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Related indicator projects
 

ECHI - European Community Health Indicators project
The predecessor of ECHIM resulted in a comprehensive list of indicators (the "long list") for the field of public health, arranged according to a conceptual view on health and health determinants. From this list of indicators, a so-called "shortlist" was selected for priority implementation. It consists of approximately 80 indicators.


ICHI - International Compendium of Health Indicators
ICHI is the collection of health indicators used by the international organisations WHO-Europe, OECD and the European Commission. The website allows the direct comparison of indicators and indicator definitions, and gives a full account of the ECHI indicator list proposed in the EU Public health Programme.


FEHES - Feasibility of a European Health Examination Survey
The objective is to contribute to the development of the European Health Survey System by examining and analysing the feasibility of carrying out a European Health Examination Survey (HES) or repeated HESs in EU Member States.


The EUHSID (European Health Surveys Information) database
An inventory of nationally and internationally administered health interview and health examination surveys in EU Member States, EFTA countries and some countries of other regions (USA, Canada and Australia). The database includes information on survey methodology, questionnaires, instruments and examination protocols, as well as recommendations.


MINDFUL - Mental Health Information and Determinants for the European Level
The aim of MINDFUL was to improve the status of mental health information within the EU by building on previous work in this area and also by widening the scope of the mental health monitoring systems to cover - not only mental ill-health - but also positive mental health and mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders. The MINDFUL-35 list of mental health indicators is based on the ECHI lists.


ISARE - Health Indicators in the European Regions
A pilot project to test the feasibility of gathering health data at sub-national level within the EU. Over time, this project should lead to recommendations permitting easier integration of regional health data into the European databases.

  • The ISARE database: Regional health indicator data (logon required)
  • ISARE-3 summary
  • Final report published: J. Wilkinson, L. Berghmans, F. Imbert, B. Ledesert, and A. Ochoa. Health indicators in the European regions - ISARE II. Eur J Public Health 18 (2):178-183, 2008.


EUPHIX - European Public Health Information, Knowledge & Data Management System
The aim of the EUPHIX is to develop a prototype for a sustainable, web-based health information system for the EU, providing health professionals, policy makers and other interested users with relevant, structured information on issues of public health across the EU.


EUHPID - European Health Promotion Indicators Development
The overall aim of the project is to improve the promotion of health through the development of a common data set of European health promotion indicators.
 

EUROTHINE - Tackling Health Inequalities in Europe
The project aims at facilitating such mutual learning by collecting and analysing information from different European countries that will help policy-makers at the European and national level to develop rational strategies for tackling socioeconomic inequalities in health.
 

EHEMU - European Health Expectancy Monitoring Unit
The main aim of EHEMU is to provide a central facility for the co-ordinated analysis and synthesis of life and health expectancies to add the quality dimension to the quantity of life lived by the European populations, provide evidence of inequalities between Member States and highlight potential targets for public health strategies both nationally and at a pan-European level.
 

EURO-URHIS - European Urban Health Indicators System
The project aims to develop a comprehensive urban health information and knowledge system to help to identify and prioritise urban health problems, enable the monitoring of the effects of actions taken to address them, and ensure timely access to information, contribute in building advocacy, communication and education strategies.


EGOHID - European Global Oral Health Indicators development, phase II
General objective of EGOHID is to support European Member States in their efforts to reduce the public heath impact of morbidity and disability related to oral diseases. As part of the Health Information and Knowledge System, the oral health project objective is to provide quality, relevant and timely data, information and knowledge in order to support public health decision-making at European, national, sub-national and local level.

OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project
The objective of the OECD HCQI Project is to track health care quality by developing a set of indicators that are based on comparable data and can be used to raise questions for further investigation on quality differences across countries.


EUPHORIC - European Public Health Outcome Research and Indicators Collection
The project aims to define a common set of outcome indicators in some clinically relevant areas and validate them among the participating European countries.