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Gender and noncommunicable diseases in Europe: analysis of STEPS data (2020)
A gender analysis of STEPS NCD risk-factor survey data describes how risk factors for chronic diseases differ between and among men and women by exploring and tracking the direction and magnitude of trends and exposure to risk factors and accessing services by sociodemographic variables.
Germany - Country case study on the integrated delivery of long-term care (2020)
This report describes the provision of long-term care in Germany, with an emphasis on identifying efforts to foster the integrated delivery of services. There is mandatory statutory or private long-term care insurance for the entire population; eligibility for long-term care is open to people with any restricted competencies in daily life.
Romania - Country case study on the integrated delivery of long-term care (2020)
This report describes the main findings and policy pointers of an assessment of the current conditions of integrated delivery of long-term health and social services in Romania. The country has advanced in enacting legislation to regulate the provision of long-term care.
Portugal - Country case study on the integrated delivery of long-term care (2020)
This report describes the current state of the delivery of health and social long-term care services in Portugal. The country has advanced the policy framework to achieve integrated services delivery.
Denmark - Country case study on the integrated delivery of long-term care (2019)
This report describes the current state of the delivery of long-term care services in Denmark. Overall, older people enjoy comprehensive high-quality health and long-term care.
Country assessment framework for the integrated delivery of long-term care (2019)
This document aims to provide guidance for assessing the integrated delivery of health and social services for long-term care. The assessment framework, which takes on a services and system perspective, serves as a blueprint for collecting data, structuring country visits, synthesising information and drafting an assessment report.
The health system response to violence against women in the WHO European Region: a baseline assessment (2019)
This report provides a baseline assessment of how violence against women is addressed in national health systems in the WHO European Region, in line with commitments made by Member States of the WHO European Region in the Global plan of action.
Why using a gender approach can accelerate noncommunicable disease prevention and control in the WHO European Region (2019)
Gender norms and roles put women and men at different levels of exposure and vulnerability to NCD risk factors and impacts the way men and women use services and the responses they receive.
Strategy on the health and well-being of men in the WHO European Region (2018)
The Strategy on the health and well-being of men in the WHO European Region is based on a review of the evidence, guidance from the governing bodies, feedback from technical experts and civil society, results of an online consultation with Member States, face-to-face consultations in countries and feedback from the WHO regions for health and healthy cities networks.
WHO European Healthy Cities Network: Gender and health survey (2018)
This is a summary report based on the responses to the Gender and Health Survey conducted within the WHO European Healthy Cities Network during 2017.
The health and well-being of men in the WHO European Region: better health through a gender approach (2018)
This is the first report published by WHO/Europe that comprehensively looks into the health and well-being of men in the Region from a gender perspective.
Strategy on women’s health and well-being in the WHO European Region (2016)
The Strategy on women’s health and well-being in the WHO European Region is based on a review of the evidence, guidance from the governing bodies, feedback from technical experts, results of an online consultation with Member States, face-to-face consultations in countries and feedback from WHO regions for health and healthy cities networks.
Women’s health and well-being in Europe: beyond the mortality advantage (2016)
Women’s health is at a crossroads. This report provides background to the strategy.
Beyond the mortality advantage. Investigating women’s health in Europe (2015)
This brief report presents some of the preliminary findings of the investigation, focusing on broad causes of mortality and morbidity during four age stages – the girl child, adolescents, adult women and older women – and emphasizing how factors that influence health cut across the stages.
Empower women: Facing the challenge of tobacco use in Europe (2015)
One of the most striking things about smoking prevalence in the European Region in the last two decades has been the relentless increase in smoking by women and girls. This book looks at the best examples of tobacco control policies and programmes worldwide.
Review and reorientation of the “programme for active health protection of mothers and children” for greater health equity in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2013)
This publication presents the process of and lessons learned from the review and reorientation of a programme for active health protection of mothers and children for greater health equity, with an explicit but not exclusive focus on the Roma population.
The series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response” (2012)
The series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response” shows that gender differences and inequalities affect various aspects of illness, health and wellbeing in girls and boys in the European Region. This publication advocates for a whole-of-society response to adolescents health looking at the evidence for gender responsive actions.
Gender and Health, Eurohealth 18(2), 2012
The Eurohealth Observer commemorates the life and work of Dr Concepción (Concha) Colomer Revuelta, Director of the Women’s Health Observatory of the Spanish Ministry of Health, who passed away in 2011. Her life-long work and dedication not only profoundly shaped gender mainstreaming in health policy within her native Spain, but also made a significant contribution to strategies and actions at the international level through the work of WHO, both within Europe and the Americas.
Causes and consequences: what determines our sexual and reproductive health? Entre Nous 73, 2011
This issue focuses on the relationship between health inequities, social determinants of health and sexual and reproductive health, highlighting the progress, challenges, current status and commitment that has been made in this area throughout the European Region. The issue also features an article on the new European policy for health “Health 2020” which is currently under development and how this policy can be used to tackle the public health challenges of today such as vulnerable groups and inequities.
How health systems can accelerate progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health by promoting gender equity (2010)
This briefing highlights the implications that gender inequity has for the achievement of MDG 4 and 5 on maternal and child health. It is a follow-up to World Health Assembly resolution 63.15, which urges Member States to renew their commitment to prevent and eliminate maternal, newborn and child mortality and morbidity and to World Health Assembly resolution 60.25 that urges WHO and Member States to integrate gender analysis into their work.
