A Strong Start for Little Heroes
A Strong Start for Little Heroes is a large-scale initiative, which EFCNI initiated in 2016. Our aim is to support neonatal intensive care units in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in the organization of their own events on World Prematurity Day on 17th November. For this purpose, all participating hospitals received a package full of material to celebrate World Prematurity Day – presents for parents of hospitalized infants, and giveaways for visitors and promotional material.
More than 170 hospital units in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland participated in the fourth edition of A Strong Start for Little Heroes in 2019 and organized various events to support children and families affected by preterm birth. Stay tuned via the German campaign webpage (see button below) for regular updates about the campaign.
Collaborating project partners
EFCNI warmly thanks the collaboration project partners 2019 for their great support:
We thank Philips Avent for their collaboration.
Special thanks to Nestlé Nutrition for the support.
Events
A Strong Start for Little Heroes 2019 – Contributions from: A.ö. Krankenhaus Oberwart, Bürgerhospital Frankfurt, Christliches Kinderhospital Osnabrück, DonauIsar Klinikum, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Rheydt, Euroregio-Kliniken, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hamm, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Lippstadt, Hamburger Neonatologien, Kinderklinik Tübingen, Klinikum Itzehoe, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Waldklinikum Gera
As a thank you for their commitment in the A Strong Start for Little Heroes initiative, three gift baskets where raffled among the clinics who submitted a summary of their activities from World Prematurity Day 2019.
This years’ winners are:
Evangelisches Klinikum Hamm
In Hamm the medical staff of the neonatology and womens’s clinic explained medical equipment and the bonding of mother and child to interested visitors of the hospital.
SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera
In the SRH Wald-Klinikum in Gera children and adults, who wereborn preterm, were invited to celebrate the day and to create short biographies, showing what can become of the NICUs’ little heroes.
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Lippstadt
The hospital in Lippstadt organized an info point to answer people’s questions about premature birth. Visitors were invited to celebrate mass in the hospital’s chapel which was illuminated in purple.
A Strong Start for little Heroes lives from the commitment of the employees in the clinics. A special highlight this year was the raffle #StarkerStartfürkleineHelden. Three gift baskets and three coffee machines were raffled off among all the participants who had posted a photo with their knitted or cut-out socks, using the hashtag #StarkerStartfürkleineHelden on Facebook by 15 December 2018.
The teams who won are:
- Düsseldorf University Hospital
- Ergotherapy practice Berenike Thiede in Pasewalk
- Klinikum Chemnitz, Department for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
(View more details on our German speaking page)
EFCNI warmly thanks the collaboration project partners 2018 for their great support: Gesellschaft für Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin (GNPI), Bildungsinstitut Fachbereiche Gesundheitswesen (B.F.G.), Bundesverband Bunter Kreis, Berufsverband der Kinder- und Jugendärzte (BVKJ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pränatal- und Geburtsmedizin (DGPGM), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Perinatale Medizin (DGPM), Deutsche Stiftung Kranke Neugeborene (DSKN), Berufsverband Kinderkrankenpflege Österreich, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (ÖGKJ), Österreichisches Hebammengremium, Stiftung Kindergesundheit und Uplift-Aufwind.
We thank Philips Avent for their collaboration.
Special thanks to Nestlé Nutrition for the support.
A Strong Start for little Heroes 2018 was again a great success. We thank all the participating hospitals and employees for their commitment. Please find below a selection of pictures to get an impression of the realised events. To read more about the events (in German), please go HERE.
Images: (c) Bunter Kreis/Universitätsklinikum Essen, EFCNI, Katrin Böttcher, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Klinikum Chemnitz, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin / Elternverein Chemnitzer Frühstarter, Klinikum Frankfurt, Bunter Kreis/Kliniken Nordoberpfalz, Michaela Kölling, Neonatologie Universitätsspital Zürich, Nestlé Nutrition / Harald Schnauder, Trierer Klinikum Mutterhaus der Borromäerinnen, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
After the very successful premiere in 2016, EFCNI proudly presents the continuation of its large-scale initiative in 2017: Neonatal intensive care units in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland were invited to celebrate World Prematurity Day on 17 November with in-house events. EFCNI offered them an enhanced action package for the celebration of their event(s)! More than 170 hospitals participated in Strong Start for little Heroes 2017 and thus raised awareness for preterm birth.
“We are overwhelmed with the great participation in 2017. About 170 hospitals have registered their NICU for participating in ‘A Strong start for little Heroes’. The subscribing period has ended and the action packages will be delivered within the next weeks. The tension is raising and World Prematurity Day is knocking on the door. We wish all participants a successful preparation!”
– Silke Mader, Chairwoman of EFCNI’s Executive Board
EFCNI warmly thanks the collaborating project partners for their support: Gesellschaft für Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin (GNPI), Bildungsinstitut Fachbereiche Gesundheitswesen (B.F.G.), Berufsverband Kinderkrankenpflege Österreich, Bundesverband Bunter Kreis, Berufsverband der Kinder- und Jugendärzte (BVKJ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pränatal- und Geburtsmedizin (DGPGM), Deutsche Stiftung Kranke Neugeborene (DSKN), Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (ÖGKJ), Österreichisches Hebammengremium, Stiftung Kindergesundheit und Uplift-Aufwind.
We thank Philips Avent for their collaboration.
Special thanks to Nestlé Nutrition for the support.
A Strong Start for little Heroes was again a great success. We thank all the participating hospitals and employees for their commitment. Please find below a selection of pictures to get an impression of the realised events.
150 neonatal intensive care units in Germany and Austria participated in the premiere of A Strong start for little heroes in 2016. Please find below some impressions – from the preparation to some remarkable events.
A Strong Start for Little Heroes 2016
EFCNI warmly thanks the collaborating project partners for their support: Gesellschaft für Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin (GNPI), Bildungsinstitut Fachbereiche Gesundheitswesen (B.F.G.), Berufsverband Kinderkrankenpflege Österreich, Bunter Kreis Bundesverband, Berufsverband der Kinder- und Jugendärzte (BVKJ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baby- und Kindermassage, Deutsche Stiftung Kranke Neugeborene (DSKN), Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (ÖGKJ) und Uplift-Aufwind.
We thank Philips Avent for their collaboration.
Special thanks to Nestlé Nutrition for the support.
