[Local implementation of the Strategy for Health Promotion and Prevention in the Spanish National Health System. SESPAS Report 2018].

Within the framework of the Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy of the Spanish National Health System, local implementation is considered a priority line of action. Local implementation proposes the voluntary commitment of local entities to the Strategy in order to move forward health promotion and prevention through the implementation of two actions: the creation of a coordinating inter-sectoral body and the identification of local resources for health promotion and prevention. The Guideline for the Local Implementation of the Strategy was adopted in 2015 by the Inter-territorial Council of the National Health System.

[Dialogue on the local implementation of the Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy of the Spanish National Health System. SESPAS Report 2018].

The local implementation of the Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy of the National Health System is presented as an opportunity to advance in health promotion. Although there are different visions from the municipal, regional and national levels, as well as from public health and from primary care, there is a consensus that it is necessary to promote local health strategies. Coordination mechanisms should be established to facilitate multilevel and intersectoral work.