POLICY DEVELOPMENT
1. National health inequality targets
United Kingdom: National inequalities target, inequalities in health national consultation
Sweden: The national strategy for public health set 18 goals including high employment, education and green recreation areas, and family friendly policies
2. Integrating health determinants into other policy areas
Austria: Health Promotion Act 1998
Germany: Eastern Brandenburg employment and health promotion services joint working programme
Denmark: National public health programme, 1998-2008 and Arhus multidisciplinary alcohol partnership
England: Health Action zones
3. Community development approaches to health promotion
Netherlands: Het Arnhemse Boroek, Gezond en Wel, a community led neighbourhood approach to problems of safety, stress and parenting
Greece: Attica project enlisting elderly volunteers as trained nutritional advisors in recreational centres and across sectors
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
4. Improving equality of access to health care
Portugal: Oporto city - Espaco Pessoa health services project for male and female prostitutes
Belgium: Ethnic minorities health project in 22 hospitals (reducing language and cultural barriers) and De Ridderbuurt project, Leuven providing affordable and accessible health care in a deprived area of the city
Italy: Santa Maria and San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Roma specialised culturally sensitive services for immigrants
Spain: Ciutat Vella outreach services for pregnant women, young mothers and children
A STRONG BASIS FOR EVIDENCE
5. Monitoring
Finland and the Baltic States: Finbalt Health monitor annual surveys (health related behaviour in the working age population) and biennial surveys in the elderly
Netherlands: Permanent survey of living conditions
Sweden: Swedish survey of living conditions
6. Health impact assessment
Wales: National Assembly health impact assessment project
7. Evaluation
Norway: Varden Childcare Centre evaluation.
