Caring and Supportive Environments
Priorities
Better outcomes for all children: Providing
early childhood services and support to all young citizens and
aiming to systematically improve the lives of children. Investing
in early childhood development is one of the best ways to reduce
inequality of health.
Age-friendly Cities: Introducing Policies and
holistic action plans addressing the health needs of older people
that emphasize participation, empowerment, independent living,
supportive and secure physical and social environments and
accessible services and support.
Migrants and social inclusion: Systematically
addressing the health and social needs of migrants, promoting
integration, tolerance and cultural understanding.
Active Citizenship: Providing an effective
infrastructure for community participation and empowerment,
utilising community development techniques as the catalyst for
action and promoting social networking opportunities.
Health and social services: Advocating and
supporting the development of health and social services that are
responsive, high quality and accessible to all, based on systematic
needs assessment of the population and particularly for
vulnerable groups.
Health Literacy: Developing and implementing
programmes aiming to strengthen the health literacy skills of the
population. Health literacy means the degree to which individuals
have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health
information and services provided by complex health systems needed
to make appropriate decisions to maintain and promote their
health.