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March 27, 2024Diabetes – a marker of health inequitiesDiabetes can affect anyone, yet social and economic determinants are intrinsically linked to the prevalence...OpinionHealth EquityDiscriminationSocial Determinants of Health
March 27, 2024Equity for thought: the power of food environmentsFood shapes our realities, and so far, our food system is condemning vulnerable populations, not...OpinionHealth EquityHealthy EnvironmentsAgriculture & FoodSocial Determinants of Health
March 27, 2024In an ageing Europe, investing in preventative health is key: we need to ensure longer and healthier livesLonger lives and higher life expectancy is a testament to modern medicine and the advances...OpinionHealth EquityEurope and HealthSocial Determinants of Health
March 27, 2024Health civil society engagement in a shrinking civic spaceIn a context of erosion of democratic processes and challenges to European democracies, civic space...OpinionPolitics and Health2024 EU ElectionsEurope and Health
March 27, 2024European Environment Agency publishes a first EU Climate Risk Assessment ReportFor the first time a risk assessment report on climate change has been published by...OpinionHealth EquityAgriculture & FoodClimate Crisis
March 11, 2024Integrating Social and Health ambitions into the next EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029We believe the social and health dimensions are of utmost importance and should be given...StatementsPolitics and Health2024 EU Elections
March 6, 2024Health Organisations call on MEPs to support the provisional agreement on updating EU’s clean air standardsThe urgent adoption of the agreement is seen as a decisive step toward addressing the...StatementsGlobal Public HealthClean Air, Transport & Cities
March 5, 2024Extended periods of data protection are not the best solution for either health budgets or access to medicines for allThe patients, healthcare users, and public health organisations we represent are extremely concerned about the...StatementsHealthcare DeliveryAccess to Medicines
March 4, 2024Health organisations call on EU environment ministers: swiftly adopt the Ambient Air Quality Directive dealThe EU faces a public health emergency from air pollution. We, the undersigned organisations, representing...StatementsGlobal Public HealthClean Air, Transport & CitiesEurope and Health
March 1, 2024Joint call for a transformation and a legislative framework for sustainable food systems in the next mandateEPHA and partner organisations have sent a letter to A joint call urging the next...StatementsHealthy Environments2024 EU ElectionsAgriculture & FoodClimate Crisis
February 29, 2024Everything you always wanted to know about genes, or why does it matter who wins electionsThis paper is a synthesis and a pitch. It offers a fusion of the author’s...Position & Policy PapersPolitics and Health2024 EU Elections
February 19, 2024EU’s 2040 Climate Target: Missed Opportunities for a Healthier, More Equitable Future EPHA considers climate policies a cornerstone of public health policy in Europe, emphasising the need for an...Position & Policy PapersGlobal Public HealthClimate Crisis
February 9, 2024Strengthening Public Health Across the European Union – EPHA’s advocacy ahead of the 2024 EU ElectionsIn 2024, 2 billion people around the world will be voting. The European elections will...NewslettersPolitics and Health2024 EU Elections
February 9, 2024Zero_HiddenHunger_EU Project: addressing malnutrition and hidden hunger to improve health in the EUWe’re excited to announce the kick-off of the Horizon Zero Hidden Hunger project, a groundbreaking...News ReleaseHealthy EnvironmentsAgriculture & FoodNon Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
February 6, 2024Shifting Diets for Health and ClimateCurrent European diets are not in line with dietary recommendations. While meat intake levels exceed...StatementsHealthy EnvironmentsAgriculture & FoodClimate CrisisSustainability
February 6, 20242040 climate target – EU Commission half-heartedly recognises the role of shifting dietsThe European Commission has released a communication outlining the initiation of the process to establish...News ReleaseHealthy EnvironmentsAgriculture & FoodClimate CrisisSustainability
February 5, 2024EPHA’s contribution to the study on the effectiveness of health information on alcoholic beveragesEPHA has participated in the stakeholder workshop on the Study on the Effectiveness of Health...Consultation ResponsesHealthy EnvironmentsAlcoholNon Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
February 5, 2024EPHA and Roma Health Network respond to consultation on national Roma strategic frameworksFeedback sent to the Roma Coordination Team at DG JUST in December revealed a careful...Consultation ResponsesHealth EquityRoma Health