[Centenary of the Health Council of the Netherlands. II 'Public health'].
In its 100-year existence (1902/2002), the Health Council has played an important role in the introduction of effective measures in the area of public health and in doing so has made a significant contribution to improving health in the Netherlands. Successes have been achieved in vaccinations (from before 1900 to about 1985), infectious-diseases control (since about 1900), safety at work (since about 1900), healthier mothers and babies (since about 1900) and safer and healthier food (since 1920). Success factors in implementing an advisory report are the extent to which political support is forthcoming, the evidence on which the advisory report is based, the economic consequences of implementing the advisory report, the ethical implications and the extent to which social and/or scientific developments provide a basis for the advisory report.
van der Maas
P J
PJ
Erasmus Medisch Centrum, Instituut Maatschappelijke Gezondheidszorg, Postbus 2040, 3000 DR Rotterdam.
Mackenbach
J P
JP
D005380:Financing, Government / Q000266:history; D006076:Government / Q000266:history; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000266:history; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009426:Netherlands; D011050:Policy Making; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*