Public Health Promotion Measures

The plan establishes that class determines lifespan and the possibility of a good life, which is precisely the analysis the counter-proposal is based on when it demands a broad equality-creating policy to close health gaps. The plan wants to invest more resources in healthcare, give children and young people municipally supported leisure activities and regrets that sports have been depleted as fees have risen. Preventive measures and wider participation therefore follow from the plan.

• class-based health gapsdecisive»Precis som att klass påverkar människor i en pandemi, påverkar klass vår livslängd och möjlighet till ett bra liv utanför en pandemi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Just as class affects people in a pandemic, class affects our lifespan and opportunity for a good life outside a pandemic.”
• more resources to healthcare»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, the Left Party wants to invest more resources in healthcare and elder care, and invest in staff so that we simultaneously eliminate staff shortages and strengthen staff conditions and working environment.”
• supported leisure activities»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter, ge skolan bättre resurser för att stödja elever som behöver det för att klara betygen och förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and young people opportunities for municipally supported leisure activities, give schools better resources to support students who need it to pass grades and strengthen social services with sufficient resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection.”
• wider participation in sports»Även kulturen och idrotten har utarmats när skolbibliotek läggs ned, simskolan blivit dyrare och biografer finns på färre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture and sports have also been depleted as school libraries are closed, swimming schools have become more expensive and cinemas exist in fewer places.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme's public health analysis is that low income and short education give shorter life and more illness, and that welfare policy is an expression of freedom, equality and solidarity - thus exactly the counter-proposal's broad equality-creating approach. The election manifesto also promises increased access to leisure activities at reasonable costs and that no one shall need to worry about timely care. The goal structure for public health policy is, however, not addressed.

• class-related health gapsdecisive»utbildningsnivå lever kortare, är oftare sjuka, saknar oftare jobb, har sämre« (party programme ↗)“education level live shorter lives, are more often ill, more often lack jobs, have worse”
• equality-creating welfare policy»Den socialdemokratiska välfärdspolitiken är ett uttryck för de tre principerna om frihet,« (party programme ↗)“Social Democratic welfare policy is an expression of the three principles of freedom,”
• support for sport and community activities»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable costs, both for sport and culture, needs to increase.”
• timely care»Ingen ska behöva känna oro över att få vård i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one shall need to feel anxiety about receiving timely care.”

The party programme requires long-term investment in public health with focus on people's living conditions, a national public health programme and far more targeted health promotion and disease prevention work. That supports the counter-proposal's demands for social preventive measures and preventive health care. The plan also wants to invest in mass-participation sports and outdoor recreation organizations so that more people participate.

• national public health programmedecisive»Vi menar att en långsiktig satsning på folkhälsa med fokus på människors livsvillkor är lika viktig som sjukvården för att främja god hälsa. Vi vill därför se ett nationellt folkhälsoprogram och stödja kommuner och landsting i deras hälsofrämjande arbete.« (party programme ↗)“We mean that a long-term investment in public health with focus on people's living conditions is as important as health care for promoting good health. We therefore want to see a national public health programme and support municipalities and county councils in their health promotion work.”
• more preventive measures»Miljöpartiet ser att vi i Sverige måste arbeta långt mer målinriktat med hälsofrämjande och sjukdomsförebyggande insatser.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party sees that we in Sweden must work far more actively with targeted health promotion and disease prevention measures.”
• mass-participation sports for public health»Genom resurser till ungdoms- och breddidrotten, inklusive idrott för människor med funktionsnedsättning, korpidrott och motionsidrott, investerar vi i såväl livskvalitet som folkhälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Through resources to youth and mass-participation sports, including sports for people with disabilities, indoor sports and recreational sports, we invest in both quality of life and public health.”
• support for outdoor recreation»ge mer pengar till friluftsorganisationerna så att fler kan njuta av svensk natur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“give more money to outdoor recreation organizations so that more people can enjoy Swedish nature.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme establishes that sustainable welfare presupposes a preventive approach and that the public health perspective must permeate the whole of society, and the election manifesto calls sport, outdoor life, and culture's significance for public health indisputable. Social and health-oriented preventive measures and support for voluntary associations and outdoor recreation thus align with the plan's direction. The plan simultaneously emphasises the individual's own responsibility for health and lifestyle rather than broad redistribution policy.

• preventive public health workdecisive»En förutsättning för en hållbar välfärd är ett förebyggande förhållningssätt. Folkhälsoperspektivet måste genomsyra hela samhället för att ge resultat.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for sustainable welfare is a preventive approach. The public health perspective must permeate society to produce results.”
• sport and outdoor recreation for public health»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sport, outdoor recreation's, and culture's significance for public health is indisputable.”
• prevent mental illness»Gör mer för att förebygga, motverka och rehabilitera stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Do more to prevent, counteract, and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness.”
• individual health responsibility»förutsättningar för att individer ska kunna ta ansvar för sitt välbefinnande, sin hälsa och livsstil.« (party programme ↗)“conditions for individuals to take responsibility for their wellbeing, health, and lifestyle.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme establishes that preventive health measures shall be based on knowledge and that the individual's motivation shall guide the measures, while at the same time civil society shall have good conditions. The counter-proposal's demands for preventive measures, support for sports, association and outdoor activities and support for healthier lifestyles align with these commitments. The plan however does not share the idea of broad equality-creating policy but emphasizes the individual's own responsibility for their health, which makes the support weaker.

• knowledge-based public healthdecisive»de förebyggande hälsoinsatserna ska vila på kunskap« (party programme ↗)“preventive health measures shall be based on knowledge”
• living civil society»engagera sig i en idrottsklubb, scoutkår, folkbildningsorganisation« (party programme ↗)“engage in a sports club, scout troop, folk education organization”
• individual's self-determination»Den enskildes motivation ska styra alla insatser som erbjuds.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's motivation shall guide all offered measures.”
• own responsibility for health»ta ansvar för sin egen hälsa och sina levnadsvanor« (party programme ↗)“take responsibility for their own health and their lifestyles”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says that health-promoting work shall be stimulated and that public health work must not be confined to healthcare but requires cooperation between many societal actors. The counter-proposal's emphasis on social preventive measures, support for sports and association activities and health examinations lies within this commitment. The plan's association line and the requirement for strengthened student health support the same direction, even though the plan does not speak of a broad equality policy as a method.

• health-promoting workdecisive»Hälsofrämjande arbete ska stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“Health-promoting work shall be stimulated.”
• broad public health responsibility»utan kräver ett gemensamt ansvarstagande och samverkan mellan olika samhällsaktörer.« (party programme ↗)“but requires shared responsibility-taking and cooperation between different societal actors.”
• support for sport and exercise»Hälsa, motion och olika former av idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“Health, exercise and various forms of sport shall be promoted and supported by municipalities.”
• preventive healthcare for young people»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Greatly strengthened student health with a coordinated child and young people's healthcare and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's health commitment is to shorten care queues and particularly prioritize cancer care and child and adolescent psychiatry, not to expand public health work through a broad equality-creating policy. The programme establishes that the goal is greater life chances, not requirements for exact or static outcomes. The plan however supports sports initiatives in disadvantaged areas, but this does not support the counter-proposal's main demand.

• care queues are the core problemdecisive»Bristerna handlar framför allt om långa vårdköer, väntetider och bristande tillgänglighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The shortcomings are mainly about long care queues, waiting times and lack of accessibility.”
• prioritize cancer care and child and adolescent psychiatry»Moderaterna vill korta tiden som du behöver vänta på att få vård men särskilt prioritera cancervård och barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wishes to shorten the time you need to wait to receive care but particularly prioritize cancer care and child and adolescent psychiatry.”
• life chances, not outcome equality»och medlet är större livschanser, inte krav på exakta eller« (party programme ↗)“and the means is greater life chances, not requirements for exact or”
• sports initiative in disadvantaged areas»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports initiative for disadvantaged areas”

The plan wishes to see increased focus and more resources on preventive work and emphasizes that stimulated sport is a cheap way to improve physical and mental health. The counter-proposal's concrete demands for preventive measures, support for sports, associations and outdoor life and more health checks align with this. The plan, however, gives no support for a broad equality-creating policy as a method and demands clear citizen benefit for every initiative, so the support is weak.

• preventive health workdecisive»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources for preventive work and rehabilitation”
• sport as public health measure»Att stimulera idrotten är ett billigt sätt att förbättra den fysiska och psykiska hälsan i samhället och bidrar till sammanhållning mellan dess invånare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stimulating sport is a cheap way to improve physical and mental health in society and contributes to cohesion among its inhabitants.”
• increased sport participation»Öka idrottandet i hela befolkningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase sports participation across the population”
• result requirements on initiatives»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.