Political will against funds deficiency: Health promotion for older people in Bulgaria

Milena  Pavlova; Elka  Atanasova; Emanuela Moutafova; Agnieszka  Sowa; Iwona Kowalska-Bobko; Alicja  Domagała; Stanisława  Golinowska; Wim  Groot

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Abstract

In Bulgaria, health promotion and health education have received less attention in comparison to other public health areas, which has resulted in a small health promotion budget and consequently, in limited health promotion initiatives. This country report draws upon several national reports focused on the Bulgarian health system, and other country specific sources in order to outline the major institutional and financing challenges for health promotion in Bulgaria, and specifically for health promotion for older adults. As evident from this review, the programs and activities oriented toward health promotion for older adults are inconsistent and incomprehensive. The existing programs are mostly in the form of isolated small-scale projects aimed at enabling older workers to reach the statutory retirement, or supporting retired citizens to maintain their health and well-being. Effective strategic vision, coordination and stable funding in the area of health promotion for older adults is indispensable for helping Bulgarian seniors to live longer and healthier.

Keywords

public health, health promotion, older adults, health policy, Bulgaria

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Information: Public Health and Governance, 2017, Volume 15, Issue 1, pp. 108 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/20842627OZ.17.011.6237

Article type: Original article

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Political will against funds deficiency: Health promotion for older people in Bulgaria

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Political will against funds deficiency: Health promotion for older people in Bulgaria

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Milena Pavlova

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6082-8446

Department of Health Services Research; CAPHRI, Maastricht University Medical Center; Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands / Top Institute Evidence-Based Education Research (TIER), Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Elka Atanasova

Department of Health Economics and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria

Emanuela Moutafova

Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria

Agnieszka Sowa

Department of Social Policy, Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, Poland

Iwona Kowalska-Bobko

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-2323

Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

Alicja Domagała

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6162-1810

Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków

Stanisława Golinowska

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1382-4741

Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow / Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, Poland

Wim Groot

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1035-5916

Department of Health Services Research; CAPHRI, Maastricht University Medical Center; Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands / Top Institute Evidence-Based Education Research (TIER), Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Published at: 30.01.2017

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

Percentage share of authors:

Milena Pavlova (Author) - 12%

Elka Atanasova (Author) - 12%

Emanuela Moutafova (Author) - 12%

Agnieszka Sowa (Author) - 12%

Iwona Kowalska-Bobko (Author) - 12%

Alicja Domagała (Author) - 12%

Stanisława Golinowska (Author) - 12%

Wim Groot (Author) - 16%

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