Two of the most important health risk factors for children and young adults are obesity and alcohol use. These risk … factors are known to affect health and wellbeing, but may also have an impact on educational outcomes. The objective of this …

, evidence suggests that children with fathers who are ‘more involved’ perform better during the early years than their peers … States — to describe how leave policies may influence father’s behaviours when children are young and whether their … to carry out childcare related activities when children are young. This study finds some evidence that children with …

. Available evidence estimates the direct costs of safety lapses – the additional tests, treatments and health care – in primary … and ambulatory care to be around 2.5% of total health expenditure. Safety lapses resulting in hospitalisations each year …

are comparable or even above the OECD average in several dimensions, such as health, environment or life … is increasing rapidly, and to close the gender gap in the labour market. The health and pension systems play a …

life while decreasing after middle age. To be able to reflect these trends in the OECD Strategic Public Health Planning for … adulthood even for children who start off with a healthy weight. The results of this analysis will be incorporated in the OECD …

France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the … health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology … by care providers, tackle the high spending on pharmaceuticals, strengthen the role of health insurers as purchasing …

ways to understand their health options and take more control over their health decisions. But this is not an easy task …. Professionals continue to use medical jargon, drug instructions are not always clear, and health information in clinical settings … democratising access to health information, providing new ways to improve health knowledge and support self care. Nonetheless, when …