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 …
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Czech Republic – National Institute of Public Health (SZU) – Health promotion in the Czech Republic – From nationwide campaigns to individual consultancy
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 …
Irohla – Sustainable Health Systems through – evidence-based Guidelines on Improving Health Literacy
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 …
The “Live well study” in Malvik municipality: An example of health improvement at local level
Malvik is a municipality in Sør Trøndelag county in the middle of Norway. It has a population of approximately 13.000. The “Live well study” (LWS) in Malvik is an example …
National Programme for the Health of Older People – Promoting active and healthy ageing in Portugal
By Luisa Lima & Carla Moleiro The most innovative approach aiming to promote the health of older people in Portugal was the National Programme for the Health of Older People …
Coming into the world in Tuscany
The promotion of health for mothers and children. The Tuscan Regional Health Service is committed to ensuring that Tuscany – home to some of the world’s most beautiful places – …
Quality Action – Improving Quality in HIV Prevention
By Matthias Wentzlaff-Eggebert ‘It is not enough to do the right things, we need to ‘do the right things right’ Are we focussing on the right target groups? Are we …
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Chronic diseases – A hazard for all of us
Age is one of the biggest risk factors for chronic diseases. Chronic diseases, such as heart failure, respiratory disorders, obesity or depression, affect 80% of all people aged 65 and …
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NHS Health Scotland – To tackle Scotland’s levels of alcohol consumption
NHS Heath Scotland is a Special Health Board in NHS Scotland. Its work focuses on: Linking together experts from across Scotland to tackle the biggest issues in achieving the right …
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Ireland – Institute of Public Health (IPH)
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes cooperation for public health between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland by strengthening public health intelligence; building public health capacity; …
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Municipal Partner Process: “Healthy Growing Up for All!”
A strategy for equity in health has been under development in Germany since 2001. This is co-ordinated by the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) acting as the central coordinating …
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Equity Action Final Conference
The Equity Action final conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 23rd January 2014 at the European Commission. Experts on health inequalities, officials and policy makers from Member States and …
Traditional Slovenian Breakfast – Public health’s great achievement
Initiative with Positive Impacts on Public Health and an example of good practise of inter-sectorial collaboration Recent studies have shown that nearly a third of Slovenian adolescents regularly skip breakfast …
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What is being done to tackle Health Inequalities in the EU?
Health Inequalities are a complex phenomenon, and entail lower life-spans and healthy-life years for millions of people in the EU. They undermine quality of life, well-being, the principle of solidarity, …
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