Health 21 or Health21 is the name given to the

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(WHO)

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

an Region

policy Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organ ...

framework derived from the " health-for-all policy for the twenty-first century" passed by the

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in 1998.World Health Assembly
Resolution WHA51.7. Health for all policy for the twenty-first century.
Geneva: World Health Organization, 1998. Accessed 2013 Apr 9. The framework was called "Health 21" not only because it dealt with

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

in the 21st century, but also because it laid out 21 "targets" for improving the health of Europeans.Health21: an introduction to the health for all policy framework for the WHO European Region.
(European Health for All series; no. 5.) Copenhagen: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 1998. . Accessed 2013 Apr 9.Health21: the health for all policy framework for the WHO European Region.
(European Health for All series; no. 6.) Copenhagen: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 1999. . Accessed 2013 Apr 9.

Targets

The Health 21 targets were: # "Solidarity for health in the European Region," or "closing the health gap between countries" # "Equity in health," or "closing the health gap within countries" # "Healthy start in life," for example "

policies Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organ ...

should... create a supportive family, with wanted children and good parenthood capacity" # "Health of young people," that is, "young people in the region should be healthier and better able to fulfil their roles in society" # "Healthy aging" as reflected in increases in

life expectancy Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, current age, and other demographic factors like sex. The most commonly used measure is life expectancy at birth ...

, disability-free life expectancy, and the proportion of older people who are healthy and at home # "Improving

mental health Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It likewise determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Mental health ...

" # "Reducing communicable diseases" # "Reducing

non-communicable disease A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, os ...

s" # "Reducing

injury An injury is any physiological damage to living tissue caused by immediate physical stress. An injury can occur intentionally or unintentionally and may be caused by blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, burning, toxic exposure, asphyxiation, o ...

from violence and accidents" # "A healthy and safe physical environment" # "Healthier living" such as "healthier behaviour in such fields as

nutrition Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient n ...

, physical activity and sexuality" and "increase in the availability, affordability and accessibility of safe and healthy food" # "Reducing harm from alcohol, drugs and tobacco" # "Settings for health," specifically, "people in the region should have greater opportunities to live in healthy physical and social environments at home, at school, at the workplace and in the local community" # "Multisectoral responsibility for health" # "An integrated health sector" with "better access to family- and community-oriented

primary health care Primary health care, or PHC, refers to "essential health care" that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology. This makes universal health care accessible to all individuals and families in a community. PHC in ...

, supported by a flexible and responsive hospital system" # "Managing for quality of care" by focusing on outcomes # "Funding health services and allocating resources," calling for "sustainable financing and resource allocation mechanisms for

health care system Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, Mental health, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World H ...

s based on the principles of equal access, cost–effectiveness, solidarity, and optimum quality" # "Developing

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" to ensure that health professionals and others "have acquired appropriate knowledge, attitudes and skills to protect and promote health" # "Research and knowledge for health": "health research, information and communication systems" should "better support the acquisition, effective utilization, and dissemination of knowledge" # "Mobilizing partners for health," including governments, professionals, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and individual citizens # "Policies and strategies for health for all" at "country, regional and local levels"

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