Innovative approaches and promising practices by health promotion bodies in Europe to counteract obesity and improve health equity
March 2010 - A new report from EuroHealthNet has been produced to demonstrate the link between health inequalities and rising rates of obesity, and how existing measures to tackle the condition might be able to take this into account.
The document contains nearly 100 project descriptions running in 28 different countries, from the international level to local community initiatives.
Can we build on existing information systems to monitor health inequities and the social determinants of health in the EU?
January 2010 - The overarching aim of this paper is to provide a brief overview of data collected and indicators which are available at national and EU level, to monitor health inequalities and socio-economic determinants of health. It will specifically look at data and indicators with relevance to health inequities and their determinants. This paper has been written to inform public health and health promotion professionals and decision makers who are not directly involved in collecting of data, but who are users of the data. The information presented has been collected from various sources and articles.
Promoting mental health and preventing mental illness: the economic case for investment in Wales
October 2009 - This report for the All Wales Mental Health Promotion Network uses economic analysis to develop the case for greater investment in mental health promotion, defined as the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of positive mental health, sometimes referred to as ‘wellbeing’. Improving mental health,is a worthwhile goal in itself: most people place a high value on a sense of emotional and social wellbeing. This report covers the prevention of clinically diagnosable mental illness and, more broadly, the promotion of positive mental health and well-being.
