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Table 3 Ranking of influential policy outputs of EU-level public health policy, March/April 2012

From: Twentieth anniversary of the European Union health mandate: taking stock of perceived achievements, failures and missed opportunities – a qualitative study

Categories

N

Secondary legislation and court decisions

Patients' rights decisions by the European court of justice

12

Directive on patients’ rights in cross-border care

10

Directive on tobacco advertising

9

 Directive on blood safety

5

 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

4

 Directive on professional qualifications

3

 Regulation 1408/71

3

 Directives on tobacco products

2

 REACH regulation of chemical substances

2

Soft laws, strategies and programmes

 

First and second public health programme

9

Together for health: 2008-2013

6

Framework for action in the field of public health

5

Towards modern, responsive and sustainable health systems (2011/C 202/04)

5

Europe 2020, Europe’s growth strategy

5

 Health in All Policies

4

 Information to Patients

3

 Open Method of Coordination

3

 Solidarity in health: reducing health inequalities

3

 Council recommendation on patient safety

2

 Framework Programmes on health research

2

 White paper on governance

2

 Green paper on the European workforce for health

0

Agencies, centres, organizations

 

European Medicine Agency

15

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

13

European Food Safety Authority

9

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

6

 European Agency for Accreditation of Education in Public Health

1

 European Chemicals Agency

1

 European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

1

 European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug addiction

1

 Social Protection Committee

1

 European Commission Food and Veterinary Office

0

 European Commission Joint Research Centre institutes

0

 Health Intergroup at the Committee of the Regions

0

Networks, policy platforms, cooperation

 

European presidencies

13

Cooperation EC with OECD and WHO

8

European Health Policy Forum

6

Network epidemiological surveillance and control of infectious diseases

6

Network on Health Technology Assessment

6

 European Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health

3

 eHealth Network

2

 European involvement in GATS discussion

2

 European Committee of Experts on Rare Diseases

2

 European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion

1

 European Innovation Platform on Active and Healthy Ageing

0

 European Network of Health Promoting Schools

0

 Joint Action Health Workforce Planning

0

Others

 

Work on health determinants

10

Best practice exchange

8

Scientific reports that influenced European policy-making

7

 Budget of the European Union

5

 Common Agriculture Policy reform

4

 Alcohol regulation

3

 HEIDI data tool

2

 Initiatives on Roma and excluded groups

1

 Project database on DG SANCO website

1

 Work on public health core competencies by ASPHER

1

  1. ASPHER: Association of Schoold for Public Health in the European Region.
  2. DG SANCO: Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection.
  3. EC: European Commission.
  4. GATS: General Agreement on Trade in Services.
  5. HEIDI: Health in Europe: Information and Data Interface.
  6. OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
  7. WHO: World Health Organization.