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Table 4 Formal relations in local HEPA policymaking across the three country cases

From: Unravelling networks in local public health policymaking in three European countries – a systems analysis

DRIVING FORCE: FORMAL RELATIONS

 

The Netherlands

Denmark

Romania

Within local level

Guidance (1)

• Board of Mayor and Aldermen > Sectors • Sectors > Municipality services • City council > Sectors

• Political Committees > Sectors • Sectors > mayor • Sectors > Municipality Services

 

Formal acceptance (2)

• City Council > Board of Mayor and Aldermen

• City Council > Political Committees

• Local authorities > Local organisations

Financial support (3)

• Local Authority > Regional Public Health Service & Regional Sport Service

• Patient organisations > sectors

• Local authorities > Local organisations

From regional towards local level

Formal acceptance (2)

  

• County authorities > Local organisations

Financial support (3)

• Other municipalities > Regional Public Health Service & Regional Sport Service

 

• County authorities > Local organisations

From national towards other levels

Guidance (1)

 

• Danish Health and Medicines Authority > Local Authority • Local Government Denmark > Sectors • Knowledge institutes > Sectors • Healthy Cities Network > Sectors

• Romanian Government > Ministries • Ministry of Education > County school inspectorate • Ministry of Health > County public health • Ministry of Youth and Sports > County Youth and Sport & Romanian Sport for All Federation & National Institute for Sport Research • Romanian Sport for All Federation > County Sport for All Association • Private sector and civil society > Local organisations • Physical Education and Sport University > Ministry of Youth and Sport

Formal acceptance (2)

• Health inspectorate > Regional Public Health Service • Health inspectorate > Local authorities

• Danish Nature Agency > Sectors

• Private Sector and Civil Society > Local organisations

Financial support (3)

• Ministries > Municipalities

• Ministries > Municipalities • Danish Nature Agency > Sectors • NGOs > Sectors

• Ministry of Education > County Sector Education • Ministry of Health > County Sector Health • Ministry of Youth and Sports > County Sector Sport & Romanian Sport for All Federation • Romanian Sport for All Federation > County Sport for All Association

Giving direction (4)

• Ministries > Local authorities • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment > Regional Public Health Service

• Ministries > Local authorities

• Ministry of Education > County Sector Education • Ministry of Health > County Sector Health • Ministry of Youth and Sports > County Sector Sport • Romanian Sport for All Federation > County Sport for All Association