December 6, Brussels– The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) held a half-day conference entitled “From Rhetoric to Action – Tackling Child Poverty and Promoting Children’s Health and Well-being in the EU.“ The debate, co-hosted by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jean Lambert (UK, Greens/EFA) and various MEPs (1) this week at the European Parliament in Brussels, brought together more than 15 anti-poverty experts and civil society representatives (2) along with several institutional actors (3). The conference assessed Europe’s impact on child poverty and raised awareness about issues of inequality, destitution and access to rights affecting children.