by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 28, 2022 | Children and Youth, STOP Obesity
Obesity in children has been a cause of concern for decades, but with the effects of the pandemic exacerbating the issue, it has now become a serious public health crisis. The STOP Project, 24 organisations and academic institutions in the health and food sectors,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 11, 2022 | Clean Air | Latest Developments
Air pollution remains the biggest environmental health risk in Europe and continues to be a major cause of premature death and disease. Yet, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a temporary increase in air quality as a result of lockdowns enforced to...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 23, 2021 | #CleanAirHealthyCities, Clean Air | Latest Developments
23 March 2021, Brussels – Most cities throughout Europe should restrict traffic to tackle growing levels of air pollution as pandemic restrictions ease, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) urged today, a call based on a wide-ranging new transport...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 15, 2021 | Trade for health | Latest Developments
Calls grow to stop the agreement amid growing concerns in Europe and South America.On 15 March, a coalition of more than 450 civil society organisations (CSOs) from both sides of the Atlantic held a press conference showing from various perspectives why the...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 10, 2021 | Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco, Trade for health | Latest Developments
Brussels 10 March 2021 A new report, launched today reveals the continued and extensive contacts between the tobacco industry, its allies and pro-vaping groups and industry associations, and eight separate Directorates-General (DGs) of the European Commission (EC);...