Hooked on health care: Designing strategies for better health
July 2016
Key points
- 60 participants from 17 nations discussed their countries’ approaches to health and to think about moving to a health ideology rooted in broader, more preventative measures.
- Their discussions focused on building new insights by sharing their diverse experiences in varying sectors, regions, and areas of expertise.
The Health Foundation, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Salzburg Global Seminar, brought together 60 participants from 17 different nations in January 2016 for a 5-day session to discuss their countries’ approaches to health and think about a new health ideology.
As dependency on health-care services continues to grow in developed nations, there is an increased need to examine the prevailing model and its focus on treatment rather than the wider determinants of health. With participants from a range of disciplines, including, public health policy, business, and urban planning, Salzburg Global Fellows explored the value of wellbeing, the roles of businesses, government and civil society actors in promoting health, and health justice.
The report, written by Emma Spencelayh, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation, covers Fellow discussions and conclusions on the future of health in both developed and developing nations.
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