HEALTH 2020 European policy framework supporting action across government and society for health and well-being Miloslav Klugar, Ph.D., PhDr. Social Medicine and Medical Ethics Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Policy Office number: Office hours: Friday 9:00 – 11: 00 Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Palacky University in Olomouc

What is Health 2020? New European health policy framework Aims to support action across government and society Significantly improve the health and well being of pop. Reduce health inequalities Strengthen public health Ensure people-centred health systems Universal Equitable Sustainable Of high quality

Health 2020 the evidence Developed with an expert drafting group (structure and contents) Drafting based on the best evidence Systematically reviewed Collated Commissioning a number of new studies Establishing links to studies in progress Addressed core issues of Health 2020

The journey

Health is a major societal resource and asset Good health benefits all sectors and the whole of society – making it a valuable resource What makes societies prosper and flourish also makes people healthy – policies that recognize this have more impact Health performance and economic performance are interlinked – improving the health sector’s use of its resources is essential Across the WHO European Region as a whole, health has greatly improved in recent decades – but not everywhere and not for everyone equally; this is unacceptable

A strong value base: reaching the highest attainable standard of health Health 2020 is based on the values enshrined in the WHO Constitution highest attainable standard of health as the fundamental rights of every human being highest attainable level of health regardless of ethnicity, sex, age, social status or ability to pay values include: fairness, sustainability, quality, transparency, accountability, gender equality, dignity right to participate in decision-making

Improving leadership and participatory governance for health Leadership from health ministers and public health agencies will remain vitally important to address the disease burden across the European Region. It needs to be strengthened. Effective leadership throughout society can support better results for health Empowering people, citizens, consumers and patients is critical for improving health outcomes, health system performance and patient satisfaction

Working together on common policy priorities for health Investing in health through a life-course approach and empowering people Tackling the Region’s major health challenges of noncommunicable and communicable diseases; Strengthening people-centred health systems, public health capacity and emergency preparedness, surveillance and response Creating resilient communities and supportive environments

Priority areas