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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.

Last modified on July 15 2003.

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