Gemeentelijk gezondheidsbeleid:omvang en doelgerichtheid

This study focuses on municipal health policy in the Netherlands. The objective of health policy is to maintain or improve the health status of (parts of) the population by means of measures, intervening in the determinants of health (Ministry of Health 1986). These policy intentions were made explicit in the Memorandum 2000 that distinguishes as determinants of health biological factors, physical environment, social environment, lifestyle, and the health care system. This health concept, except for the biological factors, was operated in this study.