Ordinance on the Basel-Landschaft Health Promotion Forum

1. For the general interests of health promotion in and through the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, the Department of Economic and Health Affairs (short: Department) is supplemented by the Forum Health Promotion Basel-Landschaft (short: Forum).

2. The Forum is an advisory body of the Department.

1. In the forum, ideas for projects and actions are initiated and discussed. Information is exchanged and disseminated to the public, key areas are established, and redundancies are prevented as early as possible.

1. The forum is open to all non-commercial organizations operating in the health sector in the Basel-Landschaft region, as well as to Basel-Landschaft organizations that can implement prevention projects for the benefit of the population, their members, or their personnel.

2. If there are cantonally active organizations, they take precedence over individual sections, associations, clubs, etc.

1. The forum shall be staffed by the interested organizations with members of their choice. The number of members depends on the necessary representation in one of the working groups.

2. The directorate may additionally appoint individuals to the forum.

1. The forum holds plenary meetings at the invitation of the directorate, but at least once a year. These serve to inform about projects and for the exchange of ideas and experiences, as well as for formulating proposals to the directorate. The plenary meeting is chaired by the head of the Coordination and Information Office for Health Promotion.

1. The forum shall be divided into working groups by the Directorate. These groups work on future projects targeted at specific audiences for the Plenary or the Coordination Commission.

2. Upon request from the working groups, the Directorate shall appoint the chairpersons.

1. Above the working groups is a Coordination Commission, consisting of the chairpersons of the working groups and other persons designated by the Directorate, wherein the organizations represented in the forum have the right to submit applications.

2. The Coordination Commission is chaired by the Head of the Coordination and Information Office for Health Promotion.

3. The Coordination Commission assesses submitted prevention projects, supports, and accompanies them, particularly through providing advice and establishing connections.

1. For the preparation and execution of prevention campaigns or specific tasks, a working committee shall be established. These experts shall be appointed by the directorate from among the members of the forum or brought in from outside.

1. Remuneration for participation in the forum is governed by the Government Council Regulation of December 3, 1985, on Remuneration for Commission Activities.

2. The forum activities of the head of the Coordination and Information Office for Health Promotion are part of the official mandate.

1. This regulation comes into force on September 1, 1990.