Building a process for Health in All Policies recommends that windows of opportunity be used to change the way agents think and the culture of policy formulation, as well as fostering action.
The main factors are context-specific and include:
- Building strong alliances and partnerships, recognising mutual interests and sharing objectives;
- Fostering government commitment as well as administrative leadership;
- Developing high-level policy processes, including responsibilities in the body of overall strategies, objectives and GOALs;
- Ensure that the decision-making process, commitment and responsibility are shared and that results are monitored;
- Provide greater openness and consultative approaches in order to gain the support of stakeholders and encourage them to promote the issue;
- Encourage experimentation and innovation so that new models that integrate social, economic and environmental objectives emerge;
- Use intellectual resources jointly, integrating research and sharing knowledge acquired in the field;
- Provide feedback mechanisms so that development is evaluated and monitored at the highest levels.
Extending social, economic and environmental development
- Healthy populations are key components in achieving the goals of any society.
- Reducing inequalities and the social gradient brings improvements to everyone's health.
- Good health improves the quality of life, increases the productivity of the workforce, increases learning capacity, strengthens families and communities, and encourages sustainable habitats and environments.
