Improving public health in the European Union

1. Improving public health in the European Union Clive Needle EuroHealthNet

2. Congratulations Congratulations from all EuroHealthNet members to the Institute on your remarkable history and anniversary

3. The role of EuroHealthNet • For over a decade, European health promotion and public health institutes and agencies have networked together to learn from and to inform relevant EU policies and programmes. • This presentation seeks to set out briefly why and how they do that – and how you can be involved in future.

4. EuroHealthNet development • 1992: EU Treaty first public health legal base • 1996: EC health promotion programme • 1996: 15 states’ HP agencies network - ENHPA • 2000: ENHPA opens Brussels office • 2002: Public Health Action Programme • 2003: ENHPA becomes autonomous organisation = EuroHealthNet • 2004: Largest EU enlargement ever • 2007: EU Health Strategy • 2008: EuroHealthNet has over 30 national members • 2009: New office opens in Brussels

5. EuroHealthNet mission • Help to improve public health and health equity in the EU To be achieved by: • Health in all policies development • Specific project partnerships • Knowledge sharing • Communications

6. Helping policy developments

7. Tackling determinants

8. Helping national cooperation

9. Putting projects into practice

10. Working with leaders

11. Monitoring new developments

12. Building partnerships

13. Determine structure

14. Asking difficult questions talking to… 18 Public health organisations Non-health policy makers n=45 Health Inequalities in All Policies

15. www.health-inequalities.eu • Updates on: • Interim reports • EU & national policies • Good practices database > 100 • Key info and links Thank you

16. Communicating • www.eurohealthnet.eu • www.health-inequalities.eu

17. Planning ahead • In 2009 EuroHealthNet will expand by starting at least two new major pieces of work and by moving into larger new offices in Brussels just metres from the HQ of the European Commission, Councils of Ministers and European Parliament. • Why?

18. Future challenges: climate change

19. Challenges – economic change

20. Life expectancy in years in the EU (2005) The EU has a growing role

21. Research • Gradient 2009 -2012: Policy and implementation research into child and adolescent health inequalities funded by the EU FP7 Programme.

22. Social Determinants • International Collaboration on Social Determinants of Health • Organisations to cooperate to take forward global report

23. The electronic artery • Rapid communications tools to stimulate knowledge transfer, policy change and involvement of policymakers, practitioners and public stakeholders. • Capacity building and awareness raising, policy dialogues, national reviews. • European dimension important.

24. Together for Health

25. The role of Hungary will be vital • People and organisations from the newest member states of the EU can help us to tackle the problems of the past and move forward to a better future. • To help us to help you, please contact c.needle@eurohealthnet.eu

26. Thank you Thank you for all you have done so far, and for all you will do in future.