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the guidance of municipalities during the programme period and raises
the most important measures that the National Research and
Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES), the National
Public Health Institute, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and
the State Provincial Offices will focus on in their work in 2008–2011 and
to which other development resources are allocated.
The Annex to the programme describes the legislative reforms
regarding municipal social and health care services in 2008–2011, the
Government’s policy programmes, other programmes and extensive
projects as well as includes a list of the recommendations and handbooks
that will be issued to municipal authorities and employees during the
same period of time.
The main objectives of the programme are based on the long-term
strategic objectives for the administrative sector. The aim is that
the municipal inhabitants’ involvement will increase and their
social exclusion will be reduced,
the municipal inhabitants’ wellbeing and health will increase,
inequalities in wellbeing and health diminish, and
the quality, effectiveness and availability of services for the
municipal inhabitants will improve and regional inequalities will
be reduced.
The programme also raises concrete, measurable sub-objectives. The
purpose is that the municipalities direct their development activities so
that a change in regard to these sub-objectives will de discernible.
The aim is to achieve the objectives of the programme by prevention
and early intervention (four major measures), by ensuring the sufficiency
of staff and strengthening skills (three major measures), and by social
and health care services functioning as an integral whole and effective
models of operation (seven major measures).
The municipalities and joint municipal boards can obtain
discretionary government transfer for development activities that
KASTE 2008–2011