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)...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 8, 2020 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities, Sustainable Development Goals
As part of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children, the European Public Health Alliance joins calls for a long-term EU Strategy in line with the commitments made on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In 2018, well before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 4, 2020 | Children and Youth, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco
Guest Article: Anton Kalin, Project Manager, Slovenian Coalition for Public Health, Environment and Tobacco Control A meta-analysis of the effects from reducing tobacco excise duty in different countries – making the case to reduce Slovenia’s tobacco...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 4, 2020 | Children and Youth, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco
Guest Article; Brian Ward, Director of Advocacy and European Public Affairs, European Respiratory Society The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day has been extremely timely and important: to protect youth from industry manipulation and to prevent them from both...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 4, 2020 | Children and Youth, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco
Guest article by Rana Orhan and Nick Xifaras, European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) @emsa_europe Every year on May 31st, we celebrate World No Tobacco Day. This global campaign was introduced to keep reminding us of the achievements the world has made in the...
