european health examination survey hanna tolonen, phd ehes project manager
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European Health
Examination Survey
Hanna Tolonen, PhDEHES Project Manager
What is EHES?
• A health examination survey (HES) • Includes both questionnaire and physical
measurements• Based on a random sample of the
general population• For many health indicators, the most
reliable data source• Complementary to EHIS and
administrative registers
Setting up the EHES
Aug 2009
Jan 2010
Dec 2011
Phase I: Pilot phase
Setting up EHES RC
Manual for all EU and EEA/EFTA countries
Training programme
Planning and preparing a national HES, including a pilot survey, in 14 countries
Funding from the EC through Tender and Joint Action
Full-size HES in the pilot countries
Planning, preparing and conducting a national HES in ther countries
Gradual development to a sustainable EHES system
Phase II
Reference Centre
• Established jointly by• National Institute for Health and Welfare
(THL), Helsinki, Finland• Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Rome,
Italy• Statistics Norway (SSB), Oslo, Norway
Pilot countries
Finland
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Czech Republic
SlovakiaHungary
Greece
Italy
MaltaSpain
Portugal
UK/England
Norway
EHES target population
• Entire country• Permanent residents, including
institutionalized persons• Age group: 25-64 years
• Can be extend to 18+
Core measurements
• Physical measurements• Weight• Height• Waist circumference• Blood pressure
• Blood samples• Total cholesterol• HDL cholesterol• Fasting glucose
Questionnaire items
• Questionnaire items• Basic background characteristics• Health behaviours• Health status
• Where applicable, EHIS question will be used