1. Directorate Public Health and Risk Assessment SANCO C Health Measures Unit- C 6 PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007 Boguslaw.SUSKI@ec.europa.eu

2. EU new Health Strategy 1.Core Issues - protect and improve health across the EU 2. Health in all Policies – ensure that all sectors work to improve and protect health 3. Responding to global health issues – to increase effective EU action on health at the global level http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_overview/strategy/docs/consultationhttp://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_overview/strategy/docs/consultation_ frep_en.pgf PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION Public Health CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

3. Substances of Human Origin PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION 31 May 2007 Commission Communication on organ donation and transplantation: policy action at EU level aim: increase organ availability and avoid organ trafficking a draft directive on quality and safety of organ donation expected to be tabled in 2008 CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

4. Tobacco control in the EU PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

5. Health Services Initiative aims bring legal clarification and certainty help national health systems to better address common challenges reduce inequalities between Member Stated and regions public consultation report published in April proposal foreseen before the end of 2007 PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

6. Implementation of the IHR COM Communication on International Health Regulations (26.09.2006) EC stimulates MS to develop and share their own plans for IHR implementation EC suggest to use of the existing legal base (Decision 2119/98/CE) and the EU structures (EWRS, ECDC) to facilitate a coordinated implementation of the IHR 7 June 2007 the 1 st European Communicable Disease Epidemiological report published by ECDC PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

7. Mental Health Strategy COM communication on mental health scheduled in 3 rd quarter of 2007 "European Platform for Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention“ - a PHP project Mental Health conference in Barcelona on 13 – 15 September 2007 European Year on Mental Health (possibly in 2009) PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

8. Alcohol and Health Forum 7 th June Charter establishing Alcohol and Health Forum (EC, NGO's, business) to protect children and young people to prevent irresponsible commercial alcohol communication and sales PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

9. Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion 31st May 2007 the Council Recommendation on the prevention of injury and the promotion of safety (9476/07 and 8344/07) - priority areas: safety of children and adolescents; elderly citizens; vulnerable road users; prevention of injuries caused by sport and leisure activities; injuries caused by products, services, prevention of self-harm; prevention of violence against women and children PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

10. Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health 30 May 2007 The Commission White Paper on Nutrition 31st May 2007 The Council conclusions on health promotion by means of nutrition and physical activity "EU Mini-chefs" - a website for children on healthy cooking, http://eu.mini- chefs.euhttp://eu.mini- chefs.eu PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

11. Combating HIV/AIDS within the EU and in the neighbourhood Bremen conference on 12-13 March 2007 under German Presidency Council conclusions sustainability and universal access to anti- retroviral treatment PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

12. Public Health Programme 2008-2013 9 Oct. 2007 adopted in force from 1 st Jan. 2008 €321.5 million for 6 years Three strands: improve citizens health security promote health (incl. reduction of health inequalities) generate and disseminate health information Open to the participation of third countries CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007 PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION

13. European Union (EU) 27 Member States European Economic Area Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein EU candidate countries (CC), - Croatia, Turkey, fYRoM potential candidate countries (PCC) Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia Overseas territories (OT) Greenland, French OT Customs Union Andorra, San Marino, Turkey European Neighbourhood Policy Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Moldova, Morocco, Lebanon, Libya, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine ENP participation under discussion Kazakhstan Russia – bilateral relations EU and global health: EU neighbours PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION

14. Public Health cooperation outside EU Enlargement European Neighbourhood Policy Regional cooperation: NDPHS SEE HN EuroMed – conference in Brussels 4-5 Dec.07 Black Sea Synergy (?) Fields of cooperation: Communicable Diseases & Health Information Implementation of IHR and FCTC CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007 PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION

15. SANCO website on ENP & Reg.Coop. CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007 PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION

16. The portal: http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007

17. 2007 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome A Healthy Future for Europe CSR NDPHS Kaliningrad, 15 – 16 October 2007 PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY of THE EUROPEAN UNION