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Child and Youth General Health Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards

This section covers policies, plans, legislation, and service standards which outline the provision of general health services, and promotion of health and prevention strategies for children and youth.

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The National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy Action Plan of Uganda (2016-2021)

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (2016)

Uganda

Children and Young Persons Regulations 2020

Minister for Social and Family Development (2020)

Singapore

A Strategy for Paediatric Healthcare Services Provided in Hospitals and in the Community (2016 – 2026)

Department of Health (Northern Ireland) (2019)

United Kingdom » Northern Ireland

The Best Opportunities in Life- Northern Territory Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan 2018-2028

Department of Health (2018)

Australia, Australia » Northern Territory

Children's Health Act 2018

Government of Ireland (2018)

Ireland

Western Australian Youth Health Policy 2018-2023: Strong body, strong minds - stronger youth

Government of Western Australia; Department of Health (2018)

Australia » Western Australia

Cook Islands National Health Strategy Plan | 2017 - 2021

Hon. Nandie Glassie; Mrs Elizabeth Iro; Cook Islands Ministry of Health (2017)

Cook Islands, Neurological disorders including dementia, Older Persons General Health Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards

Εθνική Στρατηγική για τα Δικαιώματα του Παιδιού στην Υγεία 2017-2025 (National Strategy on the Rights of the Child in Health)

Ministry of Health (2017)

Cyprus

National Adolescent and Youth Health Policy 2017

Department of Health; Republic of South Africa (2017)

South Africa

Ungdomshelse – regjeringens strategi for ungdomshelse 2016-2021 (Youth health – the government’s strategy for youth health 2016-2021)

Ministry of Health; Government of Norway (2016)

Norway

Roadmap for Reform: strong families, safe children 2016

State Government of Victoria; Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services (2016)

Australia » Victoria

FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH (2016-2020)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar (2016)

Myanmar

National Youth Friendly Health Services Strategy 2015-2020

Ministry of Health (2015)

Malawi

Promoting the health and well-being of looked-after children

Department of Health and Social Care; UK Government; Department for Education (2015)

United Kingdom » England and Wales, United Kingdom

National Policy and Strategy on Health of The Young Persons

Government of Sri Lanka; Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka (2015)

Sri Lanka

Healthy, Safe and Well: A strategic health plan for children, young people and families 2014-24

Government of New South Wales (2014)

Australia, Australia » New South Wales

Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014

Parliament of Victoria (2014)

Australia, Australia » Victoria

Постановление Президента Республики Узбекистан О государственной программе по дальнейшему укреплению репродуктивного здоровья населения, охране здоровья матерей, детей и подростков в Узбекистане на период 2014 — 2018 годы (Decree of the President of Uzbekistan On state program to further strengthen reproductive health, maternal, child and adolescent healthcare in Uzbekistan for 2014 - 2018)

Government of Uzbekistan (2014)

Uzbekistan

National Youth and Adolescent Health Policy 2014

Government of Papua New Guinea; National Department of Health, Government of Papua New Guinea (2014)

Papua New Guinea

National Adolescent Health Strategy (2014)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (2014)

India

Operational framework: translating strategy into programmes (Operational framework for the National Adolescent Health Strategy 2014)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India (2014)

India

Plan Stratégique National Santé Jeunes et Adolescents 2014-2017 (National Health Strategic Plan for Youth and Adolescents 2014-2017)

Government of Haiti (2014)

Haiti

El Programa de Acción Específico Salud de la Infancia y la Adolescencia 2013-2018 (The Specific Action Program for Infant and Adolescent Health 2013-2018)

Subsecretaría de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud (2014)

Mexico

National Newborn Health Strategy and Action Plan 2014–2018

Ministry of Health, Ghana; Republic of Ghana (2014)

Ghana

Namibia Child Survival Strategy 2014-2018

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (2014)

Namibia

PERATURAN MENTERI KESEHATAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 25 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG UPAYA KESEHATAN ANAK (Regulation of The Minister of health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 year 2014 About Children's Health Efforts)

Government of Indonesia; Ministry of Health, Indonesia (2014)

Indonesia

Guidelines for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control for Child Care Settings

Government of Nova Scotia (2013)

Canada » Nova Scotia

Kinder und Jugend Gesundheitsstrategie 2013 (Child and Youth Health Strategy 2013)

Government of Austria; Ministry of Health (2013)

Austria

Plan Stratégique National pour la Santé Intégrale de l’enfant en Haïti 2014-2019 (National Strategic Plan for Integral Child Health in Haiti 2014-2019)

Government of Haiti (2013)

Haiti

National Guidelines for the Integration of Adolescent and Youth Friendly services into primary health care facilities in Nigeria

Government of Nigeria; Federal Ministry of Health (2013)

Nigeria

National Policy & Strategic Framework on Adolescent Health & Development

Department of Health; Government of the Philippines (2013)

Philippines

Improving Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes: a System Wide Response

UK Department of Health (2013)

United Kingdom » England and Wales, United Kingdom

Children’s Health Queensland strategic plan 2013-2017

Queensland Government (2013)

Australia » Queensland

National Adolescent Health Strategic Plan 2013-2018

Royal Government of Bhutan; Ministry of Health, Department of Public Health (2013)

Bhutan

Samoa Child & Adolescent Policy 2013

Ministry of Health Samoa (2013)

Samoa

National Strategic Plan Adolescent Health (2013-2017)

Government of Sri Lanka; Ministry of Health; School & Adolescent Health Unit; Family Health Bureau (2013)

Sri Lanka

National Standards and Minimum Service Package for Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services in Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Health (2013)

Nigeria

Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitsstrategie 2012 (Child and Youth Health Strategy 2012)

Government of Austria; Ministry of Health (2012)

Austria

Programa Nacional de Salud Integral de Adolescentes y Jovenes - Plan de Accion 2012-2020 (National Programme for Comprehensive Adolescent and Youth Health - Plan of Action 2012-2020)

Ministry of Health; Chile (2012)

Chile

모자보건법 (Mother and Child Health Act)

Government of the Republic of Korea (2012)

Republic of Korea

Saúde Infantil e Juvenil Programa Nacional (National Programme for Child and Youth Health)

Portugal; Direção-Geral da Saúde (2012)

Portugal

National Policy on Maternal and Child Health

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (2012)

Sri Lanka

Programa Nacional de Salud Integral de Adolescentes y Jóvenes - Orientaciones Administrativas para el Control de Salud Integral de Adolescentes - "Control Joven Sano" (National Programme for Adolescent and Young Persons health - Administrative Guidelines for Management of Adolescent Health - "Healthy youth check-up")

Ministerio de Salud; Gobierno De Chile (2012)

Chile

National Action Plan for child injury prevention

Government of the United States; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Centre for injury prevention and control (2012)

United States

Programa Nacional de Salud Integral de Adolescentes y Jovenes - Orientaciones Tecnicas para el Monitoreo del Programa (National Program for Comprehensive Adolescent and Youth Health - Technical Guidelines for Monitoring of the Programme)

Subsecretary for Public Health; Chile (2012)

Chile, Evaluation of Policy, Law, Strategies, Plans, and Services

Child Health Policy and Strategy (2012-2015)

Government of Fiji; Ministry of Health (2012)

Fiji

South Africa's National Strategic Plan for a Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality in Africa (CARMMA)

Department of Health, Republic of South Africa (2012)

South Africa

Guia de recommendaciones para la Atencion integral des adolescentes en espacios de salud amigables y de calidad (Recommendation Guide for the Comprehensive Care of adolescent-friendly spaces and quality health)

UNICEF; Ministry of Health; Argentina (2012)

Argentina

Kindergesundheitsstratgie 2011 (Child Health Strategy 2011)

Government of Austria; Ministry of Health (2011)

Austria

Adolescent Health Strategic Plan 2011 to 2015

Ministry of Health, Republic of Zambia (2011)

Zambia

Plan Nacional de Salud de las Personas Adolescentes 2010-2018 (PENSPA) - National Strategic Plan for Health of Adolescents 2010-2018

Ministry of Health (2011)

Costa Rica

NSW Youth Health Policy 2011-2016: Healthy bodies, healthy minds, vibrant futures

NSW Department of Health; NSW Government (2011)

Australia, Australia » New South Wales

Reproductive, Newborn & Child Health Strategy 2011-2015

Ministry of Health & Sanitation (2011)

Sierra Leone

Oklahoma Children’s Health Plan: Keeping Kids Healthy 2011-2014

State of Oklahoma; The Oklahoma State Department of Health (2011)

United States » Oklahoma

National Child Survival Strategy for Zimbabwe 2010-2015

Ministry of Health and Child Welfare; UNICEF; WHO; Republic of Zimbabwe (2010)

Zimbabwe

Plan Nacional de Promoción de la Calidad de Vida y Salud con Equidad de la Adolescencia 2010-2015 (National Plan for the Promotion of Adolescents’ Quality of Life and Health Equity 2010-2015)

Ministry of Public Health and Social Well-being; Republic of Paraguay (2010)

Paraguay

Plan Nacional de Promoción de la Calidad de Vida y Salud con Equidad de la Niñez 2010-2015 (National Plan for the Promotion of Health and Quality of Life of Children with Equality 2010-2015)

Ministry of Public Health and Social Wellbeing; Paraguay (2010)

Paraguay

Modelo de atención temprana para la comunidad autónoma del país vasco y proceso de atención integrada a niños y niñas con necesidades especiales (painne) Early care model for the autonomous community of the Basque Country and process of integrated attention to children with special needs (painne).

País Vasco Government Gobierno Vasco (2010)

Spain » Pais Vasco

Zweites Gesetz zur Förderung der Teilnahme von Kindern an Früherkennungsuntersuchungen (Second law to promote the participation of children in early detection screenings)

Government of Saxony (2010)

Germany » Saxony

Sächsisches Kindergesundheits- und Kinderschutzgesetz (SächsKiSchG) (Saxony law on child health and child protection)

Government of Saxony (2010)

Germany » Saxony

Action Plan for Advancing young people’s health and development in Nigeria 2010

Federal Ministries of Health & Youth Development; The Government of Nigeria (2010)

Nigeria, Development and Poverty Strategies

Diretrizes Nacionais para a Atenção Integral à Saúde de Adolescentes e Jovens na Promoção, Proteção e Recuperação da Saúde (National Guidelines for Comprehensive Care of Adolescents and Youth in Health Promotion, Protection and Recovery)

Ministry of Health; Brazil (2010)

Brazil

Gesetz zur Förderung der Gesundheit von Kindern und des Kinderschutzes (Act on promoting health and protection of children)

Government of Berlin (2009)

Germany » Berlin

Gesetz zur Förderung der Gesundheit und Verbesserung des Schutzes von Kindern in Niedersachsen (NFrüherkUG) (Law on health promotion and improving the protection of children in Lower Saxony)

Government of Lower Saxony (2009)

Germany » Lower Saxony

National Neonatal Health Strategy and Guidelines for Bangladesh

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (2009)

Bangladesh

National Child and Adolescent Health Strategy 2009 - 2013

Ministry of Public Health (2009)

Afghanistan

Politique Nationale de Sante de l'Enfant (National Child Health Policy)

Republic of Rwanda (2009)

Rwanda

Plani i Veprimit për fëmijën dhe Shëndetin e Adoleshentëve (Action Plan for Child and Adolescent Health)

Ministeris E Shendetesise (Ministry of Health); Rebublic of Albania (2009)

Albania

Child health and parenting services strategic plan 2009-2014

Tasmanian Government; Department of Health and Human Services (2009)

Australia » Tasmania

National Strategic plan for early childhood development

The Government of Malawi; The National Assembly of the Republic of Malawi (2009)

Malawi

National Standards and Implementation Guide for Youth Friendly Health Services

Ministry of Health; Royal Government of Bhutan (2009)

Bhutan

الخطة الوطنية لحقوق اللإنسان: حقوق الطفل 2008 (National Plan for Human Rights: Children Rights)

لجنة حقوق اإلنسـان النيابية (Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights) (2008)

Lebanon

Portaria No. 647 (Ordinance No. 647)

Ministry of Health; Brazil (2008)

Brazil

National Strategy for Child Survival in Liberia

The ministry of Health and social Welfare Liberia; Republic of Liberia (2008)

Liberia

Plan "Santé des jeunes" (Plan "Youth Health")

Ministry of Health, Youth and Sports; France (2008)

France

Plan Sante des jeunes (Youth Health Plan)

French Government (2008)

France

Politika Zdravlja Mladih U Republici Srpskoj 2008 - 2012 (Youth Health Policy in the Republic of Srpska 2008 - 2012)

Ministarstvo Zdravstva I Socijalne Skrbi (Ministry of Health and Social Welfare); Republika Srpska (Republic of Srpska) (2008)

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina » Srpski

Our Children Our Future: A Framework for Child and Youth Health Services in Western Australia 2008–2012

Government of Western Australia; Department of Health (2008)

Australia, Australia » Western Australia

Document de strategie nationale de survie de l'enfant/National Strategie for Child Survival

Ministry of Health, Niger (2008)

Niger

Sudan National Child Health Policy 2008

Sudan Ministry of Health (2008)

Sudan

Project Tinituhon: Guam's Early Childhood Comprehensive System

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (2007)

United States » Guam

Under 5 Child Health Strategy: 2007-2015

Ministry of Health (2007)

Ghana

Under 5 Child Health Policy: 2007-2015

Government of Ghana; Ministry of Health (2007)

Ghana

The Healthy Child Manitoba Act

Government of Manitoba (2007)

Canada » Manitoba

Programa Nacional de Salud Adolescente (National Programme of Adolescent Health)

Ministry of Public Health; Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2007)

Uruguay

Kinder-Umwelt-Gesundheits-Aktionsplan (Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan)

Government of Austria; Federal Ministry for Health, Family and Youth and Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water management (2007)

Austria

National Policy on the Health and development of adolescents and young people in Nigeria

Government of Nigeria; Federal Ministry of Health (2007)

Nigeria

Integrated Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Strategy 2007

Federal Ministry of Health (2007)

Nigeria

Стратегија развоја здравља младих у Републици Србији (Youth Health Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia)

Министарство здравља Србије (Ministry of Health); Република Србија (Republic of Serbia) (2006)

Serbia

Pakistan’s Maternal & Child Health Policy and Strategic Framework

Government of Pakistan; Ministry of Health (2006)

Pakistan

Politique Nationale de Developpement de la Petite Enfance en Mauritanie (National Policy on Early Childhood Development in Mauritania)

Ministere Charge de la Promotion Feminine, de l'Enfance et de la Famille (Ministry for Childhood, Family and the Advancement of Women); Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2005)

Mauritania

Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development Policy: Plan of Action (2005-2015)

Government of Kenya; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Planning and National Development (2005)

Kenya

National Strategy for Child Survival in Ethiopia

Federal Ministry of Health; Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2005)

Ethiopia

Stratégie Nationale en Santé des Adolescent(e)s/Jeunes au Sénégal (National Adolescent/Youth Health Strategy in Senegal)

Ministry of Health and Medical Prevention; Republic of Senegal (2005)

Senegal

Saude Integral de Adolescentes e Jovens - Orientacoes para a Organizacao de Servicos de Saude (Comprehensive Health of Adolescents and Youth - guidelines for the organization of health services)

Ministry of Health; Brazil (2005)