Improving the lives of children and young people: case studies from Europe

Improving the lives of children and young people 2-1

Editors: Vivian Barnekow, Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Candace Currie, Alan Dyson, Naomi Eisenstadt and Edward Melhuish 2013 Volume 2. Childhood The WHO European Region, like much of the world, is beset by significant inequalities in health outcomes. The extent to which people enjoy good health is dependent not only on individual characteristics and experiences, but also […]

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Improving the lives of children and young people: case studies from Europe

Improving the lives of children and young people  1-1

Editors: Vivian Barnekow, Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Candace Currie, Alan Dyson, Naomi Eisenstadt and Edward Melhuish 2013 Volume 1. Early years The WHO European Region, like much of the world, is beset by significant inequalities in health outcomes. The extent to which people enjoy good health is dependent not only on individual characteristics and experiences, but […]

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Human Health in Areas with Industrial Contamination

Human health in areas with industrial contamination-1

Edited by: Pierpaolo Mudu, Benedetto Terracini and Marco Martuzzi 2014 The environment is one of the important health determinants of concern to WHO. Among its pillars, Health 2020 (the comprehensive public health framework developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and its 53 Member States for the years to come) includes the promotion of supportive environments and […]

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How small countries are improving health using the life-course approach

How small countries are improving health using the life-course-1

World Health Organization 2017 I am very pleased to present this report that showcases actions taken by the eight countries of the WHO small countries initiative to promote the life-course approach. The life-course approach is an essential concept for the implementation of the WHO European policy framework Health 2020 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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HIV/AIDS TREATMENT AND CARE

HIV AIDS treatment and care

EDITED BY: IRINA ERAMOVA SRDAN MATIC MONIQUE MUNZ 2007 Clinical protocols for the WHO European Region HIV/AIDS is a serious public health issue in the WHO European Region, where more than 2.5 million people are estimated to be living with HIV. The epidemic continues to spread, and in 2006 the Region recorded its second highest number of […]

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