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Health promoting socio-economic framework

Wealth and economic growth is not equally share within societies and across countries. In general, the lower the socioeconomic position, the worse the health status. Today in the EU, there are 84 million people living at risk of poverty. These conditions will live affect their health status and what they eat, drink and breathe.

We support policies that mitigate the effects of poverty and of exclusion on people’s health, policies that support an inclusive society and non-discrimination and a social framework that meets the needs of an aging population.

In this section, EPHA explores the indicators to measure progress and growth, the impact of the economic crisis, the economic and financial measures that impact on health, social inclusion, discrimination, education, Fundamental Rights, etc

About: Social Issues , rights of people with disabilities , Economic crisis , better regulation , equity , Health Inequalities , financial , housing , economic policies , corporate policies , exclusion , Health in all policies , employment and active Ageing , social inclusion , taxation , social policy , discrimination , workplace , beyond-GDP , employment , social determinants of health , health economics , malnutrition , education , social protection , family , equality , Fundamental Rights

13/05/2013

[eHealth week] eHealth innovation must be driven by full inclusion

13 May, Brussels -The motto of the 2013 eHealth week (13-15 May), which kicks off today, is ‘Delivering Innovative Healthcare and Well-being’. According to the European Commission, eHealth Week aims to encourage continuous investment in health IT in an effort to improve patient care and get a handle on rising medical costs. An integral part of this year’s eHealth Week is the High Level eHealth Conference, organised by the Irish Presidency and the European Commission. (...)
About : eHealth , Fundamental Rights , Health professionals , patient rights , Patient safety , Social Issues , technology
1/05/2013

EP resolution underlines the need for action on medicines access problem

On 18 April, the European Parliament (EP) voted on a Resolution on the impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights. The resolution highlighted some of the global impacts of the crisis on the right to health. EPHA applauds the EP’s recognition of the multiple impacts of the crisis on ordinary people and the need to further champion public health across Europe. The Resolution states that "the rising price of medicines (by up to 30%) is having a negative impact on the (...)
About : Access to Medicines , Ageing and Older People , Economic crisis , Patient safety , Pharmaceuticals and Medicines , rights of people with disabilities , Social Issues , Transparency
1/05/2013

[EPHA Call to Action] Health in the reform of economic governance

EPHA has launched a call for action for health, civil society and the reform of EU economic governance. Since the financial crisis began in 2007, the EU has introduced numerous new mechanisms, such as tighter coordination of economic and fiscal policies, to alleviate the current symptoms and prevent their recurrence. Several of those measures have impacts on health systems and consequently on health. The EU nowadays has stronger influence and control over national health systems than it (...)
About : Civil Society , Economic crisis , economic policies , EU Institutions , financial , social inclusion , Social Issues , social policy
18/03/2013

Addressing fuel poverty in deprived urban areas

A practical example from the United Kingdom on how to tackle several social determinants of health (e.g. housing and energy) and have climate change benefits: In the last 18 months, more than 1,600 houses in the poorest parts of Stockton-on-Tees (United Kingdom) have benefited from free energy efficiency measures to cut local carbon emissions and reduce fuel bills. As well as external cladding, many homes have also received new boilers, central heating systems and internal insulation (...)
About : Chronic Diseases , climate change , energy , environment , equity , housing , poverty and health , social determinants of health , Social Issues
16/03/2013

European Commission proposes €3.9 million to help former tobacco workers in Austria

Tobacco is the single largest avoidable health risk in the EU, accounting for nearly 700 000 premature deaths each year. Around 50% of smokers die prematurely (on average 14 years earlier). This initiative is an example of how EU funds can be used to help former tobacco farmers and workers to find a new job and mitigate the social impacts of career change. The European Commission has proposed providing Austria with €3.9 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to (...)
About : Addictive and harmful substances and behaviours , CAP , CAP reform , Chronic Diseases , farmers , prevention , Social Issues , tobacco and smoking
16/03/2013

[e-petition - UK] Minimum unit price for alcohol will save lives

The British Medical Association has launched an e-petition to call on the UK government not to backtrack on its plans to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP). MUP is shown in models and in practice in Canada to help reduce the harm associated with the heaviest forms of drinking - and in effect will eliminate the bottom end supermarket and low brand lagers and ciders that are bought in high volume and consumed by the most vulnerable parts of our populations. With this e-petition, the (...)
About : Addictive and harmful substances and behaviours , alcohol , Chronic Diseases , Social Issues , tobacco and smoking , Trade and Health
15/03/2013

Amnesty International urges EU Institutions to end Female Genital Mutilation

Amnesty International Ireland, together with 15 other organisations from across Europe, has been running the END Female Genital mutilation (FGM) European Campaign since 2009 to promote awareness and challenge the EU to end FGM and other forms of violence against women. On 27 February 2013 the Seminar "Towards European Action to end Female Genital Mutilation" took place in the European Parliament, as part of the END FGM-European Campaign aiming "to put female genital mutilation high on the (...)
About : Development and Health , discrimination , equality , Gender Issues , prevention , sexual , social determinants of health , Social Issues , vulnerable groups , well being
15/03/2013

Breaking barriers - Roma students can become doctors!

Since 2010, the Roma Center for Health Policies – SASTIPEN has been implementing a Tutorship Programme to help Roma students in several European countries (like Romania, Macedonia, Serbia, and Bulgaria) who want to become doctors and whose social and financial support is limited. This Tutorship Programme offers preparatory courses for Roma students in biology, chemistry and/or physics. Roma students also receive mentoring and technical assistance to help them pass admission exams (...)
About : Development and Health , discrimination , Health in all policies , Health Inequalities , Millenium Development Goals , poverty and health , Roma , Social Issues
1/03/2013

[EPHA Consultation] Response on sustainable development

EPHA took part in the recent consultation on sustainable development. At the meeting, EPHA suggested a number of ways that health could be promoted in the follow up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) 2012. EPHA strongly supports the efforts made by the Council to support sustainable development and the Beyond GDP agenda. Moreover, EPHA calls on the Commission to include a health dimension and to give strong political support for progress measures beyond GDP (...)
About : beyond-GDP , Chronic Diseases , Development and Health , financial , global health , poverty and health , Social Issues , Sustainable Development , taxation
1/03/2013

[Assessment] Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative: European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion

Within the context of a comprehensive assessment of the state of play of the Europe 2020 strategy and its flagship initiatives, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) has started preparing a survey on the ’European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion’, as seen from a regional perspective. The result of this survey will feed into a Conference on the same topic that the CoR will hold on 29 May 2013 in Brussels. The Conference ’European platform against poverty’ (...)
About : equity , EU Institutions , Europe 2020 , Health Inequalities , poverty and health , Research , social inclusion , Social Issues , social policy , social protection

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