From monitoring to action: utilising health survey data in national policy development and implementation in Finland

ConclusionsSound health policy and its successful implementation require extensive national cooperation and new communication strategies between policy makers, researchers, health care professionals, health service providers - and citizens. The future health information system in Finland should better cover all population groups. To obtain more comprehensive health information, the possibilities for register linkages should be secured and register data should be further evaluated and developed to serve health monitoring purposes.
Source: Archives of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research