Division 2.1.1.1 Developing and coordinating the health information and knowledge system (Annex — point 1.1)

Development and implementation of indicators and collection of data on socio-economic determinants of health, inequalities in health, gender health, health of specific population groups (including feasibility and costing). Breakdown of the Healthy Life Years Indicator by socioeconomic categories using the standard EU methodology^f1. This topic shall be done in close collaboration with Eurostat activities, without duplication of efforts, in particular the activities of its Task Force on ‘Life Expectancy by Socio-economic groups’;

development of indicators and collection of data on public health, prevention and health promotion policies in the Member States, and indicators for EU policy and legislation with a health impact (including feasibility and costing);

promotion of health indicators systems and reporting in the Member States using the European Community health indicators list and the Healthy Life Years Indicator, focusing in particular on integrating their use in the Member States joining the EU after 1 May 2004 and candidate countries.