title: ['Public Health Status Forecasting 1997': the sum of the parts].
abstract: The 1997 edition of Public Health Status and Forecasts, a comprehensive epidemiological overview of the health of the Dutch nation, suggests some important new strategies for the development of a more 'evidence-based health policy'. The growing gap between life expectancy in general and healthy life expectancy demands a stronger effort in the prevention of unhealthy lifestyles, especially smoking. Many indicators of health show the first signs of decline for the coming 10-20 years. The growing burden of chronic diseases and longlasting handicaps points towards a doubling of the present yearly rise in the health budget to at least 2%. Methodological innovations in measuring health effects are a striking feature of the 1997 'explorations' report.
authors.affiliation: Vakgroep Klinische Psychologie en Gezondheids-psychologie, Universiteit Utrecht.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schnabel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000639:trends; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention