Zdrowie publiczne w europejskiej polityce zdrowotnej

Abstract

Public health encompasses a wide range of activities related to almost all aspects of the society’s health. Public health influences the shape of social and health policy of the state, and cooperates with all socio-economic sectors and social organizations. The goal of public health is to reduce morbidity rate, premature deaths and conditions leading to suffering and disability. Public health activities in the European Union are determined by specific regulations which include: the Treaty of Maastricht, the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Lisbon. The Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection is responsible for the implementation of health policy in the European Union. Other institutions include: Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Medicines Eval uation Agency (EMEA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Environment Agency (EEA), European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU – OSHA), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The European Union plays a significant role in the organization and functioning of health care systems in the Member States. The activities of the European Union determine the directions of cooperation in health services, aimed at the creation of supranational, highly specialized centres focusing on rare medical concerns and problems that require very specific and expensive medical procedures.