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dc.contributor.authorMenne, Bettina
dc.contributor.authorLeon, Emilia Aragon de
dc.contributor.authorBekker, Marleen
dc.contributor.authorMirzikashvili, Nino
dc.contributor.authorMorton, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorShriwise, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorTomson, Göran
dc.contributor.authorVracko, Pia
dc.contributor.authorWippel, Christoph
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-18T20:38:48Z
dc.date.available2020-06-18T20:38:48Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-11
dc.identifier.citationMenne, B., Aragon de Leon, E., Bekker, M., Mirzikashvili, N., Morton, S., Shriwise, A., Tomson, G., Vracko, P., & Wippel, C. (2020). Health and well-being for all: an approach to accelerating progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in countries in the WHO European Region. European journal of public health, 30(Supplement_1), i3–i9. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa026en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/30554
dc.descriptionThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Forty-three out of 53 of the WHO European Member States have set up political and institutional mechanisms to implement the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes governance and institutional mechanisms, engaging stakeholders, identifying targets and indicators, setting governmental and sectoral priorities for action and reporting progress regularly. Still, growing evidence suggests that there is room for advancing implementation of some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets at a higher pace in the WHO European Region. This article proposes the E4A approach to support WHO European Member States in their efforts to achieve the health-related SDG targets.

Methods The E4A approach was developed through a 2-year, multi-stage process, starting with the endorsement of the SDG Roadmap by all WHO European Member States in 2017. This approach resulted from a mix of qualitative methods: a semi-structured desk review of existing committal documents and tools; in-country policy dialogs, interviews and reports; joint UN missions and discussion among multi-lateral organizations; consultation with an advisory group of academics and health policy experts across countries.

Results The E—engage—functions as the driver and pace-maker; the 4 As—assess, align, accelerate and account—serve as building blocks composed of policies, processes, activities and interventions operating in continuous and synchronized action. Each of the building blocks is an essential part of the approach that can be applied across geographic and institutional levels.

Conclusion While the E4A approach is being finalized, this article aims to generate debate and input to further refine and test this approach from a public health and user perspective.
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dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.rightsCopyright World Health Organization, 2020.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.titleHealth and well-being for all: an approach to accelerating progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in countries in the WHO European Regionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorShriwise, Amanda
kusw.kudepartmentSociologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/eurpub/ckaa026en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscripten_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC7213559en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


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