Health & Consumer Protection Directorate General

1. Health & Consumer Protection Directorate General EFTA participation in the Public Health Programme and the future Health and Consumer Protection Programme Guri Galtung Kjaeserud Health Strategy Unit 23 September, Reykjavik

2. 1. Activities Legislation Tobacco, blood, tissues and cells, International Health Regulation Social, environment, internal market, law impacting on health Policy actions Initiatives on mental health, nutrition, alcohol health systems co-operation, new strategy, Health and the environment Financial actions Public Health Programme, Research Framework programmes Structural Funds,

3. 2. The Public Health Programme (2003-2008) Public Health Programme Executive agency Determinants Threats Information

4. 2. The Public Health Programme (2003-2008) • Annual work programme • Call for proposals • Call for tenders • Call for expression of interest • The Programme Committee • The Information day

5. 2. The Public Health Programme (2003-2008) • Choice of proposals • Exclusion criteria • Selection criteria • Award criteria • Financing • Co- financing 60-80% • Eligible costs

6. 2. The Public Health Programme (2003-2008) • Open for applications from • Member States • Candidate countries • EFTA-EEA countries • Different degrees of partnership • Main partner • Associated partners (max: 50) • Collaborating partners (max: 60) • Subcontractors

7. 3. EFTA-EEA countries in the PHP • EFTA-EEA countries participate in the programme as EU Member States • EPINORTH • 2th European public health conference in Oslo 7-9 October 2004 on Urbanisation and Health. • European e-Health consumer trends survey. • EFTA/EEA countries contribute to the PHP: • € 1.1 million in 2003 • € 1.3 million in 2004 • € 1.1 million in 2005

8. 4. Proposal for Joint Health and Consumer Programme • Reflection process • Enabling good health for all • “Healthier, Safer, more confident citizens: a health and consumer protection strategy” • Proposal for new programme (2007-2013) • Adopted by the Commission, 6 April 2005 • To be adopted by Parliament and Council

9. 4. Common health and consumer objectives • To protect citizens from risks and threats • To increase ability of citizens to exercise real choice • To mainstream health and consumer policies across EU policies

10. 4. Common health and consumer actions • Improve communication with citizens • Increase civil society participation • A common approach for mainstreaming • Promote safety of products and human origin substances • Enhance scientific advice and risk assessment • Promote international co-operation

11. 4. Healthobjectives • Protect citizens against health threats • Promote a healthier way of life • Contribute to reducing diseases • Help national health systems • Provide more and better health information

12. 4. Health action • Reinforce existing 3 action strands • Monitoring/Surveillance of Threats • Address Determinants • Provide Information • Add 3 new action strands • Deliver effective response to threats • Prevent diseases and injuries • Achieve synergies between national health systems

13. 4.Health objectives and strands Health Objectives Protect citizens Promote health Reduce disease Help national systems Provide + information Information Action strands new new new Surveillance of threats Deliver effective response Tackle Determinants Prevent diseases Health systems co-operation

14. Further information Public health: http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_overview/overview_en.htm Public Health Programme: http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/programme/howtoapply/call_for_propal_en.htm Constitution: http://europa.eu.int/constitution/futurum/ratification_en.htm Cohesion Policy: http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/reg2007_en.pdf