1. MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH 1 Outline of the contribution by Kimmo Leppo, Director-General for Health, Finland TRO/prou/4.10.2004 Values, Principles and Objectives of Health Policy in Europe Gastein, 6.10.2004 On the nature of health policy scope, actors, levels goals and means the role of values and knowledge implicit and explicit elements rhetoric and real life time frames and their significance

2. MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH 2 Outline of the contribution by Kimmo Leppo, Director-General for Health, Finland TRO/prou/4.10.2004 Values, Principles and Objectives of Health Policy in Europe Gastein, 6.10.2004 Diversity and commonality in Europe similarity in dominant values despite great diversity in systems European tradition and that of the UN family “Zeitgeist” brings new cross-pressures the ethical foundations of health vs. the economistic view of the world: the goal of health and health care is health improvement and social protection, primarily humanitarian values and not that of economic benefit, although cost- effective health policy may also be economically a good investment

3. MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH 3 Outline of the contribution by Kimmo Leppo, Director-General for Health, Finland TRO/prou/4.10.2004 Values, Principles and Objectives of Health Policy in Europe Gastein, 6.10.2004 Diversity and commonality in Europe creep-in of commodification, marketization and commercialization in health care systems short-termism and quest for quick fixes for long-term issues

4. MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH 4 Outline of the contribution by Kimmo Leppo, Director-General for Health, Finland TRO/prou/4.10.2004 Values, Principles and Objectives of Health Policy in Europe Gastein, 6.10.2004 Current debates on some key issues influencing health determinants – the unique potential of the EU: health in all policies means universal access to health for all strengthening co-operation and solidarity in health care in Europe: universal access to quality health care for all in a sustainable manner public services and the internal market

5. MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH 5 Outline of the contribution by Kimmo Leppo, Director-General for Health, Finland TRO/prou/4.10.2004 Values, Principles and Objectives of Health Policy in Europe Gastein, 6.10.2004 Towards a Social Europe of the Future maintaining the strengths, remedying weaknesses, facing the challenges in the spirit of co-operation, equity, solidarity and sustainability wise investment in health is what people want and countries, their economies and their social cohesion need aging, technological change and cost containment can be managed in European systems how to bring health higher on the political agenda?