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Résumé :
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Health is influenced by political choices pertaining to the socioeconomic and environmental sphere of governance. One example of the relevance of sectoral policies on health is the nexus of transport and land-use policies and their multiple impacts on health. In order to address these issues, WHO Member States decided in 2002 to establish an international policy framework, the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP). THE PEP engages all three sectors on an equal footing, enabling governments to take advantage of the opportunities provided by sustainable and healthy transport policies to contribute towards attaining the highest level of health and well-being for all, a better environment and efficient transport. The main factors that were instrumental in the implementation of the programme in the past 14 years include defining a shared agenda, as well as strategic sectoral goals with political support, facilitating partnerships, providing supportive tools, ensuring institutional legitimacy, engaging champion countries, producing tangible outcomes and products, light administrative and governance arrangements, and promoting monitoring and reporting. The experience from THE PEP provides a practical perspective and useful considerations for other similar processes aiming to engage in intersectoral work linking international commitment and national action
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