The objective of the conference is to 1) clarify the HiAP concept and its tools, 2) explore the interlinkages of health goals with the government`s strategic goals, as well as goals with other sectoral policies, 3) explore the linkages between economics and health and wellbeing and 4) define capacity needs for HiAP implementation.

The Europe Day will pursue these objectives in a European context.

Overreaching methodological considerations to reach these aims include:
1) sharing practical experiences from various parts of the globe and various levels of governance
2) giving concrete guidance on the structures, tools and processes of HiAP implementation
3) giving voice to sectors beyond that of health

1) Clarify the HiAP concept and its tools
This will be done mainly by the first and fifth plenary (implementation of HiAP: the concept, mechanisms and processes and social change for health) and the parallel session following these plenaries. The Europe Day will also emphasize guidance on very specific practical policy examples. In the Europe Day the first plenary will pursue this in a European context

Materials: The conference background paper, the tool kit, HiAP book, policy brief, Finnish HiAP publication

2) Explore the interlinkages of health goals with the government`s strategic goals, as well as goals of other sectoral policies
This will be done mainly in plenaries 2 and 3 (policy making and health, and action on closing the health inequity gap) and parallel sessions linked to these. The European day will specially emphasize this in its parallel session, which will be lead by persons from sectors other than health.

Materials: conference background paper, HiAP book and policy brief, Finnish HiAP experience

3) Explore the linkages between economics and health and wellbeing
The third plenary and the parallel session linked to it will discuss this at least from the following points of view: economic growth, redistribution and health; sustainable development, economics and health; wealth creation and health; economic costs of exclusion, and innovative financing for health.
The Europe Day`s plenary 2 will concentrate on this matter.

Materials: Conference background paper, HiAP book (chapters 2 and 12), policy brief.

4) Define capacity needs for HiAP implementation.
This will be done in particular in the last plenary (building and sustaining capacity for HiAP) and the parallel sessions linked to it.

Materials: The tool kit, background paper, HiAP book (chapter 12 and 13), policy brief.

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The core business of CBO BV is to develop, implement and review quality in health care. CBO has taken over the work of the Netherlands Institute for Health Promotion (NIGZ) which focuses on supporting health promotion practice. In CBO 8 health promotion specialists are working in the area of school health, health for vulnerable groups and healthy ageing. CBO NIGZ is active in (action) research, innovation and development of health promotion. CBO NIGZ is a respected partner in many European (research) projects, funded by DG Sanco, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion and by the FP7 programme. CBO NIGZ is inspired by the Ottawa Chart for Health Promotion, in which health promotion is described as "the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health". CBO NIGZ hosts the management of the Schools for Health in Europe (SHE) network.

The SHE network focuses on making school health promotion an integral part of policy development in the health and education sector in EU member states. The network encourages each member country to develop and implement a national policy on school health promotion, building on the experiences within the country, within Europe and globally. A "health promoting school" is a school that implements a structured and systematic plan for the health, well-being and the development of social capital of all pupils and of teaching and non-teaching staff. The whole school environment is viewed as an important area for promotion of health and for learning about health.

The members of the SHE network use a positive concept of health and well-being and acknowledge the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. They recognize the whole school approach to health and active participation of all members of the school community. Health promoting schools support schools in achieving their educational and social goals. Healthy students learn better, healthy teachers work better. They are active agents in all EU member states for strengthening social capital and health literacy.


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Every year about 9 children per million children develop end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and require dialysis or a kidney transplant. ESKD is a rare condition, and its treatment is complex and expensive. Low patient numbers per country complicate clinical epidemiological research and hamper the development of evidence-based guidelines. This results in large variation of treatment practices and outcomes across Europe. Therefore, the European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN) and the European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplantation Association (ERA-EDTA) have initiated the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry. This specialized network collects prospective data on all European children on dialysis or with a kidney transplant.

The Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, one of the world`s leading medical centres, hosts the ESPN/ERA-EDTA registry and takes care of its financial management.

The ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry MISSION is to provide high-quality information on all European children on dialysis or with a kidney transplant.
To achieve this mission, we pursue the following activities:
(1) Collect standardized data on children on dialysis or with a kidney transplant from 35 European countries on a yearly basis;
(2) Regularly publish demographic information on paediatric ESKD;
(3) Perform research projects focusing on
- Transnational differences in paediatric ESKD treatment, aiming at reducing health inequalities
- Rare diseases leading to ESKD in children
- Defining optimal strategies to harmonize and reduce practice variation in ESKD management
The demographic information and research results are disseminated online, emailed to all members and contributors, published in high-quality medical journals and presented at national and international congresses.
Covering a population of 630 million in 35 European countries, the ESPN/ERA-EDTA registry is the world`s largest population-based registry for children with ESKD. Our VISION is to provide access to high quality, evidence-based clinical care to all European children.
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