy making. The fifth report consists of recommendations on communication. The reports are available on the STEP_UP website. Each STEP_UP partner covered a different domain suitable…Continue Reading STEP_UP releases 5 thematic reports on COVID-19 measures
- Our first newsletter is onIn this first newsletter, along with the background of the project and the work carried out so far, you will also be able to learn about the project coordinator SHINE 2Europe and the Croatian Institute of Public Health (CIPH)….Continue Reading Our first newsletter is on

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