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Every child deserves to thrive

by EPHA | Apr 17, 2019

Every child deserves to thrive: The role of the EU in promoting and encouraging investment in early childhood development  14 May 2019  13:30 - 17:45 EEST  Bucharest Across the EU, more than 25 million children at are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Growing...

Public health organisations and consumer groups call for review of EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health

by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 4, 2019 | Statements

Joint letter by consumer groups and public health organisations on the need for a review of the objectives and functioning of the EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health To: Ms. Anne Bucher, Director-General DG SANTE, European Commission Brussels 3 April...

Only a nutrition-sensitive CAP can deliver on climate and health

by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 26, 2019 | Opinion

By Nikolai Pushkarev, Policy coordinator, European Public Health Alliance and Susanne Løgstrup, Director, European Heart Network The evidence is clear: to secure a thriving future for people and planet we need to collectively transform our eating patterns towards...

Reinventing the Food System

by EPHA | Mar 5, 2019

Reinventing the Food System A new policy agenda to tackle the global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition and climate change  3 April 2019  14:00 - 17:30  Eurostation Brussels Organised by the World Obesity Federation, Sciensano (Belgian Institute for Health),iPES...

Fixing food systems in 80 steps: time for a Common Food Policy for the EU

by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 28, 2019 | Opinion

By Nick Jacobs, Coordinator, IPES-Food As study after study documents the extent of the problems in our food systems – from climate change to biodiversity loss and fast-spreading NCDs – we may be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed by the challenges we face. That’s...