Division 3.4.1.2 Health indicators

Assess the impact of specific diseases or risk factors on the Healthy Life Years indicator and developing appropriate estimates of the Global Burden of Disease associated with specific diseases. [Financing mechanism: Call for proposals or joint action]

To link mortality to census data on socioeconomic status or by analysing self-reported health by socioeconomic position. To improve knowledge on socioeconomic inequalities in such determinants as health-related behaviours, housing and working conditions, psychosocial factors and health care utilization taking into account political priorities expressed in point 4.3.2. [Financing mechanism: Call for proposals or joint action]

Further development of the ECHI system to cover a broad range of health indicators from all Member States (creation of fact sheets definitions, implementation of ECHI in each member State and at EU level, design of further steps, design on a EU level plan for the health information system and test the data flow between Member States and a central EU capacity for health monitoring). Activities to develop the ECHI shortlist related to the development of health promotion, prevention, and public policy indicators, including tobacco control. [Financing mechanism: Call for tender or joint action]