by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 29, 2017 | Opinion
On Friday 16th June the Employment Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) adopted Conclusions on childhood obesity, which call for the fight against childhood overweight and obesity to be made a priority of the European Union. EPHA welcomes the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 12, 2017 | Statements
DOWNLOAD LETTER DOWNLOAD REFERENCES Brussels, 10 April 2017 Dear members of the Committee on Culture and Education, On 25 May 2016, the European Commission adopted a proposal to revise the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), which includes provisions...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 11, 2017 | Opinion
A report series published today in the scientific journal Addiction presents the latest evidence on alcohol marketing, its impact on children and the policy mechanisms to address it. Conclusions from these papers have a direct bearing on the negotiations of the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 6, 2016 | Opinion
“Children’s health and Europe’s future must always be above commercial interests. I hope @Europarl_EN has courage & resolve to improve #AVMSD.” Tweeting after the event about the audiovisual media services directive, “AVMSD: What about our kids?”...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 19, 2016 | Statements
Self-regulation has systematically failed to deliver benefits for public health. This point was made at yesterday’s EPHA event in the European Parliament that debated the merits of self-regulation as public health policy tool in the areas of food and alcohol....
