The View from EPHA

Gastein and EU Health Union: A tale of “Moonshots” and public health Cinderellas?

by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 26, 2022 | EPHA News, The View from EPHA

© Image by European Health Forum Gastein via Flickr. 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...

Health multi-crises: the calm before the storm

by Milka Sokolović | Oct 26, 2022 | The View from EPHA

© Image by European Health Forum Gastein via Flickr. 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...

‘Take a deep breath on indoor air quality’ at the European Health Forum Gastein

by Cristina Pricop | Oct 26, 2022 | Clean Air | Analysis & Opinion, The View from EPHA

© Image by European Health Forum Gastein via Flickr. Estimates say we spend about 90% of our time indoors. In doing so, we are faced with an invisible yet pervasive threat: indoor air pollution. On Thursday 29 September, EPHA organised a session at the European Health...

The role of consumers’ in co-creating better food systems in Europe: it’s about trust, communication and regulation

by Milka Sokolović | Oct 26, 2022 | Healthy Environments | Analysis & Opinion, The View from EPHA

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,...

EHFG22: Towards an Economy of Wellbeing

by Raymond Gemen | Oct 26, 2022 | Healthy Economic Policy | Analysis & Opinion, The View from EPHA

© Image by European Health Forum Gastein via Flickr. One of the cross-cutting topics during this year’s European Health Forum Gastein was the ‘Economy of Wellbeing’, which is a policy and governance approach that puts people and their wellbeing at the centre of...

EHFG22: a platform to uncover possibilities for public health in the European Union and globally

by Madda Henry Magbity | Oct 26, 2022 | The View from EPHA

© Image by European Health Forum Gastein via Flickr. 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...