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European Observatory on Health Systems and Policy: Health in the European Union, Trends Analysis
A recent report published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policy investigates differences in health status within and between European countries. The relationship between living conditions, socioeconomic factors and health is discussed and analysed with the objective of stimulating a debate and policy action for creating a healthier and more equitable society. The report references HBSC data in Chapter 7: Preventable risk factors.
The report is available online at:
http://www.euro.who.int/Document/E93348.pdf
OECD Report: Health at a Glance 2009 - OECD Indicators
The OECD have released a new report: Health at a Glance 2009 - OECD Indicators. The latest edition of Health at a Glance shows the progress that has been made, both nationally and internationally, in measuring different aspects of the performance of health systems. Key indicators presented in Health at a Glance 2009 provide information on health status and the determinants of health. HBSC survey findings are quoted in Chapter 2 - Non-medical Indicators.
Copies can be downloaded, in English or French, from:
http://www.oecdilibrary.org/oecd/content/serial/19991312
11 November 2009: Young People's Health in Great Britain and Ireland: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey, 2006
A new report, 'Young People's Health in Great Britain and Ireland' has been published by HBSC's teams in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The report expands upon findings from the international report: 'Inequalities in Young People's Health', with additional variables and prevalence rates which allows for more comprehensive and focussed comparisons to be made between the four countries.
27 October 2009 | WHO/HBSC Forum 2009
"Socio-environmentally determined health inequities among children and adolescents"
On 19-20 October, representatives from European Member States and international experts convened in Siena, Italy, for the WHO/HBSC Forum 2009, dedicated to “socio-environmentally determined health inequities among children and adolescents”. This Forum was the third in a series aiming to distil lessons learnt and policy implications for promoting child and adolescent health through action on the socioeconomic determinants of health. The findings will feed into the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, to be held in Italy in March 2010."
Further information about the Forum can be found on the WHO website at: www.euro.who.int/childhealthenv/20090514_1
23 October 2009 | CAHRU Director invited to present at IAAH World Congress in Kuala Lumpur
Professor Candace Currie, elected International Coordinator of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children WHO Collaborative Cross-National Study (HBSC), has been invited to present at the 9th World Congress of the International Association for Adolescent Health 28-30 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main theme of the conference is "Private lives, public issues: global perspectives on adolescent sexual health".
Candace will present her paper 'Is variation between countries in age at menarche of girls explained by Body Mass Index?' at the Puberty Symposium on the opening day of the conference. She will give a further presentation titled 'Informing investment in adolescent health, the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study' at the closing plenary on 30 October. Both papers draw on findings from the HBSC study. Further information, including the full programme, is available on the Congress website:
23 September 2009 | CAHRU Director presents at the conference 'Beyond mortality: future perspectives in adolescent health'
This conference was held at the Institute of Child Health, London, on 10-11 September 2009. The meeting was jointly sponsored by the Institute of Child Health (Dr Russell Viner) and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), Melbourne, Australia (Professor George Patton).
40 academics and policy makers from 6 continents, including representatives of the World Health Organisation and UNFPA, and representatives of The Lancet, met to debate how to best take forward a global agenda in improving adolescent health. Professor Candace Currie, CAHRU Director & HBSC International Coordinator, gave an invited presentation titled 'Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study: Scope, Approach and Potential'. Candace's presentation is available to download below.
23 September 2009 | Youth Friendly Health Policies and Services meeting
CAHRU Director gives invited presentation
Candace Currie, CAHRU Director & HBSC International Coordinator, gave an invited presentation to this meeting held 21-23 September 2009 in Edinburgh. The title of the presentation was 'The health and socio-cultural issues affecting adolescents in the European Region'. Candace's presentation and the full meeting programme are available to download below.
25 August 2009 | International Journal of Public Health Supplement:
Social determinants of child and adolescent health – findings from the International Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study
HBSC’s contribution to understanding the social determinants of child and adolescent health is recognised in the September supplement of the International Journal of Public Health.
The supplement is divided into four sections:
- Editorials – including an exploration of HBSC’s challenges and successes over the past 25 years,
- Overview Papers – providing an historical overview and the study’s methodological developments and current tensions,
- Scientific findings – demonstrating the influence of social determinants on young people’s health,
- Policy – describing HBSC’s impact on policy development and health improvement programmes.
The supplement can be downloaded from the International Journal of Public Health.
If you have any questions regarding the supplement please get in touch with Veronika Ottova, v.ottova@uke.uni-hamburg.de. For further information see also the Website of the Child Public Health Research Unit.
27 July 2009 | HBSC participation in European Youth Health Conference
The Youth Health Conference "Be healthy - be yourself" was held on 9-10 July in Brussels. The conference was attended by young people from across the EU from a wide range of youth agencies and voluntary groups and organisations. There was a youth camp where key health issues were debated by young people the day before the official conference. Further information, including the full programme, is available from the conference website.
Report on young people's health
WHO approached HBSC to write a report for the conference - 'A Snapshot of the Health of Young People in Europe'. The report was tabled at the conference and after final editing will be published by WHO in October. The HBSC International Coordinating Centre (ICC) and Policy Development Group (PDG) collaborated on this report which had to be completed in a very short time frame. The draft report can be downloaded from the Documents page of the conference website. Editors were Vivian Barnekow (WHO), Candace Currie (HBSC ICC), Cara Letsch (HBSC ICC), Margaretha de Looze (HBSC PDG) and Antony Morgan (HBSC PDG).
HBSC presentation
HBSC International Coordinator, Candace Currie, was invited to participate in a plenary round table at the conference on the theme of 'The Implications of The Economic and Financial Crisis on Youth Health'. Her presentation is available to download below
• Candace Currie's presentation [Powerpoint 594KB
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