Public health digitalization in Europe

Financing public health in europe.

AIM The aim of this study was to ascertain the levels and mechanisms of funding public health in Europe. METHODS A review of published and unpublished documents and expenditure data was undertaken. RESULTS Expenditure on public health in Europe is difficult to determine, but data from national health accounts suggest that it differs greatly across countries, both as a percentage of total he...

Old Europe — New Public Health

Assessing Public Action in Europe: Health Policies

1. Introduction 2. The production of health: some empirical evidence 3. Social health inequality in Italy: dimension and peculiarities 3.1 Is health spending a measure of inequality across regions? 3.2 Health inequalities in Italy: some preliminary evidence 3.3 Health inequalities analysed from an unusual point of view: mountains versus the plain 4. Cancer and social inequalities: evidence from...

Heatwaves and public health in Europe.

Public health measures need to be implemented to prevent heat-related illness and mortality in the community and in institutions that care for elderly or vulnerable people. Heat health warning systems (HHWS) link public health actions to meteorological forecasts of dangerous weather. Such systems are being implemented in Europe in the absence of strong evidence of the effectiveness of specific ...

Comparing public-health research priorities in Europe

BACKGROUND Despite improving trends, countries in Europe continue to face public-health challenges. This study investigated the priorities of stakeholders for research to meet these challenges. METHODS Public-health research includes population-level and health-system research, but not clinical or biomedical research. The study drew on data from three surveys undertaken through collaboration ...