Materials to support health discussions

Here you will find information about materials aimed at Health Points.

New Health Points can order a start-up package. The order is made by sending information about the Health Point to the employee responsible for Health Point activities in your district and asking them to place the order. The start-up package is selected in accordance with the ordering instructions (in Finnish).

Already operating Health Points are encouraged to use supplementary materials according to the goal and target group of their own Health Point.

On this page, you will find materials selected in accordance with the goals and tasks of Health Point activities. When using materials from partners, verify their evidence-based reliability. The materials saved on the material page have been verified and are suitable for use at Health Points.

The materials used must support the goals of the Red Cross health promotion programme, and their selection must take into account the prevention of health inequality.

Motivational health dialogue

Volunteers working at the Health Point utilise the method of motivational health dialogue when encountering visitors.

To support the discussions, a model for motivational health dialogue has been developed. The model is based on the healthcare methods motivational interviewing and brief intervention, as well as the Red Cross substance abuse work's early intervention model.

Motivational Health Dialogue

Utilising health screens and guidelines at Health Points

When using health screens to support health discussions, ensure that you are familiar with the screen you are using and its content. Consider how you guide the visitor when the results of the questions require a referral to care.

For the assessment of mental well-being

• Mielen hyvinvointi terveyskeskustelun tueksi.pdf (in Finnish)

For the assessment of fall risk and discussions on fall prevention

• Kaatumisseula tarkistuslista (UKK-Instituutti) (in Finnish)
• Kymmenen keinoa kaatumisen ehkäisyyn (UKK-Instituutti) (in Finnish)
• Kaatumisseula kaatumisvaaran arviointi, Tapaturmien ehkäisytyön materiaali (in Finnish)
• Kaatumisseulan käyttöohjeet, Tapaturmien ehkäisytyön materiaali (in Finnish)

For the assessment of alcohol use, especially among older people

• AUDIT -C (in Finnish)
• Tiesitkö tämän lääkkeistä ja alkoholista? - Tietopaketti kaikille 55 vuotta täyttäneille (EHYT ry) (in Finnish)

To support the identification of loneliness

• Yksinäisyystyön työkalu yksinäisyyden puheeksiottamiseksi (in Finnish)

To support risk assessment and health discussions regarding cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and memory disorders

• Diabetesriskitesti tyyppi 2 (Diabetesliitto) (in Finnish)
• Kakkostyypin diabeteksen ehkaisyn avaimet.pdf (in Finnish)
• Muistisairausriskitesti FINGER (THL) (in Finnish)
• Kansansairauksien riskitesti (Diabetesliitto) (in Finnish)

To support referral to services (Health Point card to be completed)

• Apua-ja-palveluja-kortti muokattu tepi 2025.docx (in Finnish)

Guide to online help

The Red Cross also offers support online. For example, you can guide someone experiencing loneliness to apply for an online friend or participate in discussions at the Online Meeting Place. Young people can be guided to seek conversational support especially from the Sekasin chat or Nettiturvis. There are also various contact channels available for immigrants in difficult situations. It is worth having Online Help brochures available at the Health Point. You can find more information about the brochures on this page.