This report is part of the project “Community participatory processes, focussed on equity in health, at the local level”, conducted by the Directorate of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs of the OECD. The report was produced in collaboration with the Department of Health of the Basque Country and funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument. The project is implemented in co‑operation with the Reform and Investment Task Force of the European Commission.
The main objective of this project is to support the Basque authorities in developing a strategy to establish mechanisms and processes that promote community action for public health and well-being, building on and creating synergies with existing initiatives. This report corresponds to Activities 3.1 and 3.2 of Output 3, and Activity 5.1 of Output 5 of the project, which began in November 2023 and was completed by January 2024. The report builds on the information collected during the fact-finding mission, follow-up online interviews and through several questionnaires completed by various stakeholders. The report presents the assessment of the work of the Department of Health of the Basque Country and the mapping of community action for health in the Basque Country. The assessment and the mapping of processes constitute key inputs for the development of recommendations for a strategy to strengthen community action processes and improve health and well-being in the Basque Country.
Authors acknowledge the support and active collaboration of the Directorate of Public Health and Addictions of the Department of Health of the Basque Country. The authors would also like to thank the many persons and institutions (Osakidetza, provincial and municipal authorities, other directorates of the Department of Health of the Basque Country, third sector and private entities and academic researchers) who contributed to this work through interviews, the provision of documentation, and the responses to questionnaires.
The action has received funding from the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument and is implemented by the OECD, in co‑operation with the Reform and Investment Task Force of the European Commission.