by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 16, 2024 | Position & Policy Papers
Air pollution stands as the most significant environmental risk that Europeans face, causing hundreds of thousands of premature deaths annually in the EU (EEA, 2024b). Air pollution, as an invisible killer and an involuntary risk, impacts all individuals, but...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 29, 2024 | Position & Policy Papers
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognised “the right to healthy indoor air” over two decades ago. Yet little action has been taken at the EU or national level to address the issue of indoor air quality (IAQ). While a number of European regulations and policies...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 16, 2024 | Position & Policy Papers
This paper was written in collaboration and in consultation with EPHA members, gathering representatives of different professions in the health and care workforce, and public health organisations. The paper provides an overview of the challenges faced by the health...
by Bhavani Srinivasan | Feb 29, 2024 | Position & Policy Papers
This paper is a synthesis and a pitch. It offers a fusion of the author’s three decades of professional learning, offering snippets from her training as an applied geneticist, from her fifteen academic years of research and teaching, and from her decade of converting...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 19, 2024 | Position & Policy Papers
The European Commission’s 2040 climate target communication, published on the 6th of February, marks a decisive moment in the EU’s commitment to combat climate change, yet regrettably fails to convey the urgency of the climate crisis. By continuing a...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 15, 2023 | Position & Policy Papers
The pan-European network DisQo, gathering more than 70 organisations at the EU and national level, has defined its priorities and recommendations ahead of the upcoming European elections in 2024, with the overarching goal of securing stronger action against racism and...
