[An overview of health education in Switzerland]

The present research is an attempt to give an overall view of health education programmes in Switzerland. Three phases are planned: 1. Inventory of health education programmes, 2. evaluation of these programmes, 3. recommendations for the improvement of the present situation. The present paper gives the underlying concepts of the project. These concepts are: - personal responsibility and active participation, - coordination of existing structures. The inventory is meant to give an exhaustive view of the fields covered, the target groups, the channels of informations, and the organization.