Guidance on intersectoral monitoring for health

Overview

Intersectoral action for health is required to tackle health challenges because policies and factors outside of the health sector influence health there effective health promotion is not possible with intersectoral action for health. Routine monitoring and reporting actions by public health authorities can allow these intersectoral actions and policies to be planned on a factual basis. This document summarizes different forms of intersectoral monitoring such as population health monitoring, service provider perspective monitoring and joint intersectoral monitoring. It elaborates the Bergen model of collaborative functioning and concludes by providing indicators, tools, analytical approaches and frameworks for intersectoral monitoring.