The European Health Examination Survey (EHES) is being established to collect comparable, high quality data on the health and health risks of the European adult population. The survey includes an interview, and physiological and clinical measurements, such as weight, height and blood pressure, and the collection of blood samples for the measurement of cholesterol, glucose etc. The countries can include various additional measurements in the survey, such as functional capacity of the elderly. The purpose of the EHES is to provide data for the national and Europe wide planning and evaluation of health policies, health promotion and research.
- Information leaflet (pdf).
The project has received funding from the European Commission.
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A national HES among adult population has been conducted in few European countries during the past five years. Presently, the national HES is ongoing in four countries. Ten countries are planning to start a pilot of their national HES during the next two years and conduct a full-size national HES shortly after that. Read more... |
EHES Reference Centre will develop and maintain the European level standards for the health examination surveys, provide support and training for the countries conducting national HESs, and will evaluate the quality of data collected during the natioanl HESs. Read more... |
The EHES Manual which includes detailed instructions how to conduct a national HES using the standardized protocols. The Part A, planning and preparing for the national HES has been published and Part B, field work procedured will be prepared. Each European Union Member State and EFTA/EEA country will also prepare their national HES manual. Read more... |