title: [Child and adolescent health in a European perspective--a new WHO-strategy].
abstract: In general, children and adolescents in the WHO European Region have better nutrition, health and development today than ever before. However, there are striking inequalities in health status across the 52 countries in the Region with over ten-fold differences in infant and child mortality rates. Inequalities are also growing within countries, and several health threats are emerging. To prevent this, the WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed a European strategy for child and adolescent health and development. The strategy, and its tool kit for implementation, aims to assist Member States in formulating their own policies and programmes.
authors.affiliation: WHO Regional Office for Europe, Child and Adolescent Health and Development, København. mmo@euro.who.int
authors.forename: Mikael Meyer
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Østergren
authors.forename: Vivian Barnekow
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare; D005062:European Union; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009017:Morbidity; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014944:World Health Organization