More than five decades ago, the Club of Rome warned the world that its natural systems would not be able to support the rates of economic and population growth forever and that indeed there are ’Limits to Growth’. Today, the planetary boundaries keep being pushed...
Article by Paul Belcher, EPHA Special Advisor The fresh mountain air of Gastein brought some welcome new thinking and energising discussions on the theme of “A moonshot for a true European Health Union”, but it also highlighted that some key public health topics...
Or can the European Health Union become a place for people, governments and the private sector to support an economy no longer based on GDP growth? Acutely quiet amidst the perfect storm We are facing an unprecedented existential crisis, there is no disagreement...
When it comes to shaping food systems, people’s food choices can have a big impact. One of this year’s European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) sessions was dedicated to exactly that: exploring the role of citizens in multi-governance efforts to transition to safer,...
A few weeks ago, the Brussels public health policy community met in the Gastein Valley, a location by some, referred to as the Davos for public health. The European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) is Europe’s health policy platform and has developed into an annual...
