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Health Promotion – achieving good health for all

Front page: Health Promotion – achieving good health for all
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  • Category: Rapporter
  • Publisher: Norwegian Directorate of Health
  • Department responsible: Division of Public Health
  • Year of publication: 2010
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  • Pages: 156
  • IS Number IS-1846E
Audience: Decision makers, managers and employees in the medical and health services and other social sectors, journalists, researchers and teaching personnel.
The present report is a part of a series of reports on challenges and trends in the health services from the Norwegian Directorate of Health.
​The present report discusses challenges and issues related to health promotion and public health in Norway. Although the average Norwegian enjoys good health and a high standard of living, there are considerable social inequalities in health and life expectancy. The current state of health – and tomorrow’s health challenges – are largely related to how people live their lives and how society is organised. 
  
This report discusses how these challenges may be met, suggests measures and argues that we must act now to ensure the health and welfare of future generations.