Tuesday, October 12, 2010

[EQ] Youth-friendly health policies and services in the European Region

Youth-friendly health policies and services in the European Region

Valentina Baltag and Alex Mathieson

WHO Regional Office for Europe - Copenhagen, Denmark 2010

Available online PDF [270p] at http://bit.ly/c7728e

This publication presents experiences of how health systems in Member States of the WHO European Region respond to the challenge of meeting the health and developmental needs of young people. The main aim is to facilitate experience-sharing and stimulate actions in countries.

The first part presents a summary of the proceedings of the Meeting on Youth-friendly Health Policies and Services held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland), 21–23 September 2009, with suggestions to inform decision-makers' actions on creating and developing youth-friendly health policies and services in their own countries and internationally.

 

Then follows a series of 12 case studies from nine countries with differing socioeconomic contexts that recently put in place youth health services initiatives.

 

The case studies are presented within a health system framework which recognizes that for service delivery to achieve its aims, sustainable financing, adequate human resource development strategies and responsible leadership are necessary.

 

Content
Introduction

Meeting on Youth-friendly Health Policies and Services

Supportive policies

Addressing inequalities

Financing and health care workforce capacity

Youth-friendly health service delivery

Partnerships

Leadership

Country case studies

Georgia: youth-friendly health services and policies

Portugal: youth-friendly health services and policies

The Republic of Moldova: evolution of health care services in schools

The Republic of Moldova: youth-friendly health services in 2009

Russian Federation: youth-friendly health services

Sweden: promoting youth health through promoting the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Switzerland: certifying an adolescent friendly unit −is there an added value?
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Ukraine: development of youth-friendly health services

United Kingdom (England): getting health services right for young people

United Kingdom (Scotland): a review of youth health service provision in Glasgow City − cross-cutting issues

 

Appendix 1. Young people's health services-research and good practice: a note on evidence

References

 

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