Publications
Key publications
Tool for mapping governance for health and well-being: the organigraph method (2018)
This publication aims to help countries and relevant stakeholders to use the tool to identify which areas need strengthening in order to ensure that systems facilitate improved health and well-being for all. It provides background information about the organigraph method, as well as a practical guide to using it, including example organigraphs.
Concept note: Assessment tool for governance for health and well-being (2018)
This concept note presents the concept for a specialized assessment tool developed to assess the capacity of countries to design, coordinate and implement different governance approaches for improved health and wellbeing: whole of society, whole of government, multisectoral, intersectoral and intrasectoral.
Multisectoral and intersectoral action for improved health and well-being for all: mapping of the WHO European Region Governance for a sustainable future: improving health and well-being for all (2018)
Case stories, or narratives of good practice, detailing successful multisectoral and intersectoral initiatives were collected through consultations in 36 Member States of the WHO European Region. The case stories are collected and analysed in this report.
Targets and indicators for Health 2020. Version 4 (2018)
This document describes the steps taken to develop the Health 2020 targets and indicators through the work of two international expert groups and country consultation with Member States. Specifically, it gives an overview of the 20 core and 17 additional indicators adopted by the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region in September 2013 to measure progress with the six targets identified for Health 2020.
Social return on investment - Accounting for value in the context of implementing Health 2020 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2017)
Social return on investment (SROI) is a concept to account for social value when evaluating investments. It goes beyond traditional economic evaluation tools, by considering value produced for multiple stakeholders in all three dimensions of development: economic, social and environmental.
Developing a common set of indicators for the joint monitoring framework for SDGs, Health 2020 and the Global NCD Action Plan (2017)
Member States agreed to adopt a joint monitoring framework for reporting on indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals, Health 2020 and the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. An expert group was formed to identify a common set of indicators. This report provides a summary of their first meeting in Vienna, Austria, on 20–21 November 2017.
Governing for health equity and sustainable development in Montenegro (2017)
This report describes the findings of an appraisal mission on the governance arrangements and approach to addressing the issues of health equity and the social determinants of health (SDH) in Montenegro.
Engagement and participation for health equity (2017)
A core principle of Health 2020 is reducing health inequities across the population, along with the importance of participation and responsiveness, with the full engagement of people.
Health diplomacy: European perspectives (2017)
This book is part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s response to the WHO Regional Committee for Europe’s 2010 request that it strengthen the capacity of diplomats and health officials in global health diplomacy.
Small country case stories on intersectoral action for health (2016)
This report is a compendium of case stories showing how eight small countries, with a population of less than one million, used intersectoral action to address a diverse set of health needs, thus sharing their knowledge on implementing Health 2020.
On the road to Health 2020 policy targets: Monitoring qualitative indicators. An update. (2017)
Member States of the WHO European Region are now in the second half of the implementation period of the Health 2020 policy framework.
Social justice and human rights as a framework for addressing social determinants of health (2016)
Final report of the Task group on Equity, Equality and Human Rights
Work and worklessness: Final report of the Task group on employment and working conditions, including occupation, unemployment and migrant workers (2016)
Review of social determinants of health and the health divide in the WHO European Region
A roadmap to implementing Health 2020 – the experience of San Marino (2015)
This publication describes San Marino's experience in developing its national health plan for 2015–2017, which integrates the core elements of Health 2020, the European policy for health and well-being.
Implementing a Health 2020 vision: governance for health in the 21st century. Making it happen (2013)
The WHO Regional Office for Europe commissioned this report to support the implementation of the Health 2020 policy framework. The Russian version of this publication is also available.
Health 2020: a European policy framework supporting action across government and society for health and well-being
Improving health and well-being lies behind the new health policy framework for Europe, Health 2020, adopted by the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in 2012. Health 2020 is a value- and evidence-based framework that allows a strategic approach to be taken towards this goal.
