Quali sono gli effetti degli interventi per bambini e chi si prende cura di loro nei periodi pre e postnatale? In che modo supportano l’equità della salute? Per un buon …
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The European semester is the EU’s annual cycle of economic and social policy coordination. It affects healthcare, early childhood education, unemployment, and social transfer and pension systems. The semester is …
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Public Health organisations and health authorities are key in delivering health and wellbeing for people, which is reflected in several articles of this 11th edition of the EuroHealthNet magazine. National …
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ProMIS, established in 2015 is helping Italian regions and actors to collaborate. It provides support in accessing European funds, promotes international research in public health, and facilitates the sharing of …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Public Health Wales’ Policy, Research and International Development (PRID) Directorate as a WHO Collaborating Centre (CC) on ‘Investment for Health and Wellbeing’. Over …
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Mental ill-health is one of the major health and social challenges in Norway, and needs to be addressed. However, municipalities are unsure about which measures are effective. The Norwegian Government …
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The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) represents all local and regional authorities in Sweden. For the last six years it has been coordinating and supporting local authorities …
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Interest in the topic of health diplomacy has been growing recently. This article describes how health diplomacy has developed, and considers how it links to the sustainable development goals. The …
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The Global Health Centre (GHC) facilitates the development of synergies among different groups of professionals working in the Tuscany Region in the fields of international health cooperation and migrants’ health. …
A grassroots-led ‘health movement’ is growing in the Netherlands, stimulated by a collaboration between governments, businesses, and civil society. This ‘National Prevention Program’ emphasises health promotion in healthcare, at home, …
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The Swedish government has introduced a new national mental health strategy for 2016-2020. Here, the Public Health Agency of Sweden discusses the importance of analysing and disseminating data for promotion …
Life expectancy in Spain is one of the highest in the world (86.2 years for women and 80.4 for men [i]), however, healthy life expectancy is lower than in other …
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By Vesa Saaristo. In Finland, municipalities (of which there are 297 in Mainland Finland in 2016) are responsible for promoting the health and welfare of their residents. However, there was very little …
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30 years have passed since the Ottawa charter on health promotion was presented, changing our understanding of health and introducing novel approaches for the maintenance and promotion of health. Here, …