title: Improving family and community health in eastern Europe--the lifecycle approach at WHO.
abstract: There are great differences in the health status of young children in the European Region. Central Asia and the Caucasus are the worst-off areas. After reviewing under-five mortality in the eight countries of this part of Eastern Europe, a new WHO strategy to improve child survival is presented. Adopted in late 2005, the strategy has four main principles: a lifecycle approach, youth participation, equity and intersectoral collaboration.
authors.affiliation: STI/HIV/AIDS Programme, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. jla@euro.who.int
authors.forename: Jeffrey V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bjørk
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ostergren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001209:Asia, Central / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018672:Community Health Planning; D006292:Health Priorities; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011634:Public Health; D014154:Transcaucasia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014944:World Health Organization