life-course approach: from evidence to policy
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Life-course Approach:
From evidence to policy
Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab
WHO Regional Director for Europe
Strategic directions remain releva
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Transforming our world:
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Health targets – as a target in other goals
Acting to promote equity
throughout the life-course
0 20 40 60
80 Health ‘gains’ and ‘losses’ are passed on to the next generation
Health and wellbeing accumulate
over a lifetime
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Bonding with parents
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Investing
in early stages
Acting early
Improving maternal nutrition and
breastfeeding
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Minimizing childhood exposure to povertyPhoto: shutterstock.com
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Poverty lowers cognitive performance
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Vaccination is the right of
every child and adult
Incidence rate per 1 million population
Measles
epidemiology
in 2015Estimated 15,000 cases
January - June 2015
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A healthy environment
is the foundation of
a healthy life-course
Maximizing cognitive stimulation
and learning opportunities
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Preventing exposure to child maltreatment
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Acting appropriately
during life’s transitions
Supporting families to build
parenting capacities
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School settings provide
a unique opportunity to
set children on a
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Eliminating violence in schools
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Sexuality education
enhances human
development
Promoting decision
making for health
among adolescents
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Stopping children from
starting to smoke
and being exposed
to tobacco smoke
No smoking
in public areas
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Alcohol use
is a public health
emergency
Three or more years
of involuntary unemployment
significantly predict heavy
drinking and more frequent
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Early mental health protects throughout lifePhoto: shutterstock.com
Public-health actions
across the life-course
are fostering healthy
ageing
Healthy ageing requires strong
reductions in health inequalitiesGraphic: WHO – Photo: shutterstock.com
Acting together
Building active
environments
WHO Infographic
Addressing
the environmental
determinants
through the
life-course
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Acting in partnership: the role of the
European Environment and Health Process
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Harnessing the potential of
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
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Using efficient networks to implement the life-course approach
Strengthening health systems
towards people-centered and
integrated services delivery
Rooting health system
functions to respond to
needs and empower
individuals
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Measuring
impacts
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Monitoring and evaluation
is a key to successful implementation
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