Children and Youth 2

A reproductive justice lens in COVID19 times: the rights of Roma girls

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...

Tackle child poverty by expanding the scope of the EU Child Guarantee

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...

Ensure a high level of health protection, especially for children and young people in upcoming digital services legislation, says EPHA

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...

Healthy from the beginning: ensuring a good start in life for all Roma children

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...

End child obesity by tackling child exposure to unhealthy food marketing

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)...

We need a comprehensive, sustainable Europe 2030 strategy with a strong social dimension

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...