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The European Journal of Public Health 1992 2(1):38-44; doi:10.1093/eurpub/2.1.38
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Public Health Policy, Education and Practice

Perspectives on Health Reporting for the European Community

R. Leidl, Professor*, J. John**, A. Mielck** and W. Satzinger**

*University of Limburg, Department of Health Economics P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
**GSF-Forschungszentrum fur Umwelt und Gesundheit, Institut fur Medizinische Informatik und Systemforschung P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

The steps towards more integration of the European Community will affect health systems and health care in a number of ways. To support policy development and decision-making, health and health system information is needed on Community level. We discuss the role.of the Community in health and health care. We examine the state of health-related information for health policies and the relevant dimensions of a reporting system. At present, wide gaps exist between information needs and availability. Information on ongoing health-related activities is not co-ordinated. Comparative data can only be drawn from differing national sources or non-Community international compilations. For a future reporting system, the political decisions on the role of health in the Community and its administrative implementation are a major determinant. The development of a health reporting system is a comprehensive management task that requires significant input of resources, including research.

Keywords: health reporting, information systems, health policy, European Community


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