by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 10, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications
In its response to the consultation on the Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy, EPHA strongly supports a comprehensive transition towards sustainable food systems, with special focus on reshaping food environments and reducing antibiotics use. For EPHA, a central pillar of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 18, 2019 | Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications
This paper by EPHA and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe discusses how the EU ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy can contribute to the roll-out of sustainable public food procurement policies. Public food procurement allows using government buying power...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 28, 2019 | Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
A new EU strategic framework for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is needed to put the brakes on the chronic diseases epidemic. With epidemic levels of NCDs undermining people’s well-being, healthcare systems, and Europe’s economic and social...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 3, 2018 | Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
“Strictly limiting the prevalence of industrially produced trans fatty acids in all foods marketed in the EU could save about 50.000 lives every year” European Heart Network In October 2018 the European Commission put forward for consideration a long-awaited draft...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 15, 2018 | CAP & Health, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications
This EPHA policy briefing highlights 11 main ways in which the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can deliver for better health. DOWNLOAD BRIEFING (ONLINE) DOWNLOAD BRIEFING (PRINT) There is widespread agreement that health should be a pillar of...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 24, 2018 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications
“What policies do we need to build a sustainable food system? …. This report proposes a conceptual framework and carries out an assessment of the existing policy infrastructure with the purpose of suggesting points of entry for a policy-led transition...
