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EU Public Health Programme 2003-2008

EU Public Health Programme 2003-2008. Strand 1: Improve information system Establish Working Parties: Lifestyle and other health determinants Morbidity Health systems Health and environment Mental health Accidents and injuries Community health indicators. Projects awarded grants in 2003.

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EU Public Health Programme 2003-2008

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  1. EU Public Health Programme2003-2008 Strand 1: Improve information system Establish Working Parties: • Lifestyle and other health determinants • Morbidity • Health systems • Health and environment • Mental health • Accidents and injuries • Community health indicators

  2. Projects awarded grants in 2003 • Coordinating secretariat for WP on Accidents & Injuries. Greece • Maintenance, development, promotion of Injury Database (IDB). Austria • Child Safety Action Plans. Netherlands • European Network for Safety among Elderly. Greece

  3. Proposals for grants 2004 • BOI: Indicators and recommendations for prevention and control (Spain coord.) • Best practices and efficient policies for injury prevention in the EU (Greece coord.) • Recommendations for preventing falls among elderly people (Finland coord.) • Prevention of accidents among vulnerable road users (Austria coord.) • Dissemination of good practices in accident & injury prevention (Netherlands coord.)

  4. Proposals for grants 2004(ctd.) • Analysis of mortality data on injuries (validation of indicators) (France coord.) • Development of information systems on social and health care services (esp. for migration across borders) (Italy coord.)

  5. Task forces established by European Commission 2004 • Volontary work, mandate to produce short reports by end of 2004, aim to enhance the injury prevention agenda in the PHP: 1. Road Safety 2. Burden of Injuries 3. Injury Prevention indicators

  6. Terms of Reference for Task Force on Injury Indicators • Propose maximum five indicators, made operational by commonly agreed definitions and available data (by end 2004) • Develop indicators within ECHI framework • Integrate indicators in ECHI-2 ’1st Phase Core Indicators’ (shortlist) • Over-all aim of indicators: Support MS/EU health policy priorities, i.e. monitoring trends, comparing countries, indicating areas for policy action

  7. Time frame for Task Force on Injury Indicators • Task force to continue work in affiliation with Working Party on Indicators, aiming to improve EU Health and Knowledge System • Development of injury indicators linked to ECHI-2 related work • Cooperation with Eurostat, WHO, OECD, ICE, etc.

  8. ECHI-2 partners’ work on indicators related to accidents/injuries (example) • EU Health Monitoring Programme: CHILD project: Child Health Indicators of Life and Development, includes Child mortality: Fatal unintentional and intentional injuries Child morbidity: Injuries to children Child Health Systems and Policy: Child transportation safety

  9. Current issues for policy action (ctd.): • Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, June 2004, ”The future for our children”. Declaration on: Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe: Regional Priority Goal 2: ”…to prevent and substantially reduce health consequences from accidents and injuries..”

  10. EuroSafe • European coalition for public health action on injury research and prevention • Initiative of ECOSA

  11. Objectives EuroSafe • Exchange of information • Facilitate partnering • Produce statements • Carry out joint projects

  12. Activities EuroSafe • Analysis of policy issues and issuing of research statements • Identification of gaps in knowledge and practices • Identification of collaborative projects • Development of a European Research Programme • Dissemination of regular updates • Maintenance of membership list

  13. Members EuroSafe • Representatives from agencies/authorities interested in injury prevention and research • Membership of ECOSA is not required • Currently: • 65 members • 39 organisations • 22 countries

  14. Consultation of members EuroSafe • Members are consulted on progress of work and plans for next years • Members have the right to: • - approve the plan of work for the current year • - approve report on past year activities • - elect members of the Steering Committee for three years • - modify rules for operation with a minimum two-third majority vote • Members will be regularly updated on new developments

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