Public health: Community action programme on health promotion, information, education and training 1996-2000

PURPOSE : to present the interim report from the Commission on the implementation of the programme of Community action on health promotion, education, information and training (1996-2000). CONTENT : following the adoption of the programme of Community action on health promotion by the European Parliament and the Council, the Commission, in accordance with Article 7 of Decision 645/96/EC, presents this interim report. In this report, the Commission highlights the degree of consistency and complementarity reached between this plan and other relevant Community policies, programmes and initiatives, gives an overview on the international co-operation in health promotion and also reports on the adjustments which are deemed necessary as a consequence of the information gathered. Based on answers to a questionnaire which was dispatched to the Member States representatives in the programme committee the links ot Member States' policies and an impact on the development of health promotion in their countries have been drawn up. Furthermore, the Commission presents first results of an evaluation which was carried out by a group of independant experts, who under contract to the Commission analysed the decision-making procedures of supported projects and the levels of activity in the different priority areas in the three years 1996-1998. Within this part, particular regard has been given to effectiveness and the achievement of the objectives of the measures undertaken. �