Publications

EPHA Briefing | Public health nutrition, food security and consumer considerations of EU Biofuel strategy

September 9 2013, Brussels – As the EU Biofuels policy is being pushed through the European Union institutions (most recently the European Parliament), EPHA is...

Global Initiative – Don’t Touch the Spanish Tobacco Law

EPHA recently highlighted its serious concerns about the possible modification of Spanish anti-tobacco legislation which would allow smoking in the proposed Las Vegas Sand –...

Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage – Analysis of the European Commission Recommendation

In late February, the European Commission issued its Recommendations on Investing in Children: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage. In this article EPHA takes an in-depth...

[EPHA position paper] Revision of the Tobacco Products Directive

May 2013 – The new EU Tobacco Products Directive is an essential piece of legislation and can play a key role in achieving the objectives...

EPT | Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – EP report: EU-wide plan to tackle the proliferation of AMR (7 November 2013)

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – EP report – EU-wide plan to tackle the proliferation of AMR Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been described as...

[Report] Superfood for Babies – Save the Children’s latest report on breastfeeding in developing countries

On February 19, Save the Children launched a milestone report with the title “Superfood for Babies: How overcoming barriers to breastfeeding will save children’s lives”...

Attitudes of Europeans Towards Air Quality

Air quality is a major concern for European citizens and is an area in which the EU has been particularly active over the last 30...

“Aspartame is safe!” EFSA’s draft opinion on aspartame opened to public feedback

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has decided to launch an open consultation on its scientific risk assessment about the safety of ‘Aspartame’ (codified as...

ECA Special Report on effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=ECA/12/10&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en The Court concludes that EU development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa is mostly effective and makes an important contribution to achieving food...

EPHA position | The role of Health Workforce in tackling health inequalities

The University City London’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) published a report exploring actions the Health Workforce can take to positively influence the social determinants...

EPHA’s Report on Environment and Health

Global warming and climate change are two of the greatest challenges faced today. However, the environment is not merely a matter of water, air pollution,...

Feedback from the EFSA Stakeholder Consultative Group – 19 and 20 June 2012