Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI)
Background: The European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) are a set of 88 indicators that provide a compact overview of the extensive field of European public health and healthcare. The ECHI set adds value to European Union health information systems (HIS) for both Member States and EU-associated count...
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| author | Mariken J. Tijhuis Eveline A. van der Wilk Sarka Dankova Angela Fehr Silvia Ghirini Mika Gissler Romana Haneef Heidi Lyshol Emanuele Scafato Stefanie Seeling Hanna Tolonen Thomas Ziese Irisa Zīle-Velika Peter W. Achterberg |
| author_facet | Mariken J. Tijhuis Eveline A. van der Wilk Sarka Dankova Angela Fehr Silvia Ghirini Mika Gissler Romana Haneef Heidi Lyshol Emanuele Scafato Stefanie Seeling Hanna Tolonen Thomas Ziese Irisa Zīle-Velika Peter W. Achterberg |
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| description | Background: The European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) are a set of 88 indicators that provide a compact overview of the extensive field of European public health and healthcare. The ECHI set adds value to European Union health information systems (HIS) for both Member States and EU-associated countries and the European Commission by providing a solid, comparable information base on national public health and healthcare trends and developments. The indicators allow for learning by comparison and the list supports the organisation of national health information systems. As the ECHI set was defined more than ten years ago, it is time to review its current needs and readiness for the future. Methods: In this article, we reflect on the sustainability of the ECHI set and explore directions for improving future use, based on the activities in the Joint Action on Health Information (2018 – 2021). There, we looked into ECHI governance and reviewed the set’s metadata, content and link with other indicator sets in the wider European health information landscape. Conclusions: We conclude that in order to remain relevant and keep up with technical and policy developments, the ECHI set needs maintenance and updates. This cannot be achieved in a non-systematic project-based manner; it requires sustainable funding, governance and formalised activities in a permanent structure. We call on the European Commission, Member States, research networks and individual users of the ECHI to take action in this. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6dc9419ef8a44ba79e125e564b9ad9bf2025-01-21T11:52:47ZdeuRobert Koch InstituteJournal of Health Monitoring2511-27082024-12-01941910.25646/12918johm-9-4-05-e12918Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI)Mariken J. Tijhuis0Eveline A. van der Wilk1Sarka Dankova2Angela Fehr3Silvia Ghirini4Mika Gissler5Romana Haneef6Heidi Lyshol7Emanuele Scafato8Stefanie Seeling9Hanna Tolonen10Thomas Ziese11Irisa Zīle-Velika12Peter W. Achterberg13National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Public Health, Healthcare and Society, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Public Health, Healthcare and Society, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsInstitute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic (UZIS ČR), Department of International Affairs, Prague, Czech RepublicRobert Koch Institute, Centre for International Health Protection, Berlin, GermanyIstituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), National addiction and doping center, National Observatory for Alcohol (Osservatorio Nazionale Alcol - ONA), Rome, ItalyFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandSanté Publique France (SPF), Department of Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries, Saint-Maurice, FranceNorwegian Directorate of Health, Department of International Cooperation, Oslo, NorwayIstituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), National addiction and doping center, National Observatory for Alcohol (Osservatorio Nazionale Alcol - ONA), Rome, ItalyRobert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandRobert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyCenter for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia (CDPC), Department of Research and Health Statistics, Rīga, LatviaNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Public Health, Healthcare and Society, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsBackground: The European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) are a set of 88 indicators that provide a compact overview of the extensive field of European public health and healthcare. The ECHI set adds value to European Union health information systems (HIS) for both Member States and EU-associated countries and the European Commission by providing a solid, comparable information base on national public health and healthcare trends and developments. The indicators allow for learning by comparison and the list supports the organisation of national health information systems. As the ECHI set was defined more than ten years ago, it is time to review its current needs and readiness for the future. Methods: In this article, we reflect on the sustainability of the ECHI set and explore directions for improving future use, based on the activities in the Joint Action on Health Information (2018 – 2021). There, we looked into ECHI governance and reviewed the set’s metadata, content and link with other indicator sets in the wider European health information landscape. Conclusions: We conclude that in order to remain relevant and keep up with technical and policy developments, the ECHI set needs maintenance and updates. This cannot be achieved in a non-systematic project-based manner; it requires sustainable funding, governance and formalised activities in a permanent structure. We call on the European Commission, Member States, research networks and individual users of the ECHI to take action in this.https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2024_04_health_indicators_ECHI.pdf?__blob=publicationFilehealth indicatorpublic healtheuropean unionechihealth information systemmetadatamonitoringbenchmarkinghealth promotionpolicy-making |
| spellingShingle | Mariken J. Tijhuis Eveline A. van der Wilk Sarka Dankova Angela Fehr Silvia Ghirini Mika Gissler Romana Haneef Heidi Lyshol Emanuele Scafato Stefanie Seeling Hanna Tolonen Thomas Ziese Irisa Zīle-Velika Peter W. Achterberg Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) Journal of Health Monitoring health indicator public health european union echi health information system metadata monitoring benchmarking health promotion policy-making |
| title | Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) |
| title_full | Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) |
| title_fullStr | Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) |
| title_short | Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) |
| title_sort | towards a sustainable set of european core health indicators echi |
| topic | health indicator public health european union echi health information system metadata monitoring benchmarking health promotion policy-making |
| url | https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2024_04_health_indicators_ECHI.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |
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