Edited by Leppo, K., Ollila, E., Peña, S., Wismar, M. & Cook, S.
This book will
be presented at the IUHPE World Conference 2013 under the session Meet the
Authors by Raul Mercer MD MSc (FLACSO, Latin American School of
Social Sciences, Argentina)
Incorporating health into policies
across sectors is often challenging and even when decisions are made,
implementation may only be partial or unsustainable. ‘Health in All Policies
(HiAP): Seizing opportunities, implementing policies’, published by the
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland, identifies practical
opportunities and challenges for raising health on political agendas. It
stresses the importance of seizing opportunities for negotiating and
implementing feasible policy solutions. The publication was a Finnish
contribution to the 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion (June 2013).
Global perspective on
health
The publication draws on case studies
from all continents to demonstrate how Health in All Policies works in
different contexts. The examples cover eight policy areas including early
childhood development, work and health, agriculture and tobacco. ‘HiAP: Seizing
opportunities, implementing policies’ provides valuable insights for
policy-makers, including politicians, researchers and civil society advocates.
It brings a global perspective on improving health and health equity through
decision-making and implementation. The volume is published in collaboration
with the National Institute for Health and Welfare of Finland (THL), the
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and the UN Research
Institute for Social Development. It is a free (non-profit) publication.
Contents
Part I
1
Introduction to Health in All Policies and the analytical framework of the book
2
History of HiAP
3
Health and development: challenges and pathways to HiAP in low-income countries
4
Prioritizing health equity
5
Globalization and national policy space for health and a HiAP approach
Part II
6
Promoting equity from the start through early child development and Health in
All Policies (ECD-HiAP)
7
Work, health and employment
8
Promoting mental health: a crucial component of all public policy
9
Agriculture, food and nutrition
10
Tobacco or health
11
Alcohol
12
Lessons from environment and health for HiAP
13
Making development assistance for health more effective through HiAP
Part III
14
The health sector’s role in HiAP
15
Lessons for policy-makers
For further information, please contact:
Dr Sebastián Peña, Finnish National
Institute for Health and Welfare, Sebastian.pena.fajuri@thl.fi
To download the book, please use this
link:
Questions for discussion
Why Health in All Policies?
What’s the added value of HiAP since
“Health for All” and “Intersectoral Action for Health” approaches to health emerged?
Which are the issues under debate on
HiAP that will help to close the existing gap between rhetoric and
implementation?
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