WHO European Health Literacy Action Plan

Abstract Background Grounded in the last decade's health literacy developments; the work of the European health literacy action networks on measurement and NCDs as well as the newly adopted European Health Literacy Roadmap and resolution agreed upon by their 53 Member States in 2019, the WHO European Region continues its investment in health literacy. A WHO European health literacy action plan is under development to be launched in 2021. The action plan implies concrete actions for Member States on how to develop health literate populations and societies. Methods Based on co-creation principles, the development of the action plan is conducted by stakeholders from a wide range of fields and disciplines. Lead by the WHO European Regional Office, the process includes an initial stakeholder meeting, iterative technical consultations with experts and the wider stakeholder community and Member State consultations. The analytical methods integrate a SWOT-analysis, future scenario thinking and long-sight action planning approaches as well as application of health literacy analytics. Results The results of the initial analytical steps will be presented such as the SWOT analysis, the future scenarios and associated recommendations on how to create health literate populations and societies in Europe. Additionally, the outline of the draft of the European health literacy action plan will be open for discussion and input. Conclusions Through an iterative process, the European health literacy action plan is co-produced by multiple actors through a series of consultations facilitating ownership and accountability. The European health literacy action plan can be an inspiration and a model for other world regions.

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Developing the European Health Literacy Action Plan using a transformative future scenario planning approach

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1399 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

K Sørensen ◽

A Koylyu ◽

B Mikkelsen

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Action Plan ◽

Scenario Planning ◽

European Region ◽

Member States ◽

Future Scenario ◽

Planning Approach ◽

Wide Range ◽

European Health

Abstract Background The 53 Member States of the WHO European Region adopted in 2019 a health literacy roadmap and a resolution to develop an action plan to guide the work of the Member States. The development of the action plan builds on achievements regarding the EU funded European Health Literacy Survey and the WHO action networks on health literacy measurement and NCD related demonstration projects as well as the multiple national initiatives launched in the European region in the last decade. Methods Scenario planning is a methodology that uses the inherent human capacity for imagining futures to better understand the present regarding the development of a new strategy or action plan. In the kick-off phase of the development process of the health literacy action plan, a transformative future scenario planning approach was applied in combination with a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) of current achievements, challenges and gaps considering the development of health literate societies involving 50 experts from a wide range of sectors and disciplines. Additionally, an iterative process followed including technical consultations with experts in Europe in preparation for a governmental consultation. Results The SWOT analysis, long-sight planning and generation of complementary concrete actions served as basis for the development of the action plan highlighting its relevance, sustainability and accountability. Additionally, the health literacy plan was developed in a process of co-creation with the wider health literacy community as well as stakeholders with multiple backgrounds in research, policy, education and practice. Conclusions The European health literacy action plan is multi-sectoral, people-centred and targeted governmental actions with the aim of developing health literate societies and populations. It can serve as a model for other world regions to adapt.

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Developments and perspectives of health literacy in Europe

Public Health Forum ◽

10.1515/pubhef-2016-2175 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 10-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kristine Sørensen ◽

Helmut Brand

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Member States ◽

Eu Member States ◽

The World ◽

European Health ◽

A Priority ◽

The Impact ◽

The Eu

Abstract A decade ago the European health literacy field was in its infancy. A comparable study among EU Member States was made to explore if health literacy was as much as a concern in Europe as elsewhere in the world. This article analyses the impact of the European Health Literacy project (2009–2012). Based on the outcomes new avenues for health literacy in Europe are proposed. In spite of progress there is still a strong call for actions to make health literacy a priority in the EU.

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The WHO European health for all database

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.07.06.02160-en ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

World Health ◽

Health Statistics ◽

Regional Office ◽

International Context ◽

Health Trends ◽

Wide Range ◽

The World ◽

European Health ◽

Health Organization ◽

Health Situation

The European health for all database provides easy and rapid access to a wide range of basic health statistics (indicators) for the 51 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. It was developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in the mid 1980s to support the monitoring of health trends in the Region. The database is a helpful tool for international comparison and for assessing the health situation and trends in any European country in an international context.

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EVIPNet Europe – bridging the research-to-policy gap

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.810 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽

Author(s):

T Kuchenmueller ◽

A Suvanbekov

Keyword(s):

Capacity Building ◽

Action Plan ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Organizational Capacity ◽

World Health ◽

Strategy Development ◽

Policy Network ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Regional Office ◽

Member States

Abstract Issue/problem Despite substantial investments into increasing the availability and accessibility of information in the WHO European Region, scientific evidence often plays a limited role in policy and practice resulting in lost opportunities to improving health systems and outcomes. Description of the problem The WHO Action plan and resolution to strengthen the use of evidence, information and research for policy-making, adopted in 2016, urges Member States to increase country capacity to foster the utilization of research in both policy and practice. To support and guide Member States in this effort, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe launched the Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe, a capacity-building initiative that operates in line with, and in support of, Health 2020 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. EVIPNet Europe aims to assist its member countries and catalyse sustainable change by strengthening both the evidence supply and demand sides, and building knowledge translation (KT) capacity at individual, organizational and system levels. Results EVIPNet Europe has been successful in enhancing the capacity of policy-makers and researchers to access, appraise, package and use evidence; strengthening organizational capacity and infrastructure; and creating institutional bridges between policy and research communities. The network’s activities have, furthermore, led to an increased conceptual and instrumental use of evidence in policy, introducing important changes in policy strategy development and legislations. Lessons To overcome the knowledge-to-policy gap, comprehensive capacity building strategies, operating at individual, organizational and systemic levels are required to create and sustain a culture more favourable to evidence-informed policy.

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A Process Oriented MCDM Approach to Construct a Circular Economy Composite Index

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12020618 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 618 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ana Garcia-Bernabeu ◽

Adolfo Hilario-Caballero ◽

David Pla-Santamaria ◽

Francisco Salas-Molina

Keyword(s):

Circular Economy ◽

Action Plan ◽

National Level ◽

Composite Index ◽

Composite Indicator ◽

The European Union ◽

Member States ◽

Eu Member States ◽

Wide Range ◽

Monitoring Framework

The purpose of this contribution is to develop a Circular Economy Composite indicator to benchmark EU countries performance. Europe is at the forefront of the global transition towards a sustainable and circular economy. To this end, the European Commission has launched in 2015 a Circular Economy Action Plan including a monitoring framework to measure progress and to assess the effectiveness of initiatives towards the circular economy in the European Union (EU) and Member States. Still, this monitoring framework lacks a composite indicator at the national level to aggregate the circular economy dimensions into a single summary indicator. Although there is a wide range of sustainability composite indicators, no aggregate circular economy index exits to this date. We use a multi-criteria approach to construct a circular economy composite index based on TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preferences by Similarity to Ideal Solutions) methodology. In addition, we introduce a novel aggregation methodology for building a composite indicator where different levels of compensability for the distances to the ideal and anti-ideal (or negative-ideal) values of each indicator are considered. In order to illustrate the advantages of this proposal, we have applied it to evaluate the Circular Economy performance of EU Member States for the year 2016. This proposal can be a valuable tool for identifying areas in which the countries need to concentrate their efforts to boost their circular economy performance.

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4.E. Workshop: Health literacy in Policies: European and National Perspectives

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.150 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Policy ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Policy Development ◽

Policy Making ◽

Action Plan ◽

European Region ◽

Policy Initiatives ◽

Literacy Policy ◽

European Health

Abstract Health literacy is a key dimension of public and global health policy. In the wake of Health in all Polices (HiAP), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and health equity discussions, health literacy plays an important role in empowering citizens by increasing their capacities to deal with health information and make informed decision. In recent years, digitalization and digital transformation of societies and everyday environments have contributed to the increasing awareness of the role of health literacy for navigation of these new and often complex environments. Together, these developments have facilitated the establishment of health literacy as a critical policy item on agendas across the world. In Europe, a lively policy discussion has emerged within the last decade with countries developing their own national and local strategies addressing health literacy in public health and healthcare policies, directives on health promotion and prevention and even in educational policies to include health literacy to school practices. The WHO EURO Region with 53 Member States has been particularly active, launching the WHO “Solid Facts” report on health literacy and two “Action Networks on Health Literacy” - one on measurement and one NCD interventions. Politically, these initiatives were followed up strategically by the Health Literacy Roadmap and by a resolution to develop a European health literacy action plan. While the policy movement is steadily increasing, research on health literacy policies and policy making is still a developing field. This is concerned with policies both on children`s as well as on adult`s health literacy. In this context, the aim of this workshop is to: present research findings from recent health literacy policy initiatives, such as the WHO European health literacy roadmap and action plan and European national policies and initiate a critical discussion regarding future health literacy policy development in the European region and beyond. The 1st presentation will provide an overview on health literacy policy initiatives at WHO Europe with a focus on the development of a new European Action Plan. The 2nd presentation will focus on the WHO health literacy policy initiative focusing on school-aged children. The 3rd presentation will share policy recommendation by experts for promoting health literacy in children and adolescents. The 4th presentation offers a national policy and field application focusing on health literacy and cultural appropriateness. The 5th presentation provides an example of a national position paper on health literacy from a structural perspective presenting a possible path to equity in health. This workshop offers a forum for researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and public stakeholders interested in public health policy-making with a specific focus on health literacy, and will promote discussion of results, facilitate knowledge exchange, and support further synergies. Key messages Health literacy policy is an important cornerstone of the WHO European Region Public Health and Policy strategy and the UN Sustainable Developmental Goals. This workshop will address health literacy policy development on national, European and global levels in different populations.

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Świadomość zdrowotna jako kluczowy determinant stanu zdrowia społeczeństwa

Studia i Prace Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów ◽

10.33119/sip.2018.165.5 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 79-94

Author(s):

Ewa Kosycarz ◽

Krystyna Walendowicz

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Member States ◽

Eu Member States ◽

Literacy Survey ◽

European Health

Od lat 70. ubiegłego wieku coraz większą uwagę poświęca się modelowi budowania świadomości zdrowotnej ludzi. Istnieje wiele koncepcji i definicji świadomości zdrowotnej (ang. health literacy) oraz modeli pomiaru wielkości tego pojęcia. Podejmowane są również próby porównywania poziomów świadomości zdrowotnej społeczeństw w różnych krajach. Celem poniższego artykułu jest przybliżenie pojęcia świadomości zdrowotnej pacjenta oraz pokazanie na przykładzie dostępnych autorkom opracowania analiz, jaki jest poziom świadomości zdrowotnej wśród polskiego społeczeństwa oraz jakie instrumenty mogą być wykorzystywane do zwiększania tego poziomu. Jak pokazują wyniki analiz przeprowadzonych na materiale zgromadzonym podczas realizacji programu „Zapobieganie nadwadze i otyłości wśród mieszkańców województwa małopolskiego” oraz badań ankietowych przeprowadzonych w ramach programu „Comparative Report of Health Literacy in Eight EU Member States. The European Health Literacy Survey HLS-EU”, w społeczeństwie polskim systematycznie wzrasta świadomość zdrowotna.

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Emergency Action Planning in School-Based Athletics: A Systematic Review

Kansas Journal of Medicine ◽

10.17161/kjm.vol14.15299 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 282-286

Author(s):

Riley Hedberg ◽

William Messamore ◽

Tanner Poppe ◽

Armin Tarakemeh ◽

Rick Burkholder ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Best Practice ◽

Action Plan ◽

Action Planning ◽

Athletic Trainer ◽

National Guidelines ◽

School Based ◽

Wide Range ◽

National Athletic Trainers Association ◽

High School Athletic

Introduction. A significant number of preventable catastrophic injuries occur in secondary school athletics. Compliance to Emergency Action Plan (EAP) recommendations is not well documented. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify compliance to EAP recommendations, access to an athletic trainer (AT) and automated external defibrillator (AED), and current legislative mandates in school-based athletics. Methods. Electronic databases were searched to identify articles that met criteria for inclusion. Studies in English that focused on adoption, implementation, or compliance with EAPs or other national guidelines pertaining to athlete health were eligible for inclusion. Quality and validity were examined in each article and data were grouped based on outcome measures. Results. Of 12,906 studies, 21 met the criteria for inclusion and full text review. Nine studies demonstrated EAP adoption rates ranging from 55% - 100%. Five studies found that EAPs were rehearsed and reviewed annually in 18.2% - 91.6% of schools that have an EAP. At total of 9.9% of schools were compliant with all 12 National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) EAP guidelines. A total of 2.5% - 27.5% of schools followed NATA exertional heat illness guidelines and 50% - 81% of schools had access to an Athletic Trainer. In addition, 61% - 94.4% of schools had an AED available at their athletic venues. Four of 51 state high school athletic association member schools were required to meet best practice standards for EAP implementation, 7 of 51 for AED access, 8 of 51 for heat acclimation, and 3 of 51 for concussion management. Conclusions. There was a wide range of EAP adoption and a low rate of compliance to EAP guidelines in U.S. schools. Barriers to EAP adoption and compliance were not well documented and additional research should aim to identify impeding and facilitating factors.

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