DETERMINE - An EU Consortium for Action on Socio-Economic Determinants of Health (2007-2010)
Funded by
European Commission - DG Health and Consumers
Duration
From 2007 to 2010
Summary
This project brings together a high level consortium to apply evidence based approaches across policy sectors in the EU and its member states. The consortium is comprised of governments, health bodies, institutions, organisations and institutions from 26 countries. These bodies will analyse and apply the most relevant and important knowledge on socio-economic determinants of health (SEDs), introduce new innovative pilot projects and develop and implement awareness and capacity building programmes.
Objectives
- To generate greater understanding and to change conceptions and approaches amongst policy makers and practitioners, so that all policy sectors take the issues of health and health equity into consideration when developing policy;
- To identify comprehensive approaches that can be used to influence policy;
- To apply established and emerging approaches and tools that have been identified to existing and new policies and programmes;
- To focus discussions on how socio-economic determinants can be influenced to address health inequalities;
- To translate relevant global work on social determinants to the EU policy context, and vice versa, via shared learning with global bodies (WHO, OECD etc.) on effective approaches to develop Health In All Policies (HIAP) from the EU and Member States;
- To progress Presidency priorities and conclusions at EU, national and sub-national levels through consortium actions, policy interventions, evidence-based support for investment decisions, awareness raising of innovative approaches and transferable practices;
- To disseminate the Consortium's work.
Activities and outcomes
1) Analyse the evidence in the EU on socio-economic determinants, including a review of how other policy areas can contribute to health.
2) Use the above information to identify gaps, possible synergies and new opportunities, to promote ‘whole government' and ‘healthy governance' approaches.
3) Clarify the cost benefits of HIAP to aid investment decisions.
4) Recommendations for implementation.
5) Raising awareness on the socio-economic determinants in public health and relevant sectors at the national, EU and global level in order to influence change in public health actions.
6) Develop supporting materials to train and build capacity at the European, national and sub-national levels.
7) Make informed and better quality inputs into EC and national multi-sectoral policy processes.
8) Identify emerging and innovative approaches to influence positive behaviour change amongst socially vulnerable groups in the EU (social marketing and public/private partnerships).
9) Pilot interventions in the area of social marketing and public/private partnerships that focus on reaching the most vulnerable groups.
10) Develop a web-based resource of knowledge and tools in the EU context on socio-economic determinants that will support policy making in public health and other policy sectors.
11) Organise and participate in high profile, multi-sectoral events in participating EU Member States and EU Institutions.
Publications and documents
DETERMINE's outcomes were fed into the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council conclusions on ‘Equity and Health in All Policies: Solidarity in Health', through the EU Spanish Council Presidency. The Council met on 7-8 June 2010, and also endorsed the opinion of the Social Protection Committee on the EC Communication on Health Inequalities.
Please see the relevant links in: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/115003.pdf.
The DETERMINE final publication, together with other key publications on health inequalities and social determinants of health, are available on the DETERMINE website (http://www.health-inequalities.eu/ )
Lead organisation
Partners
Austrian Health Promotion Foundation, Austria
VIG - Flemish Institute for Health Promotion (FIHP), Belgium
National Institute Of Public Health (NIPH), Czech Republic
National Institute Of Public Health (NIPH), University Of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Department of Health, England
Sefton Primary Care Trust/North West Health Brussels Office, England
National Social Marketing Centre, England
European Centre on Health on Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England
National Heart Forum, England
Brighton University/International Health Development Research Centre (IHDRC), University Of Brighton, England
School for Health, University Of Bath, England
National Institute for Health Development (NIHD), Estonia
WHO European Office for Investment for Health & Development, Europe
WHO Department Of Health Systems Financing, Europe
European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), Europe
European Health Management Assocation (EHMA), Europe
European Social Platform, Europe
European Heart Network (EHN), Europe
European Federation of National Organisations Working With the Homeless (FEANTSA), Europe
Mental Health Europe, Europe
Royal College Of Physicians UK, Europe
National Research & Development Centre for Welfare & Health (STAKES), Finland
Finnish Centre for Health Promotion, Finland
National Public Health Institute (KTL), Finland
Institute Of Occupational Health; Finland
Institut National de Prévention et d'Education pour la Santé (INPES), France
Ministry of Health, France
Ministry for Employment & Social Affairs, France
Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA), Germany
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (BAuA), Germany
International Union for Health Promotion & Education (IUHPE), Global
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), Global
National Institute for Health Development, Hungary
The Institute Of Public Health in Ireland, Ireland
Public Health Institute of Iceland, Iceland
Centro Sperimentale par l'Educazione Sanitaria (CSESI), Italy
Regione del Veneto - Health & Social Affairs Department, Italy
Health Promotion State Agency, Latvia
Hygiene Institute, Lithuania
Ministry of Health, Malta
The Research Centre for Health Promotion (HEMIL), Norway
Netherlands Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (NIGZ), Netherlands
National Institute for Public Health & the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands
National Institute of Hygiene, Poland
Ministry Of Health, Direcção Gerald a Saúde, Portugal
Institute Of Public Health (IASI), Romania
NHS Health Scotland, Scotland
National Institute Of Public Health of the Republic Of Slovenia, Slovenia
Regional Public Health Institute Maribor, Slovenia
Institute for Health, University Of Primorska, Slovenia
Regional Public Health Office in Trnava & Trnava University, Slovakia
National Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia
Direccion General de Salud Publica, Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Spain
Universidad de la Laguna, Spain
Swedish National Institute of Public Health (SNIPH), Sweden
Health Promotion Switzerland, Switzerland
Wales Centre for Health, Wales
Website
DETERMINE portal: www.health-inequalities.eu/determine
Contact person
Mari Fresu, MHE Health Policy Officer
