[EQ] The Story of DETERMINE. Mobilizing Action for Health Equity in the EU

The Story of DETERMINE. Mobilizing Action for Health Equity in the EU

 

This final report of DETERMINE (2007 – 2010) by Ingrid Stegeman, Caroline Costongs and Clive Needle
EuroHealthNet on behalf of the DETERMINE Consortium April 2010

Available online PDF [36p.] at: http://bit.ly/9W0Jbt

The European Union’s aim, set out in the EU Treaty of 2009 (Title 1 Article 3) is to “promote peace, its values and the well-being of its people”. Concepts of ‘health’ and ‘well-being’ are closely correlated, including in the founding WHO Charter. The existence of health inequities means that the EU is not effective in achieving its aim to protect the well-being of a large proportion of its citizens.

European societies value the concept of ‘equal opportunity’. The fact that the socio-economic status that we are born into is a strong determinant of our health, which is important to our ability to take up other chances, belies the notion that we all have equal opportunities.

Health inequities signal a loss of human potential. Investing in the reduction of health inequities would unlock the productive and creative potentials of a wide number of people that are currently suffering from illness, mental health problems, or dying prematurely.

Content:

Our main messages and introduction

Part I: Contributing to understanding the problem

A. What policies, programmes, tools and mechanisms are currently being applied across Europe?

B. Other policy-sectors’ awareness of health inequities, and the current nature of collaboration between health and other policy sectors.

C. The economic costs of health inequities

D. ‘Innovative’ approaches to improving the health of vulnerable populations.

Part II: Highlighting potential solutions

A. Awareness raising and advocacy

B. Leadership from the health sector

C. Achieving mandates for cross-sectoral work

D. Participatory approaches

Part III: Stimulating action and greater engagement

A. Bringing partners together

B. Strengthening local level action

C. Skill development and training

D. Further plans to increase capacity

Conclusions

• Annex – key messages in full

• List of DETERMINE consortium partners

• References

 

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