Preventive youth health care in 11 European countries: an exploratory analysis

Wieske, R. and Nijhuis, M.G. and Carmiggelt, B.C. and Wagenaar-Fischer, M.M. and Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (2012) Preventive youth health care in 11 European countries: an exploratory analysis. International Journal of Public Health, 57 (3). 637 - 641. ISSN 1661-8556

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Abstract:	Objective: To systematically identify similarities and differences in the way preventive youth health care (YHC) is organized in 11 European countries. - Method: Questionnaire survey to EUSUHM (European Union for School and University Health and Medicine) representatives. - Results: The greatest similarities were found in the age range of the YHC target group and the separation of curative and preventive services. Croatia, Germany and Switzerland show the greatest differences when compared to other European countries, for example, in the access to medical records, YHC professional input and the number of examinations, immunizations and screenings. In eight countries YHC is financed by national insurances or taxation. In Germany, FYR Macedonia, the Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland, different forms of financing exist in parallel. - Conclusion The results should be interpreted as a preliminary step in mapping organizational features of YHC in Europe.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2011 The Author(s)
Faculty:	Management and Governance (SMG)
Research Group:	Science, Technology and Policy Studies (STePS) Health Technology & Services Research (HTSR)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/78338
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-011-0305-1
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