by Rosemary Hindle | Dec 14, 2020 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities
The first months and years of life lay the foundations for children’s physical, social and emotional development. Eurochild and the International Step by Step Association, in partnership with the European Public Health Alliance and the Roma Education Fund are...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 20, 2020 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities, Roma Health | Analysis and Opinion
Guest article by Daniela E. Miranda, Universidad de Sevilla, CESPYDOn World Children’s Day in the climate of COVID-19 we must highlight the urgent challenge to protect the rights of Roma girls across Europe. COVID-19 has marked a grim time in which Roma girls have...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 8, 2020 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities, Roma Health | Latest Developments
The European Public Health Alliance, the International Step by Step Association (ISSA), through its initiative the Romani Early Years Network, welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to strengthen the protection of vulnerable children through the development of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 7, 2020 | Children and Youth, Digital Health | Latest Developments, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
In its response to the open public consultation on Digital Services Act (DSA) package announced by the European Commission, the European Public Health Alliance recommends the development of an EU-wide regulatory baseline setting a high level of health protection to...
by Radost Zaharieva | Aug 27, 2020 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities, Roma Health | Publications
The first thousand days of a child’s life are vital for their optimal physical and mental development and the realization of their full potential. The lack of adequate nutrition, quality healthcare and prevention services, vaccination, affordable medicines, learning...
by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 4, 2020 | Children and Youth, Food, Drink and Agriculture
In its response to the consultation on the upcoming EU strategy on the rights of the child, EPHA calls for the adoption of a child rights-based framework to tackle unhealthy food and alcohol marketing. Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)...