Policies and development of health services in a health for all framework in countries with pluralistic health systems [publication] /
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Organisation mondiale de la santé 
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BookPublisher: Copenhagen : WHO. Regional Office for Europe, 1991Description: 23 p. ; 31 cm.MeSH subject(s): Health Policy | Health Planning | Health Services | Health Services -- trends | Europe | Switzerland | CongressesPUBLICATION TYPE SAPHIR: MonographOther subject(s): Health for all by the year 2000 | Target 33Summary: A number of Western European countries (Austria, Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland) recognized the similarities in their problems with respect to the development of a health for all policy, and established a task force for health for all management in countries with pluralist health systems in 1985. It was found useful to analyse regularly, in depth the achievements and the particularities inherent in establishing Health for all(HFA) policies in pluralist countries. This paper presents, among other things, the case of the Canton of Tessin : it has now ten years of experience in implementing the HFA policy in particular by the realization of an extensive health promotion programme, continuing evaluation of the effectiveness of this programme and by the establishment of a comprehensive, critical information system.
A number of Western European countries (Austria, Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland) recognized the similarities in their problems with respect to the development of a health for all policy, and established a task force for health for all management in countries with pluralist health systems in 1985. It was found useful to analyse regularly, in depth the achievements and the particularities inherent in establishing Health for all(HFA) policies in pluralist countries. This paper presents, among other things, the case of the Canton of Tessin : it has now ten years of experience in implementing the HFA policy in particular by the realization of an extensive health promotion programme, continuing evaluation of the effectiveness of this programme and by the establishment of a comprehensive, critical information system.