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As we face the new millennium, many
of the major political, social and
economic challenges facing policy
makers and their advisers focus on issues
of public health.
Europe faces particular challenges. It's
population will be the oldest in the world for
the next 30 years. Not only are there new
diseases to be met, but the region is facing
the re-emergence of disease threats, many
of which it was believed had been defeated
in the last decades. Pressures on budgets
are enormous. And as the final year of the
old millennium fades, a refugee crisis of
immense proportion adds to the political
and budgetary pressures.
As new public health policy emerges to
cope with these dynamics, what part can
health promotion and disease prevention
play in improving the quality of life for all?
Does health promotion work? Does it
deserve additional resources or a higher
role on political agendas?
This two-part report identifies the
effectiveness of health promotion over the...
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Fülszöveg
As we face the new millennium, many
of the major political, social and
economic challenges facing policy
makers and their advisers focus on issues
of public health.
Europe faces particular challenges. It's
population will be the oldest in the world for
the next 30 years. Not only are there new
diseases to be met, but the region is facing
the re-emergence of disease threats, many
of which it was believed had been defeated
in the last decades. Pressures on budgets
are enormous. And as the final year of the
old millennium fades, a refugee crisis of
immense proportion adds to the political
and budgetary pressures.
As new public health policy emerges to
cope with these dynamics, what part can
health promotion and disease prevention
play in improving the quality of life for all?
Does health promotion work? Does it
deserve additional resources or a higher
role on political agendas?
This two-part report identifies the
effectiveness of health promotion over the
past 20 years, and seeks to assess the
political, social,, economic and health
impacts of interventions across the world.
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