28 Amendments of Anne FERREIRA related to 2008/0000(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas health is one of the most precious values and, whereas our goal is health for all and whereas we must guarantee a high level of health,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas increasing rates of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, overweight and obesity problems and HIV/AIDS, the poor quality of the environment and the re-emergence of certain diseases associated with growing social inequalities, as well as new challenges are increasingly threatening health in the European Union and beyond,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas population ageing is changing disease patterns and putting pressure on the sustainability of health systemsproper functioning and the guarantee of health care for all,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas wide disparities in healthcare exist between and within Member States, which are associated with the increase in social inequalities,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas citizens expect increasingly common action on health to be increasingly linked to research and good practices in health,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there are areas where Member States cannot act alone effectively and whereas the European Union is committed to a common health policy with which it can provide added value (e.g. information and good practice exchange) and whereas this action can be improved by means of Community financing under social cohesion policies,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the organisation of health care is a matter for which Member States are responsible (pursuant to Article 152 of the EC Treaty),
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the demand for mobility of patients, health professionals and health services is risingnot the prime concern of Europe's citizens,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas investment in health is essential for the development of human capital and has an indirect impact on economic successthe various sectors of the economy,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 40% of health spending is linked to unhealthy lifestyles (alcohol, tobacco, inactivity, diet) and whereas this is to some extent linked to difficult socio- economic situations,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas health is a specific field calling for precise knowledge entailing a high level of specialisation and whereas self-medication can have a disastrous impact on people's health,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the CommissionEncourages the initiative by the Commission with regard to its White Paper on a Community health strategy for the period 2008-2013 and supports the values, principles, strategic goals and specific actions set out therein;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets, however, the references to the desire to prioritise patient mobility, as the priority of the European Union is to promote care for all in every Member State;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, given the existence of new threats to health, there is a need to address health as a key political issue in the spirit of the Lisbon Treaty and the Lisbon Strategy;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that action plans should address, in particular, the causes of the appearance of certain diseases and the need to reduce communicable and non-communicable diseases;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that actions aimed at reducing inequities in health should include targeted promotion and public educationthat it should be possible to finance them using Community funds earmarked for them;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that disease prevention efforts should be stepped up significantly, particularly by promoting exchanges of good practices between Member States, and agrees that spending on health is not only a cost, but also an investment;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the rights of citizens and their responsibility for their own health should be fundamental in the context of a European Union which imposes high health and food safety standards; emphasises the importance of health literacy programmes and encouraging all sectors of society to lead healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Commission to abandon the idea that the patient should 'become an active subject', taking the view that there is no precise definition of this concept;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expects the Commission to pay particular attention to the question of the sustainability of health systems and, in that context, also to the role and responsibility of the pharmaceutical industry;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the intention to define fundamental health values and establish a system of health indicators (at national and sub-national level) and to promote health literacy programmes and programmes to prevent health problems;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the intention, in the spirit of ‘health for all’, to promote health and disease prevention among all age groups; stresses the need to highlight key health- related issues, such as nutrition, obesity, physical activity, consumption of alcohol, drugs and tobacco and environmental risks, including air pollution, while taking into account the role of gender, providing support for healthy ageing and reducing the burden of chronic illnesses;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that poor application of Community environmental legislation also has an adverse impact on the state of health of European citizens;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that, in certain situations, European citizens face health problems such as air pollution which represent a considerable threat to health, affecting the proper development of children and reducing life expectancy in the EU1; 1 Report, 'Europe's environment: 4th assessment, summary – European Environment Agency (10 October 2007).
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reminds the Commission of the call by the European Parliament1 for the inclusion in the action plan of the subject of occupational health, this point being essential in this white paper, 'Together for health'; 1 Cf. Paragraph 22 of the EP's Resolution of 23 February 2005 on the Environment and Health Action Plan.
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to support the development of e-health, drawing up precise rules and defining a clear framework for this concept;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that preventing diseases by means of new technologies such as the 'on-line health' programme remains an inadequate approach and cannot be the main objective in the field of prevention;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Expresses its concern about the importance assigned to the development of 'on-line health', as access to new technologies is extremely uneven among the people of the European Union;