Congress report - European Health Forum Gastein

Final Programme 2001
Plenary Sessions
Wednesday, September 26th , 2001
10:30 – 11:45 Official Welcome Addresses
Chair: Günther Leiner, Paul Lincoln, Klaus Zapotoczky
- Herbert Haupt, Minister for Health, Austria
- Gyula Pulay, Administrative Secretary of State, Hungary
- James Walsh, EU Committee of the Regions
- Günther Leiner, President, European Health Forum Gastein
12:00 – 13:00 Plenary Session I
The work of WHO in championing health in development
- David B. Evans, Director, WHO
Investing in Better Health in Wales
- Jane Hutt, Minister for Health, Wales
14:30 – 18:00 Plenary Session II
Chair: Paul Lincoln
• Part A: The art and science of integrating health across policies and programmes
The potential and limitations of health impact assessment
- Roscam Abbing, Netherlands School of Public Health
Progress and prospects for promoting and protecting health across EU policies and actions
Bernard Merkel, European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection
• Part B: Investment for Health
Establishing health as a key component of economic policy
- Sarah Burns, New Economics Foundation
The WHO Investment for Health project and the Verona Initiative
- Erio Ziglio, WHO
Debate: Why do we tolerate high disease burdens, health inequalities and the social and
economic costs of health crisis and how do we ensure sustainable development?
Facilitator: Maurice Mittelmark, International Union of Health Promotion and Education
Discussants:
Genon Jensen, European Public Health Alliance
Ilona Kickbusch, Yale University
Mihaly Kokeny, Member of Parliament, Hungary
Rolf Krebs, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations
Wilhelm Molterer, Minister for Agriculture and Environment, Austria
Erio Ziglio, WHO
Summary of Session
Introduction to the Parallel Forum Sessions
International Forum Gastein, Tauernplatz 1, A-5630 Bad Hofgastein
Tel.: +43 (6432) 7110-70, Fax: Ext. 71, e-mail: info@ehfg.org, website: www.ehfg.org
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