Encore
Ask the evidenceThe ArchiveAbout Encore
Sign in
Encore by Whitelabel, with Culture NextCities in the network: sign in for your workspace

The ECoC evidence base

The Archive

Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents
472

documents

cities
190

cities

evaluations
53

evaluations

bid books
182

bid books

1985–2031

title years covered

All shelvesEvaluations 53Monitoring and progress reports 1Bid books 182Selection and monitoring reports 111EU framework and official documents 27Strategies and action plans 5Research, guides and frameworks 33Shared by cities 1Sent in by members 59Published by cities 12
TypeBid book (pre-selection) 12Bid book (final selection) 13Selection panel report 1Ex-post evaluation 7Strategy 1Action plan 1Research 2Other

5 documents of type action plan or other for “Health”

Clear
Ask Encore: “Health”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

Found inside the documents

  • the_missing_pillar.pdf
4
Any type
What the document types mean
Bid book (pre-selection)
A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.
Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection)
A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.
Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Selection panel report
The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report
The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation
An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.
Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report
A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.
Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy
A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.
A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan
A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.
A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit
Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research
Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other
Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

…health (Target 3.4) and addiction (Target 3.5). By recognising the role that accidents and pollution can play in deaths, as well as the importance of education and information for both consumers and healthcare professionals, there is an…

  • DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL renewing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2034 to 2047 and repealing Decision No 445/2014/EU
    Cluj-Napoca. Contributed by Cluj-Napoca and published to everyone.Cluj-Napoca · 2026

    EN 22 EN (a) an initial interim report by 31 December 2038; (b) a second interim report by 31 December 2043; (c) an ex post report by 31 December 2048. Article 18 Exercise of the delegation 1.

  • Action Plan No. 1: Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2027
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno · 2026

    …strategic docu- ments of the SWD and HD, such as the Strategy for the Integration of Foreign Nationals in the City of Brno, the City of Brno Health Plan and the Strategic Plan for the Gradual Removal of Barriers.

  • OK Analyza brnenske kulturni sceny ENG 2025_WEB
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno

    …STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS genre diversity and a wide range of dance events and activities the positive impact of dance on the health and social cohesion of the city’s inhabitants the dance sector knows how to work with…

  • Grant Programmes in the Field of Culture (2026)
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno · 2026

    …The grant can cover a maximum of: expenditure of up to 70% of the grant provided to cover wages, other personnel costs and social security and health insurance contributions of the beneficiary and the ben- eficiary’s staff; expenditure up…