Health targets in Europe
Subtitle: polity [i.e. policy], progress and promise
By: edited by Marshall Marinker
Publisher: BMJ Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780585415017
Subjects: Medical policy; Public health; Health planning; Politique sanitaire; Santé publique; Planification; HEALTH & FITNESS; Health Care Issues; MEDICAL; Public Health; Health Policy; Diseases; General; Health Care Delivery
Description: Focusing on improving health throughout Europe, this book discusses possible strategies, using examples ranging from local initiatives to nationwide programmes. Contributions come from leading health policy makers from countries throughout Europe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Evidence and imagination / Marshall Marinker; title: Historical perspectives on European health and policy / Loes van Herten and Louise J. Gunning-Schepers; title: For and against health targets / James McCormick and Naomi J. Fulop; title: Sweden / Claes Ortendahl; title: Lithuania / Vilius Grabauskas; title: Spain / Carlos Alvarez-Dardet; title: Germany / Hans Stein; title: North Rhine-Westphalia / Birgit Weihrauch; title: Finland / Seppo V. Koskinen and Tapani A. Melkas; title: Italy / George France; title: England / David J. Hunter; title: A European review / Morton Warner; title: Values, beliefs, and implications / Martin McKee; title: Perspectives on health governance in the 21st century / Ilona Kickbusch.