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Euro-REVES projects

    The Euro-REVES Action, funded by the EC, was designed in 1993 to promote the exploitation of data presently available and to provide European guidelines for future population studies. Its main objectives were: The development of guidelines for the construction and calculation of health expectancies with a view to European harmonization of concepts, data collection, and calculation methods. To provide a European data base on health expectancies which may be ...

Ehemu project (2004-2007)

European health expectancies monitoring unit. Estimations, bibliographic references, methodological documentation, information system

EHLEIS project (2007-2010/2011-2014)

  The EHLEIS project (2007-2010/2011-2014) prolonged the EHEMU project and moved to a European Joint Action in 2011 with 10 specific objectives (SO) grouped under four main themes:   • Maintaining the EU Health and Life Expectancy database and website: to further develop the database (SO1) and website (SO2) begun by EHEMU as a central reference point for MS, researchers and the general ...

1989 Quebec, Canada

Health expectancy Organized by Madeleine Blanchet, Quebec Council of Social Affairs 23 among the 25 papers presented at the meeting were published in the proceedings of this first REVES meeting, and one led to a publication in the Journal of Gerontology: Branch LG. Active life expectancy in 10 000 men and women in three communities. In : First Work-group meeting REVES, International Research Network for interpretation of Observed Values ...

1990 Geneva, Switzerland

International geographic comparisons of healthy life expectancy Organized by Jean-Pierre Michel, Institutions Universitaires de Gériatrie de Genève, and Ed Dowd and Michel Thuriaux, World Health Organization Wilkins R, Dowd JE. International geographic comparisons of healthy life expectancy. General Report on the second workshop of REVES, Geneva, March 1990. Papers presented: Andrews G. Cross-national research and data collection : uses and abuses. Barberger-Gateau P. Conceptual and operational definitions of the disability process in population studies : ...

1990 Durham, USA

Methods of calculation and other methodological considerations Organized by George Myers, Center of Demographic Studies, Duke University Lamb VL. Methods of calculation and other methodological considerations. General Report on the third workshop of REVES Papers presented: Brouard N. Evaluation of existing analytic approaches. Crimmins EM. Short report on new results. Dowd JE, Robine JM. Observational strategie of study design and data collection. Manton KG. Alternative analytic models. Minaire P. Theoretical models of disability ...

1991 Leiden, The Netherlands

Approaches to measuring change in developed and developing countries Organized by Harry van de Water,TNO Institute of Preventive Health Care. During this meeting, the network decided to open out widely to developing countries. 24 papers have been presented, among which some are available on request. van de Water HPA. General Report of the fourth workshop of REVES. Papers presented: Bone M. Changing disability rates over time in Great Britain. Boshuizen H. Trends ...

1992 Ottawa, Canada

Future uses of health expectancy indices Organized by Russel Wilkins, Statistics Canada During this meeting, the network started to examine health expectancy losses attributable to various causes. More than 40 papers were presented: Adams OB, Chamie M. General Report of the 5th Meeting of the International Network on Health Expectancy, Ottawa, 19-20-21 February 1992/Rapport général de la 5ème réunion internationale du Réseau Espérance de Vie en Santé à ...

2004 Bruges, Belgium

Life and health expectancy - Challenges ahead Organized by Herman Van Oyen, Scientific Institute of Public Health. An important part of this meeting was devoted to the study of health concepts, new methodological developments, inference problems, interaction of morbidity, mortality and health determinants and use of health expectancy as policy instrument. The available slides of the presentations are accessible on request. List of papers presented Van Oyen H. Life Expectancy ...