European Union Public Health Policy: Regional and Global Trends

ISBN-13: 9780415516648 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 264 str.

Dr Scott L. Greer; Paulette Kurzer

Opis

Ranging from influence over world trade laws affecting health to population health issues such as obesity to the use of comparative data to affect policy, the EU's public health policies are increasingly important, visible, expensive and effective. They also provide an invaluable case study for those who want to understand the growth and impact of the EU as well as how states can affect their populations' lives and health. European Union Public Health Policy capitalizes on extensive new research, providing an introduction to the topic and indicating new intellectual directions surrounding the topic. An introductory section and extended conclusion explore the meaning of public health, the relationship of EU public health policy to health care policy, and the place of public health in the study of European integration and Europeanization. Focusing on health system transformation, global health governance and population health, the chapters address: Relevant policy issues and EU policies; Effects of the EU policies on practice or outcomes; An explanation of the policy trajectory; Current issues and likely future directions or conflicts. Drawing together an international and multidisciplinary selection of experts, this volume is an important contribution for all those interested in public health policy, EU health policy and EU governance.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction: What is European Union Public Health Policy  Scott L. Greer  Chapter 2. European Union Health Care Policy  Wolfram Lamping  Chapter 3. European Union Health Information Infrastructure and Policy  Heather Elliott  Chapter 4. The Politics of European Public Health Data François Briatte  Chapter 5. European Regulation and Harmonization of Clinical Practice Guidelines  Loes Knaapen  Chapter 6. The European Regulation of Medicines  Boris Hauray  Chapter 7. The EU as a Global Health Actor: Myth or Reality?  Sébastien Guigner  Chapter 8. Trade in Services and the Public's Health: A ‘Fortress Europe’ for Health?  Holly Jarman  Chapter 9. Intellectual Property Enforcement in the European Union  Elize Massard da Fonseca  Chapter 10. Catch Me If You Can: Communicable Disease Control  Scott L. Greer  Chapter 11. Non-communicable Diseases: The EU Declares War on ‘Fat’ Paulette Kurzer  Chapter 12. Alcohol Policy in the European Union  Jenny Cisneros Örnberg  Chapter 13. Tobacco Control: The End of Europe’s Love Affair with Smoking?  Donley T. Studlar  Chapter 14. Conclusion  Paulette Kurzer

O autorze

Scott L. Greer is Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, USA,and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Paulette Kurzer is Professor of Political Science in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, USA.