Learning from our neighbours - Cross-national inspiration for Dutch public health policies: smoking, alcohol, overweight, depression, health inequalities, youth, screening
[ Leren van de buren : Beleid publieke gezondheid internationaal bezien: roken, alcohol, overgewicht, depressie, gezondheidsachterstanden, jeugd, screening ]
Wilk EA van der, Melse JM, Broeder JM den, Achterberg PW
ISBN: 9789031351398 - RIVM Rapport 270626001
National Institute for Public Health and The Environment - The
Available online PDF [208p.] at: http://www.rivm.nl/bibliotheek/rapporten/270626001.pdf
“…..This report was compiled at the request of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport to gain more insight into the possibilities for improving health in the
To obtain a good impression of the public health policies in other countries, the first section explains what is understood by public health and how we have to look at the policies in other countries (Section 1.2). Section 1.3 describes the scope and the method that was used. This general introduction to the report ends with a summary (Section 1.4) of the rest of the report, namely the seven thematic chapters that discuss smoking, alcohol, overweight, depression, health inequalities, youth and screening…”
Contents
Key findings
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Public health policy: What is it and why look at other countries?
1.2.1 What is public health?
1.2.2 What is public health policy?
1.2.3 Learning from our neighbours?
1.3 Methods and procedures
1.3.1 Selecting the themes for the individual chapters
1.3.2 Selecting the countries
1.3.3 Collecting information and sources that were used
1.4 Outline of the report - References
2 SMOKING
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Adverse effects of smoking
2.1.2 International perspective on smoking
2.2 Smoking policy in an international context
2.3 Policy implementation concerning smoking
2.3.1 Effectiveness of anti-smoking policy
2.3.2 Anti-smoking policy in the
2.3.3 Anti-smoking policy comparison among countries
2.4 Discussion and conclusions - References
3 ALCOHOL
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Adverse effects of alcohol consumption
3.1.2 Alcohol consumption in international perspective
3.2 Alcohol policies in an international context
3.3 Policy practice on alcohol
3.3.1 Effectiveness of alcohol policies
3.3.2 Alcohol policy in the
3.3.3 Country comparison of alcohol policies
3.4 Discussion and conclusions - References
4 OVERWEIGHT
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Undesired effects of overweight and obesity
4.1.2 Overweight from an international perspective
4.2 International frameworks and policies on overweight and obesity
4.3 Policy measures concerning overweight
4.3.1 The effectiveness of overweight prevention
4.4 Comparison of policies for overweight and obesity between countries
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4 Striking initiatives against overweight in other countries
4.5 Discussion and conclusions
5 DEPRESSION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Policy in the
5.2.1 Infrastructure
5.2.2 Action points for Dutch policy
5.3 Dutch policy in relation to international policy frameworks
5.3.1 EU and WHO priorities
5.3.2 How do Dutch policies comply with international policy frameworks?
5.4 Policies of model countries on preventing depression
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.4.3
5.5 Discussion and conclusions
6 HEALTH INEQUALITIES
6.1 Introduction
6.2 International policy frameworks
6.2.1 EU policy
6.2.2 World Health Organization
6.2.3 Link with other international frameworks
6.3 Policy practice around health inequalities
6.3.1 Policy in the
6.3.2 Policy in
6.3.3 Policy in
6.3.4 Policy in
6.4 Discussion and conclusions - References
7 YOUTH
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Young people as target group
7.1.2 Health and well-being of young people from an international perspective
7.2 International policy frameworks
7.3 Visions on youth policy
7.3.1 The
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.4 Local collaboration in easily accessible centres
7.4.1 The
7.4.2
7.4.3
7.4.4
7.5 The Healthy School
7.5.1 The
7.5.2
7.5.3
7.5.4
7.6 Discussion and conclusions - References
8 Screening
8.1 Introduction
8.2 International policy frameworks
8.2.1 WHO and the European Union
8.2.2 The policies of individual countries
8.3 New developments in existing screening programmes
8.3.1 Breast cancer screening
8.3.2 Cervical cancer screening
8.3.3 Neonatal screening
8.3.4 Prenatal screening
8.4 New screening programmes
8.4.1 Chlamydia screening
8.4.2 Colorectal cancer screening
8.5 Discussion and conclusions - References
APPENDIX 2 SMOKING
APPENDIX 3 OVERWEIGHT
APPENDIX 4 SCREENING
This investigation has been performed by order and for the account of Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, within the framework of International Comparisons of Public Health
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