Addressing the determinants of health through Health in and for All Policies
Public Debate on the Future Health Priorities of the European Union
25 September 2023
| Press briefing transcript
Overview
Many of the determinants of health lie outside the health care system, from sanitation and food systems to built environments and education. Many of history’s greatest improvements in health status have indeed come from policies in these areas. The obvious conclusion, therefore, is that there could be even more health gains if we were to direct policies across governments towards health. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is the phrase commonly used for this agenda. It means a systematic approach that identifies the health consequences of any policy and efforts to ensure that policies promote health or at least do not damage health.
WHO Team
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies