EUPHIX key features

Policy relevance

EUPHIX aims to support public health and health policy making at European, national and regional levels. Along with public health professionals, policy makers are the most important target group for EUPHIX. Therefore, EU and Member States' health policy priorities will guide the selection of the broader health themes the system will address especially through the EUphocus reports.

Relevant and reliable information

EUPHIX offers:

• information on the health of populations across the EU, the causes and consequences of (ill-) health, as well as on health policies and strategies at EU and national levels.

• aggregated data, related and linked to indicators and derived from validated sources, such as Eurostat, WHO, OECD;
• textual contributions providing knowledge from EU experts and expert networks;
• tables, graphs and maps displaying national and regional health data, as well as international comparisons, and
• internal and external links, references, definitions and other relevant information.

Conceptual approach

Public health topics are organised conceptually in a logical, coherent and structured manner. Access via multiple, predetermined routes and search modalities will be provided.

Sustainability

The EUPHIX prototype, with its expert network, offers a new and unique approach to EU health monitoring. This will be ensured through continuous updating of data and information, as well as technical maintenance of the system.

Materials presenting the features of the EUPHIX system are downloadable on www.EUPHIX.org.