by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 14, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities
Guest Article: Tomaž Gorenc, Institute for Health and Environment Air pollution is an important determinant of health, especially among vulnerable groups such as children, people with chronic diseases, elderly people or economically and socially disadvantaged people....
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 8, 2021 | Roma Health | Latest Developments
On International Roma Day, as part of the Roma Health network, the European Public Health Alliance has joined calls for greater involvement by Roma and pro-Roma health groups in efforts to tackle the health and social inequalities European Roma continue to face. In...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 1, 2021 | Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments
From today, foods containing more than a trace of industrially produced trans fats can no longer be placed on the EU market. This makes the EU nearly industrial trans fats free (maximum allowed – 2 grams per 100 grams of fat), crowning years of consorted action...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities
The Romanian Health Observatory has analysed actions aimed at combating air pollution taken by the 15 largest municipalities in Romania in the past two years. Unfortunately, the findings are not very encouraging. As in the previous 2018 edition of our ranking, none of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2021 | Cancer, Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
Guest article: Dr. Wendy Yared, Association of European Cancer LeaguesThe latest estimates on the global burden of cancer from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) are startling: the annual newly diagnosed cancer cases (excluding non-melanoma skin...
