by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 27, 2021 | Children and Youth, Healthy Environments | Latest Developments
As EU policies in the areas of food systems and public health continue to evolve, especially following the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the European Child Guarantee, the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 22, 2021 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities
Children represent 20% of the EU’s population, yet, even before the pandemic, almost 18 million children were experiencing poverty and social exclusion. Very young children are often overlooked, despite overwhelming evidence of the benefits of a healthy, safe and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 14, 2021 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities
EU Ministers have today adopted the Council Recommendation establishing the Child Guarantee, an innovative framework for action which aims to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and social exclusion by calling on EU Member States to guarantee access to basic...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 6, 2021 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities, Pillar of Social Rights
As a member of the the EU Alliance for Investing in Children, EPHA has joined calls from the European Parliament and the Intergroup on Children’s Rights, for EU national governments in the Council and in national capitals to be ambitious in the implementation of the...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 3, 2021 | Children and Youth
Guest Article: Giorgiana Rosa, Advocacy Consultant, First Years First Priority CampaignAcross Europe, we see persistent child health inequality, both within and between EU Member States. Children living in poverty and experiencing exclusion and discrimination have...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 16, 2021 | Children and Youth, Health Inequalities
EPHA, as part of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children has joined calls for greater investment in children in the European Pillar of Social Rights, for a strong social Europe. While welcoming the European Commission’s aim to lift at least 5 million children out of...