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,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 28, 2022 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion, CAP & Health, Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
Achieving deep reductions in farm antibiotics use will require widespread changes in animal husbandry practices towards higher animal welfare, argues a new paper written for EPHA. On 28 January 2022, ambitious rules restricting the use of veterinary antimicrobials...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Nov 25, 2021 | Farm to Fork, Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
Climate change and predatory commercial practices are key threats to young people’s health, well-being and rights. The willingness, or not, to regulate health-harmful food marketing will define whether Europe’s elected representatives are serious about creating safe...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Oct 20, 2021 | Farm to Fork, Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
The role of meat production and consumption features prominently in debates about the future of food. Health is also increasingly central in thinking about food and food systems reform. This discussion paper offers an attempt to explore the most distinctive...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Oct 1, 2021 | Farm to Fork, Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion
The ‘vibe’ around food systems is unprecedented. Only last week, the United Nations (UN) dedicated two days during its General Assembly – the place where global leaders meet – to discussing food. The UN Food Systems Summit, and its process, has been decried by many as...
