Tuesday, November 30, 2010

[EQ] Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Our strategy for public health in England

Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Our strategy for public health in England

Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health by Command of Her Majesty

London UK - 30 November 2010

Available online PDF [98p.] at: http://bit.ly/e5jzOE


This White Paper outlines a radical shift in the way we tackle public health challenges. We have to be bold because so many of the lifestyle-driven health problems we see today are already at alarming levels.

Britain is now the most obese nation in Europe. We have among the worst rates of sexually transmitted infections recorded, a relatively large population of problem drug users and rising levels of harm from alcohol. Smoking alone claims over 80,000 lives every year. Experts estimate that tackling poor mental health could reduce our overall disease burden by nearly a quarter.
Health inequalities between rich and poor have been getting progressively worse. We still live in a country where the wealthy can expect to live longer than the poor.

The dilemma for government is this: it is simply not possible to promote healthier lifestyles through Whitehall diktat and nannying about the way people should live. Recent years have proved that onesize-fits-all solutions are no good when public health challenges vary from one neighbourhood to the next. But we cannot sit back while, in spite of all this, so many people are suffering such severe lifestyle-driven ill health and such acute health inequalities.

We need a new approach that empowers individuals to make healthy choices and gives communities the tools to address their own, particular needs. The plans set out in this White Paper put local communities at the heart of public health. We will end central control and give local government the freedom, responsibility and funding to innovate and develop their own ways of improving public health in their area. There will be real financial incentives to reward their progress on improving health and reducing health inequalities, and greater transparency so people can see the results they achieve.

We are simplifying the way we organise things nationally, too, with a dedicated new public health service – Public Health England – taking the place of the complex structures that exist today. The new dedicated service will support local innovation, help provide disease control and protection and spread information on the latest innovations from around the world…..”


Content:
Foreword

Executive Summary: Our strategy for public health in England

1. Seizing opportunities for better health

2. A radical new approach

3. Health and wellbeing throughout life

4. A new public health system with strong local and national leadership

5. Making it happen

Annex: A vision for the role of Director of Public Health

Glossary

Notes

 

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[EQ] Advocating for safe and healthy public transportation

Advocating for safe and healthy public transportation:
Increasing Health Participation within a Multisectoral Framework

Mirta Roses-Periago, Director Pan American Health Organization -PAHO/WHO

Socorro Gross-Galiano, Assistant Director Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO

Luiz Augusto C. Galvão, Manager Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Area PAHO/WHO

Alberto Concha-Eastman, Senior Advisor Violence and Injury Prevention

Eugênia Maria Silveira Rodrigues, Regional Advisor Road Safety

Andrés Villaveces

Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, 2010 - Washington, D.C.

Available online :
English : http://bit.ly/f9UVPl

Portuguese: Pela defesa do transporte público seguro e saudável: maior participaçao da saúde em uma estrutura multissetorial.

http://bit.ly/fdcnTq
 

Spanish: Defensa del transporte público seguro y saludable: fomento de la participación del sector sanitario en un marco multisectorial.

http://bit.ly/gzcAYY  

 

“….Efficient and healthy transportation systems that consider the wellbeing of populations are a desired and needed goal. A healthy and safe transportation system is one that is based on a legal framework which incorporates multisectoral work for its planning, design, and development; addresses equity at the population level; is affordable, reliable, and efficient; and has a low impact on the physical environment while providing safety to its users…”

 

“…this document highlights the negative health consequences of inappropriate transportation systems and presents useful strategies for overhauling and transforming them, while at the same time advocating for the continued development of well-designed, integrated, and economically viable public transportation systems that promote human health and overall quality of life….”

 

Content:

Introduction

Transportation Systems and Their Complexity

Public Transportation within Transport Systems

Crash Events and Public Health

Links of Different Modes of Transportation to Risks and Benefits

Overall Consequences to Health Linked to Transportation

Road Safety

Global Magnitude of Road Traffic Injuries

Magnitude of the Problem in the Americas

Modes of Transportation and Road Safety

Characteristics of Public Bus Systems in Latin America

Noise and Health

Pollution and Health (Respiratory Conditions)

Stress and Mental Health

Obesity and Health

Other Health Consequences

Preventive Interventions

Enhancement of Road Safety: Focus on Safe Public Transportation

within a Healthy Transport System

General Environmental Benefits

Noise Reduction

Air Quality

Physical Benefits of Increased Walking and Exercise

Overcoming Social Isolation and Inequalities

Social and Economic Benefits

Policy Implications and Suggested Directions

Conclusions

References

 

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