[EQ] Global Conference on Health Promotion - Helsinki Finland - June 10-14 2013

The 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion 2013

Helsinki, Finland - June 10-14 2013.

The conference is co-organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland

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The Conference will assess achievements and aims for health promotion globally from Ottawa to Nairobi. It aims to address what works and how, identifying options for action, available processes, mechanisms and tools.

-To implement the intersectoral action for health and health in all policies approaches at the country level

-To exchange experiences in implementing Health in All Policies including the identification of effective tools and other prerequisites for country action

-To highlight the value of health promotion activities for health, their relevance for overall societal development and for development policies

-To inform about economic aspects of health promotion

-To highlight the important role of primary health care in health promotion

-To review progress, impact and achievements of health promotion since the Ottawa Conference

Linked to

-Sustainability of health systems

-Implementation of recommendations on social determinants for health

-UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases

-Review of the Millennium Development Goals

-Sustainable development agenda

Conference expected outcomes

1. An evidence/expert opinion based "tool kit" for implementing Health in All Policies  HiAP

2. Key areas of institutional capacity for HiAP identified and acknowledged at all levels of governance

3. Increased understanding, commitment, and implementation of HiAP

4. Conference Statement, WHA resolution, World Health Report on Health in All Policies

 

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[EQ] Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being. Assessing the case for investing in health systems

Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being
Assessing the case for investing in health systems

Edited by Josep Figueras and Martin McKee
Published by Open University Press
World Health Organization 2012 on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Available online PDF [330p.] at: http://bit.ly/JzwB8F

“…..Member States in the WHO European Region are facing a formidable economic crisis that is also calling into question the sustainability of the European social welfare model as a whole and necessitating even greater cost–effectiveness of health systems. Policy-makers are being called on to account for each and every area of public expenditure and are expected to maximize value for money; indeed, the sizeable share of public money that is devoted to health and the ever-increasing cost pressures and demands to cut public expenditure put health systems at the heart of the policy debate….”

‘….The new policy argues for ‘whole-of-government’ and ‘whole-of-society’ approaches that will consolidate the ideals encompassed in health in all policies.

This concept emphasizes the need to improve the integration of government activities with health and to reach out beyond government to engage patients and citizens, developing a responsive and inclusive approach to governance for health.

The policy will be accompanied by a raft of evidence that underlines its rationale, most particularly around enabling implementation – a lynchpin for policy success. This includes a review of social determinants and the health divide in the European Region, pointing towards successful interventions, and studies on the economics of prevention and on effective tools to improve health governance……..”

 

Content:

one Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being: an introduction

two Understanding health systems: scope, functions and objectives

three Re-examining the cost pressures on health systems

four Economic costs of ill health in the European Region

five Saving lives? The contribution of health care to population health

six The contribution of public health interventions: an economic perspective

seven Evidence for strategies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health in Europe

eight Being responsive to citizens’ expectations: the role of health services in responsiveness and satisfaction

nine Assessing health reform trends in Europe

ten Performance measurement for health system improvement: experiences, challenges and prospects

eleven Investing in health systems: drawing the lessons

 

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