Reasons to conduct a national HES

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Reasons to conduct a national HES

• Hanna Tolonen
• National Public Health Institute, Finland

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Need for health data

• Information about the health of the population
  and health determinants
• Administrative registers
• Screenings
• Health interview surveys
• Health examination surveys
• HES in relation to the other data sources

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Importance of HES as a data source
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Aims of the past national HESs

• Understanding of health situation and behaviours
  of the population
• Monitoring of CVD risk
• Facilitating epidemiological research
• Providing education for health professionals
• Secondary prevention through early diagnoses of
  diseases

• Serving as a basis for decision making and
  prioritization to health care providers, health
  authorities and politicians
• Developing and implementing health related
  guidelines
• Exploring new measurement technologies

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Group work instructions (1)

• Division into 4 groups
• Group 1
• Chair Päivikki Koponen
• Secretary Paola Primatesta
• Group 2
• Chair Hanna Tolonen
• Secretary Jennifer Mindell
• Group 3
• Chair Kari Kuulasmaa
• Secretary Mark Kanieff
• Group 4
• Chair Sidsel Graff-Iversen
• Secretary Moushumi Chaudhury

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Group work instructions (2)

• What important population level health
  information can be collected best through a
  national HES?
• Outcome A list of health topics
• What would you measure in the next national HES
  in your country?
• Outcome A list of measurements, number of
  countries including a specific measurement
• Who would be the users of the HES information?
• Outcome A list of users