14 Amendments of Alojz PETERLE related to 2008/0000(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas increasing rates of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, overweight and obesity problems , along with malnutrition and inadequate nutrition, and HIV/AIDS as well as new challenges are increasingly threatening health in the European Union and beyond,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas at the same time the competences of Member States in the field of health and their freedom to decide what kind of health services they consider appropriate to provide must be respected, in strict compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, including the respect for the different management systems and for the specific approaches chosen by the Member States in integrating public and private provision of healthcare services;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. Whereas in the event of concerns based on ethical grounds, it remains within the competence of the Member States whether or not a certain service constitutes a health service;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. Whereas malnutrition, which affects a significant number of EU citizens, including an estimated 40% of patients in hospitals and between 40% and 80% of older people in care homes, costs European health care systems similar amounts to obesity and overweight;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. Whereas health is not only influenced by alcohol, tobacco, inactivity, diet and similar external factors, and therefore more attention should be devoted to the psychosomatic dimension of many diseases and to the deeper causes of the growing number of people affected by depression and other mental disorders;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. Whereas Member States should further promote assistance to people affected by a chronic disease and/or by a disability so as to allow them to be integrated in society to the fullest extent possible;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the desire to prevent diseases must not lead to a climate in society that would prevent children with a chronic disease or a disability from being born; asks the Commission to promote concrete assistance to parents of children with a chronic disease and/or a disability;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the rights of citizens to have access to healthcare and their responsibility for their own health should be fundamental; emphasises the importance of health literacy programmes and encouraging all sectors of society to lead healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the concept of ‘healthy lifestyle’ (i.e. a healthy diet, the absence of drug abuse and sufficient physical activity) needs to be complemented by a psychosocial dimension (i.e. a balanced approach to work and family life);
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the prohibition on making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain, as mentioned in Article 3 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, should be considered a guiding principle in the area of health, especially in the field of cell, tissue and organ donation and transplantation;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the intention, in the spirit of ‘health for all’, to promote health and disease prevention among all age groups; stresses the need to highlight key health- related issues, such as nutrition, obesity, malnutrition, physical activity, consumption of alcohol, drugs and tobacco and environmental risks, while taking into account the role of genderin compliance with the principle of equality between men and women, providing support for healthy ageing and reducing the burden of chronic illnesses;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to take a more holistic approach to nutrition and make malnutrition, alongside obesity, a key priority in the field of health, incorporating it wherever possible into EU-funded research, education and health promotion initiatives and EU-level partnerships;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that action to promote healthy lifestyles in families, schools, hospitals, care homes, workplaces and places of leisure is essential to successful disease prevention;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on Member States, along with regional and local authorities, to use the cooperation mechanism to improve the exchange of best practice; calls on the Commission to be proactive in producing guidelines and recommendations based on such good practice;