Successes and Failures of Health Policy in Europe Four Decades of Divergent Trends and Converging Challenges - European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series

J. P. Mackenbach (editor of compilation), Martin McKee (editor of compilation)

Paperback (16 Mar 2013)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In the last 40 years the health of Europeans overall has improved markedly yet progress has been very uneven from country to country. Successes and Failures of Health Policy in Europe considers the impact health policy has had on population health in Europe. It asks key questions about mortality trends and health policy activity, such as:

Do between-country differences in rates of smoking-related diseases reflect differences in tobacco-control policies?
What would be a country's health gain if it implemented the policies of the best-performing country?
Which social, economic and political factors influence a country's success in health policy?

This book fills an important gap by offering a comparative analysis of the successes and failures of health policy in different European countries. In doing so it helps readers identify best practices in health improvement from which other countries can learn. The book explores how policy impact can be quantified and identifies which aspects of policy we can learn from when tackling the determinants of health in our populations.

Written by experts and based on the latest evidence-based research, this volume is a must have for policy makers and those working in healthcare as professionals, researchers and students alike.

ISBN:	9780335247516
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:	Open University Press
Pub date:	16 Mar 2013
DEWEY:	362.1094
DEWEY edition:	23
Weight:	638g
Height:	152mm
Width:	228mm
Spine width:	23mm