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International Conference on Primary Health Care at Alma-Ata (USSR) in September 1978 (Photo: WHO)

Important statements of or about WHO policy in the European Region.

European Declaration on the Health of Children and Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families
Better health, better lives: children and young people with intellectual disabilities and their families, Bucharest, Romania, 26–27 November 2010
Parma Declaration on Environment and Health
Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Parma, Italy, 10–12 March 2010
Tallinn Charter: “Health Systems for Health and Wealth”
WHO European Ministerial Conference on Health Systems: “Health Systems, Health and Wealth”, Tallinn, Estonia, 27 June 2008
Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis
WHO Ministerial Forum "All Against Tuberculosis", Berlin, Germany, 22 October 2007
European Charter on Counteracting Obesity
WHO European Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity, Istanbul, Turkey, 16 November 2006
Mental Health Declaration for Europe
WHO European Ministerial Conference on Mental Health: Facing The Challenges, Building Solutions, Helsinki, Finland, 14 January 2005
Children's Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe
Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest, Hungary, 25 June 2004
Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health
Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest, Hungary, 25 June 2004
Warsaw Declaration for a Tobacco-free Europe
WHO European Ministerial Conference for a Tobacco-free Europe, Warsaw, Poland, 19 February 2002
Declaration on Young People and Alcohol
WHO European Ministerial Conference on Young People and Alcohol, Stockholm, Sweden, 21 February 2001
Munich Declaration: Nurses and Midwives: a Force for Health
Second WHO Ministerial Conference on Nursing and Midwifery in Europe, Munich, Germany, 15–17 June 2000
Declaration of the Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health
Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, London, United Kingdom, 18 June 1999
Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, London, United Kingdom, 17 June 1999
Charter on Transport, Environment and Health
Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, London, United Kingdom, 16 June 1999
HEALTH21 – health for all in the 21st century
Introduction to the health for all policy framework for the WHO European Region
Athens Declaration for Healthy Cities
International Healthy Cities Conference, Athens, Greece, 23 June 1998
The Ljubljana Charter on Reforming Health Care, 1996
Ljubljana Charter on Reforming Health Care, Ljubljana Conference, 1996
European Charter on Alcohol, 1995
European Conference on Health, Society and Alcohol, Paris, France, 12–14 December 1995
The Copenhagen Declaration on Health Policy, 1994
European Health Policy Conference: Opportunities for the Future, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5–9 December 1994
Environmental Health Action Plan for Europe, 1994
Second European Conference on Environment and Health, Helsinki, Finland, 20–22 June 1994
Helsinki Declaration on Action for Environment and Health in Europe, 1994
Second European Conference on Environment and Health, Helsinki, Finland, 20–22 June 1994
Vienna Statement on Investing in Women's Health in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, 1994
Women's Health Counts: Conference on the Health of Women in Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna, Austria, 16–18 February 1994
The Milan Declaration on Healthy Cities, 1990
Healthy Cities Conference, Milan, Italy, 5–6 April 1990
European Charter on Environment and Health, 1989
First European Conference on Environment and Health, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, 7–8 December 1989
The Charter Against Tobacco, 1988
European Conference on Tobacco Policy, Madrid, Spain, 7–11 November 1988
Vienna Declaration on Nursing in Support of the European Targets for Health for All, 1988
European Conference on Nursing, Vienna, Austria, 21–24 June 1988
Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986
First International Conference on Health Promotion, Ottawa, Canada, 17–21 November 1986
Declaration of Alma-Ata, 1978
International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ata, USSR, 6–12 September 1978