DG SANCO Health Information Recent developments Technical Group; Health Interview Survey Statistics 23 – 24 January 2012 Luxembourg Sigurlaug HAUKSDÓTTIR European Commission DG SANCO.C2 Health Information unit 1
Legislative/policy initiatives “Health for Growth” Health Programme 2014 – 2020 Economic growth and a healthy population In line with Europe 2020 objectives Work plan for 2012 Contribute to the Active and Healthy ageing partnership Inspire actions related to inequalities Safe and secure society Generate and disseminate health information and knowledge
Legislative/policy initiatives Europe 2020 Strategy The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing Part of the EU's Innovation Union Strategy One of the Europe 2020 flagship initiatives Key target: increasing HLY by 2 by 2020 2012 European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations Website http://www.healthyageing.eu/
Joint Actions JAMIE Joint Action on Monitoring Injuries in Europe JA for the Injury Database Full Data Set Minimum Data Set Data quality Control Now presented in Heidi Training events 26 Countries by 2014
Joint Actions EHLEIS European Health and Life Expectancy Information System JA for the Healthy Life Years Indicator New Website http://www.eurohex.eu/ Translation of country reports have started National contact points established Analysis of question wording Exploratory calculation on inequality of HLY
Joint Actions ECHIM Shortlist of 88 indicators Presented in the Heidi Data-tool Documentation sheets for all implemented indicators Implementation evaluation in the MS Extension until mid 2012 Final report
Joint Actions EHES Final conference 6-7 March 12 MS participated National manuals Training tools Reference centre established Ends spring 2012
Heidi wiki Health in Europe: Information and Data Interface State of play Heidi on-line, but still in test/beta phase Texts revised Comments from experts and MS taken on board Content re-organised
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Recent reports The State of Men’s Health in Europe http://ec.europa.eu/health/population_groups/docs/men_health_extended_en.pdf Expert Review of Proposals for Measurement of Health Inequalities in the EU http://ec.europa.eu/health/social_determinants/docs/full_quantos_en.pdf Health of people of working age http://ec.europa.eu/health/social_determinants/publications/index_en.htm
Thank you Sigurlaug.HAUKSDOTTIR@ec.europa.eu 12