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EU Action on Health Inequalities
Charles Price
High Level Committee on Health:
Cardiff 14 December 2005
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Why do we need more action?
Gaps are unacceptable and wideningHealth opportunities missedEconomic costSocial solidarity
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EU action
Lisbon process Public Health ProgrammeSupporting Communication and Action by Member StatesEU policies
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Lisbon Process
Economic GrowthSocial Solidarity
We cannot afford socio-economic inequalities in health if we want our
prosperity to continue.
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EU Public Health Programme15 projects, EUR 5,000,000 to dateNew 2007-13
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Recent projects on health inequalities
Closing the Health Gap: Strategies for Action to tackle health inequalities in Europe – BZGA GermanyReduction of health inequalities in the Roma community -Fundacion Secretariado General Gitano SpainEUROTHINE - Tackling Health Inequalities In Europe: an integrated approach – Erasmus MC NetherlandsHEM - Closing the Gap - Reducing Premature Mortality. Baseline for Monitoring Health Evolution Following Enlargement -COI PolandEHEMU - European Health Expectancy Monitoring Unit –CRLC Montpellier France
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Supporting Communication and Coordination between Member
States
Portugal 2000 Belgium 2001 UK 2005
Austria, Finland, Germany ……
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Communication and coordination between Member StatesHigh Level CommitteeExpert Group on Social Determinants and Health Inequalities
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Mandate of Expert Group on Social Determinants and Health Inequalities
Exchange of information and good practiceInterface with projectsAdvice on evidence base, research and approaches to policy reviewInput into Public Health Programme
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MembershipMember StatesProjects and Experts nominated by CommissionWHOCommission Services
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EU PoliciesNutritionAlcoholTobaccoMental Health
Environment (general & work)Social inclusionRegional PolicyAgriculture and Rural DevelopmentResearch
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Summary - EU Next steps
Health inequalities in other policiesNew Health and Consumer Protection ProgrammeAustria and Finland PresidenciesExpert Group
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Member States Actions:
Policy priority for health inequalitiesIntersectoral approachMaintain and strengthen social supportInequalities focus on key policy areasTargeted action on high need groupsMeasurementTargets for HI reductions
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Questions for discussion: What do Member States want from……Collaboration on Health Inequalities?The Public Health Programme?Other EU policies ?Expert Group?
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This paper was produced for a meeting organized by Health & Consumer Protection DG and represents the views of its author on the subject. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission's or Health & Consumer Protection DG's views. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof.