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Health and well-being for all: an approach to accelerating progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in countries in the WHO European Region
- Source :
- European Journal of Public Health, 30(Supplement_1), i3-i9, The European Journal of Public Health, European Journal of Public Health 30 (2020) Supplement_1
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background Forty-three out of 53 of the WHO European Member States have set up political and institutional mechanisms to implement the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes governance and institutional mechanisms, engaging stakeholders, identifying targets and indicators, setting governmental and sectoral priorities for action and reporting progress regularly. Still, growing evidence suggests that there is room for advancing implementation of some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets at a higher pace in the WHO European Region. This article proposes the E4A approach to support WHO European Member States in their efforts to achieve the health-related SDG targets. Methods The E4A approach was developed through a 2-year, multi-stage process, starting with the endorsement of the SDG Roadmap by all WHO European Member States in 2017. This approach resulted from a mix of qualitative methods: a semi-structured desk review of existing committal documents and tools; in-country policy dialogs, interviews and reports; joint UN missions and discussion among multi-lateral organizations; consultation with an advisory group of academics and health policy experts across countries. Results The E—engage—functions as the driver and pace-maker; the 4 As—assess, align, accelerate and account—serve as building blocks composed of policies, processes, activities and interventions operating in continuous and synchronized action. Each of the building blocks is an essential part of the approach that can be applied across geographic and institutional levels. Conclusion While the E4A approach is being finalized, this article aims to generate debate and input to further refine and test this approach from a public health and user perspective.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Process management
Process (engineering)
Health Status
WASS
World Health Organization
03 medical and health sciences
Politics
0302 clinical medicine
Political science
050602 political science & public administration
medicine
Life Science
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Gezondheid en Maatschappij
Health policy
Pace
Sustainable development
L510
Public health
Corporate governance
05 social sciences
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Sustainable Development
0506 political science
Europe
Health and Society
Supplement Papers
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11011262
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- Supplement_1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fdc563feafd4e241916d36e20f9c3cb7