Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic Country Resources General Health Strategies and Plans Czech Republic 1 January 2014 Policy document

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Health 2020 – National Strategy for Health Protection and Promotion and Disease Prevention (hereinafter National Strategy or NS Health 2020) is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Programme Health 2020, adopted at the 62nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe held in September 2012. The National Strategy also confirms commitment to Health for All principle.

Health 2020 is an adaptable and practical policy framework suggesting specific approaches considering, for instance, gender, age or socio-economic conditions. Achieving Health 2020 common objectives, NS employs health protection and promotion and disease prevention tools and people-centred approaches recognizing people as partners in the public health improvement.

The aim of the strategy is to stabilize the system of disease prevention, health protection and promotion and to initiate efficient mechanisms to improve health of the population, sustainable in the long-term.

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