Open Health Forum Workshop Discusses Stakeholder Involvement in ’Health in All Policies’

Participants at the workshop gathered to discuss the involvement of non-health stakeholders in health policy decision making, as well as health stakeholders’ involvement in policies which affect health but over which they do not have direct involvement or ownership. The aim of the workshop was to discuss the opportunities and challenges in delivering the ’Health in all Policies’ approach, and how to implement joined-up health policies...

Health is a complex outcome with complex drivers. The ’Health in all Policies’ approach requires ownership and awareness from other governmental policies such as Education and Agriculture, however the implementation of the approach includes the stakeholders who own the drivers - whether schools, farmers or other local actors. The workshop examined the opportunities and challenges arising from the health sector engaging in partnerships and dialogue with other actors. Given the financial pressures currently faced by publicly funded European health systems, together with the absence of health and well-being from current EU 2020 strategy documentation the debate was both up-to-the-minute and challenging...