The Marien pharmacy in Vienna’s 6th district is a point of contact for deaf people, where Austria’s first deaf pharmacist provides health information in Austrian sign language. Besides from personal counselling, the pharmacy also offers public information videos on health topics in sign language and health talks in deaf unions in order to strenghten deaf people’s health literacy.
Health without barriers
Project owner: Marien Apotheke Wien
Responsible person: Karin Simonitsch
2019
2,000 Euro Prize
AT
Commercial enterprise
Diversity
Social welfare, health care
What is it about?
Appreciation of the Jury
Such a service did not previously exist in Vienna. The health literacy of as many deaf people as possible is strengthened in different ways. With the involvement of the deaf community and in cooperation with various institutions and professions, the bilingual employees of the Marien Apotheke are constantly implementing innovative ideas. The individual example is apparently successfully infectious: For example, in the nearby home for pensioners, a club and own housing for the deaf have recently been established ...
