Health Consumer Powerhouse

Health Consumer Powerhouse launches new magazine

On Wednesday 12/10 Health Consumer Powerhouse launches Din Vård (Your Health Care), Sweden's first magazine for health consumers.

The first issue covers topics such as:

- Mothers-to-be as active health consumers.
- Is the health care service level good enough where you live - we have the figures!
- Health information on the Internet.
- How Swedish health consumers can access health care in other European countries.

The magazine is distributed together with Svenska Dagbladet, the second largest Swedish daily newspaper. Din Vård will have a quarterly print-run of 182 000 copies.

Health Consumer Powerhouse lanserar vårdkonsumenttidning

På onsdagen tolfte oktober lanserar Health Consumer Powerhouse Din Vård, Sveriges första tidning för vårdkonsumenter.

Den första utgåvan tar upp ämnen som:

- Blivande mödrar som aktiva vårdskonsumenter
- Är landstingets servicenivå god nog för dig - vi har siffrorna!
- Sjukvårdsinformation på Internet
- Hur kan svenska vårdkonsumenter söka sjukvård i andra europeiska länder.

Tidningen distribueras med Svenska Dagbladet i en upplaga på 182 000 exemplar.

High stakes in the Hague

This week the the Health Consumer Powerhouse met with the Minister of Health Hans Hoogervorst to describe the EuroHealth Consumer Index to him and his staff (the Netherlands turning out the 2005 champion).

Read more at Johan Hjertqvist's blog at CNE Health.

Johan Hjertqvist bloggs at CNE Health

Read more about "Listening to the People" in the UK here .