21. European Union health policy. WHO. Programs and priorities Flashcards
What is the Objective of the EU
Health policy
The aim of the EU Health Policy in the field of
healthcare is the provision of all living in the Union
people of access to quality health services:
- prevention of diseases and disorders
- promotion of healthier lifestyle
- protecting people from health threats, such as
pandemics.
What are the structure of the
Institutions of the EU?
- European Parliament
- Committee on the environment, public health and
food safety - Council of the European Union
- Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer
Affairs - European Commission
- EU Agencies
What is the EU Health Strategy?
European health strategy ‘ healthier together in the EU’
The EU Health Strategy is based on 4 Key principles
- Common and universal values concerning health
1a. Free access to high-quality healthcare
1b. Justice and Solidarity of healthcare systems in the EU - Health is the Greatest Wealth
- Health in all policies
- Greater influence of the EU in terms of global health.
What are the priorities of
European Health Policy?
- Reorientation of hospital care to expand primary
health care - Health promotion and focused disease prevention
- Increasing the efficiency of the healthcare system
- Regionalisation and decentralisation of the
healthcare system. - Market principles and mechanisms in the healthcare
system - Quality of healthcare
- Health management
- Integrative approach in the management and
operation of health.
What Programs does the
European Health Policy Consist
of?
EU Health Policy involves a program of community action in the field of health and consumer protection (2008 – 2013) and Program “Health for Growth” (2014-2020) which have the following tasks;
- To protect citizens from health threats
- To promote policies that lead to a healthier lifestyle
- To contribute to reducing the incidence of socially significant diseases in the EU
- To contribute to the development of more effective and efficient health systems
- To support the targets by providing health information and analysis
aim of health 2020
Aims to support action across government and society to ‘significantly improve the health and well being of populations, reduce health inequalities, strengthen public health and ensure people-centred health systems that are universal equitable and of high quality
tb programme (example?)
Aimed at improving detection and diagnosis
Addressing needs of vulnerable people
Technical support for countries
health 2020 objectives
reducing health inequalities + improving health governance
health 2020 priorities
Life-course approach - empower citizens
Burden of disease
Health systems
Resilient communities - creating supporting environments
