Ireland – Institute of Public Health (IPH) – Longstanding health conditions among three-year-old children in Ireland

  Prof Kevin P Balanda

Institute of Public Health in Ireland – One in six three-year in Ireland have a serious longstanding health condition Prevalence higher among boys and children from lower socio-economic backgrounds By …

Hungary – National Institute for Health Development (OEFI) – Health Promoting Offices

  Peter Bezzegh

The National Institute for Health Development (Országos Egészségfejlesztési Intézet – OEFI) is a government based agency planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating public health and health promotion at national level. OEFI …

Czech Republic – National Institute of Public Health (SZU) – Health promotion in the Czech Republic – From nationwide campaigns to individual consultancy

  Jitka Sosnovcová

The National Institute of Public Health in Prague celebrated its 90th Anniversary this year. It is a health care organisation supervised by the Ministry of Health. It has more than …

UN sustainable development goals: an opportunity to improve health, wellbeing and equity locally and globally?

  Leonardo Palumbo

In September 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from around the world will decide on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) that will replace the Millennium Development Goals which …

Irohla – Sustainable Health Systems through – evidence-based Guidelines on Improving Health Literacy

  Karoline Noworyta

Health literacy is a crucial asset for empowering people, enabling decision-making for maintaining health or regaining it. It improves communication between patients and health professionals and enhances management of one’s …