by Nikolai Pushkarev | May 20, 2022 | Farm to Fork, Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
Today, on its second anniversary, faced with unprecedented turmoil in Europe, the fate of the EU Farm to Fork strategy hangs in the balance. But the strategy’s vision for a sustainable food systems transition is needed now more than ever. To secure a prosperous...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2022 | Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
By Luana F.J. Swensson, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have recently...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2022 | Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
Guest article by Dr. med. Lisa Pörtner, German Alliance for Climate Change and Health (KLUG)Nutrition has long been on the sidelines of medical education and practice. Rather than acknowledging the importance of dietary choices and their effects on human health, our...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2022 | Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Guest article by Emil Juslin, European Policy Officer at IOGT-NTO, and Runa Neely, European Liasion Officer at IOGT-NTOThe question of alcohol labelling has been a topic of discussion in the EU since the 1970s, yet there is still no legislation in place. Since the...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Mar 17, 2022 | Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion, Ukraine
The tragedy in Ukraine, just as the Covid crisis before it, put food security at the centre of political attention. Last week, the paradigm-shifting Summit of Versailles lifted food security to the level of geopolitics. While focusing on food security is justified,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 11, 2022 | Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
Public procurement of sustainable and healthy food represents a strategic vehicle to achieve sustainability policies and targets, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, at national, regional, and local level. Whether it is public health, organic agriculture,...
