Health21- Health for All in the 21st Century. The Health for All Policy Framework for the WHO European Region (OECD Proceedings)

Sets out a comprehensive policy framework centred around 21 precise targets for improving the health of Europeans in the 21st century. While realistic in its assessment of current problems and their causes, the book adopts an optimistic approach, arguing that Europe is poised - for the first time in its history - to make human development its main social priority in the coming century. Most targets give goals to be reached by the year 2020. This work sets out a policy framework centred around 21 precise targets for improving the health of Europeans in the 21st century. It adopts an optimistic approach, arguing that Europe is poised - for the first time in its history - to make human development its main social priority in the coming century. The book has eight chapters. The first introduces the aims, values, and main strategies that guide this renewed policy of health for all. Against this background, groups of related targets and the strategies for reaching them are explained in separate chapters, which craw on country experiences to illustrate the need for targets and the feasibility of reaching them. Chapter Two, on equity in health, considers what needs to be done to improve the health status of the poor, unemployed, women, ethnic minorities, migrants and refugees, and the disabled. Two chapters focus on health outcomes. The first concentrates on stages in the life course which offer considerable opportunity for promoting and maintaining health: birth and early childhood, adolescence, and old age. The second chapter describes targets for improving mental health, controlling communicable and noncommunicable diseases, and reducing injury from violence and accidents. Strategies for reaching goals are discussed in chapters concerned with the use of multisectioral action to address the broad determinants of health, reforms needed within the health sector, and policy options for mobilizing political, professional and public support for health for all. The book concludes with a call for action and inspired public health leadership Chapter 1 outlines the vision, aims and key values of the policy for "health for all" (HFA) and sets out the major orientation of the renewed policy. Chapter 2 focuses on fostering strong solidarity in health development between member states and greater equity in health. Chapter 3 focuses on how to enable people to attain a higher level of health sustained over life and chapter 4 suggests strategies to reduce the incidence prevalence and impact of specific diseases and other causes of ill health. The following chapter focuses on generating action from many sectors to ensure more health-promoting physical, economic, social and cultural environments for people. Chapter 6 sets out the orientation of the health sector to promote better health gain, equity and cost-effectiveness. Chapter 7 proposes ways of mobilizing political, professional and public support for HFA at all levels. The last chapter contains the concluding comments and looks to the challenge ahead Whether One Is A Government Minister, City Mayor, Company Director, Community Leader, Parent Or Individual, Health 21 Can Help Develop Action Strategies That Will Result In More Democratic, Socially Responsible And Sustainable Development. Health Is A Powerful Political Platform. Those Who Implement Health 21 Will Be Able To: Profit From Greater Equity In Health; Strengthen Health And Productivity Throughout Life; Reduce The Burden Of Ill Health And Injury; Unlock New Resources From Multisectoral Action; Gain From Quality And Cost-effective Health Care; Take Charge Of Health And Its Determinants. Beskrivelse af og handlingsstrategier for de 21 hovedmål for forbedring af sundheden for Europas befolkning i det 21 århundrede