Caring and supportive environments


	Better outcomes for all children. Providing early childhood services and supportto all young citizens and aiming to systematically improve the lives of children.Investing in early childhood development is one of the best ways to reduceinequality in health. Age-friendly cities. Introducing policies and holistic action plans addressing the health needs of older people that emphasize participation, empowerment, independent living, supportive and secure physical and social environments and accessible services and support. Migrants and social inclusion. Systematically addressing the health and social needs of migrants, promoting integration, tolerance and cultural understanding. Active citizenship. Providing an effective infrastructure for community participation and empowerment, utilizing community development techniques as the catalyst for action and promoting social networking opportunities. Health and social services. Advocating and supporting the development of health and social services that are responsive, high quality and accessible to all, based on systematic needs assessment of the population and particularly for vulnerable groups. Health literacy. Developing and implementing programmes aiming to strengthen the health literacy skills of the population. Health literacy means the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services provided by complex health expectations.