Public health policy - 11 objectives

The overarching aim of Sweden’s national public health policy is to create societal conditions that will ensure good health, on equal terms, for the entire population.

A national policy based on health determinants

Public authorities at all levels should be guided by 11 public health objective domains which cover the most important determinants of Swedish public health. The benefit of using determinants as a basis for policy is that they enable us to evaluate progress. This in turn supports political decision-making as determinants can be influenced by certain types of societal measures.

The 11 objective domains

1.  Participation and influence in society
2.  Economic and social prerequisites
3.  Conditions during childhood and adolescence
4.  Health in working life
5.  Environments and products
6.  Health-promoting health services
7.  Protection against communicable diseases
8.  Sexuality and reproductive health
9.  Physical activity
10. Eating habits and food
11. Tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, doping and gambling