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Belgium Chapter covers digital health and healtcare IT, regulatory, digital health technologies, data use, data sharing, intellectual property, commercial agreements, AI and machine learning and liability

Belgium --- Health Policy --- KJK 1 Law of Belgium

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In much of Europe it remains taboo to discuss the challenges that poor mental health raises for governments, societies and particularly for people with mental health problems themselves.This book maps the current state of policy, service provision and funding for mental health care across Europe, taking into account the differing historical contexts that have shaped both the development and delivery of services. A holistic approach is adopted that aims to assess the influence on mental health of environmental factors such as housing, poverty, employment, social justice and displacement.Covering a wide range of policy issues, the book:* Examines the legal rights of people with mental health problems* Addresses the impact of stigma, social exclusion and discrimination* Reviews the role of users and their families in the development of mental health services and policy* Reflects on approaches to reform and on the future development of services* Evaluates opportunities for the rehabilitation of people with mental health problems* Discusses the financing and organisation of mental health systems* Reflects on approaches to reform and the future development of servicesMental Health Policy and Practice Across Europe is key reading for policy makers, professionals involved in the delivery of health and social care services, voluntary agencies, non-governmental organizations, academics and students of health policy.

WM 105 Clinical psychology. Mental health --- Europe --- Health Policy --- Mental Health

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Belgium --- Health Policy --- Health Care Costs --- W 74 Medical economics. Health care costs (General)

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Obesity has risen to the top of the public health policy agenda worldwide. Before 1980, rates were generally well below 10%. They have since doubled or tripled in many countries, and in almost half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight. A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, obesity is a major public health concern.There is a popular perception that explanations for the obesity epidemic are simple and solutions within reach. But the data reveal a more complicated picture, one in which even finding objective evidence on the phenomenon is difficult. Policy makers, health professionals and academics all face challenges in understanding the epidemic and devising effective counter strategies.This book contributes to evidence-based policy making by exploring multiple dimensions of the obesity problem. It examines the scale and characteristics of the epidemic, the respective roles and influence of market forces and governments, and the impact of interventions. It outlines an economic approach to the prevention of chronic diseases that provides novel insights relative to a more traditional public health approach.The analysis was undertaken by the OECD, partly in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The main chapters are complemented by special contributions from health and obesity experts, including Marc Suhrcke, Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca.

Obesity --- Primary Prevention --- Public Policy --- Health Policy --- WD 210 Overweight. Obesity

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The Humble Economist collects together the most important writings of Professor Tony Culyer, a founding father of health economics who helped set up the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. It distils a powerful set of ideas that have profoundly influenced health policy and decision making, and shows how reason and evidence can be used to improve decision making in any area of social policy. The book comprises twenty-one short essays, selected and revised by Culyer himself, together with an introduction by the editors, his University of York colleagues Richard Cookson and Karl Claxton. The essays are divided into five parts reflecting central themes of Culyer’s work: the “humble” role of social scientists in informing decision making; the concept of “extra-welfarism” in normative economics; the application of ethical concepts in health care decision making, particularly “need” and “equity”; defining and achieving health policy objectives; and measurement, social value judgment and deliberative decision making processes in health technology assessment.

Health Care --- Social systems --- Social welfare --- Health Policy --- Decision Making --- HD 30.23 decision making