EPHA joins EU Healthy Air Coalition statement calling for a fossil fuel phase-out

The statement urges EU decision-makers to put health at the heart of climate, energy and clean air policies by committing to a swift and just transition away from fossil fuels.

EPHA strategy 2026-2030: a roadmap for collaborative public health action

Building on 30 years of health and equity advocacy, EPHA develops its new strategic direction.

Beyond prevention: Why Europe should invest in Positive Mental Health in schools

European schools should focus on building positive mental health and resilience in students, rather than just diagnosing and treating mental health problems after they appear.

Health Equity Feed | Intersectional inequalities, structural racism, and environmental injustice shaping health in Europe

June edition highlights how social, geographic, and environmental factors influence health inequities.

21 Organisations Call on Commissioner Várhelyi for Urgent Action on Unhealthy Food Environments

Today, EPHA joined a coalition of 20 other civil society organisations, health associations, and organisations representing medical professionals in...

About us

EPHA advocates for better health in Europe! We bring together public health civil society organisations, including health professionals and patient and disease groups. Together with this unique and diverse membership, we are working to improve health and strengthen the voice of public health in Europe.

Our Policy Clusters

Healthy Environments

We advocate for the creation of environments that enable people to live healthy, flourishing lives and prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Healthcare Delivery

Working towards better and affordable medicines for all by improving the current pharmaceutical business model.

Health
Equity

Equitable policies provide everyone with the opportunity to live a healthy and prosperous life. At EPHA, we advocate they leave no one behind. 

Health Systems and Economy

We advocate for sustained investments in health, supporting and reaffirming the vision of health as a value in itself and a precondition for economic prosperity.

Global Public Health

Through a multi-sectoral ‘One Health’ approach, this cluster aims to respond to cross-border health threats such as air pollution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 

Digital Transformation

Advocating for inclusive digital health policies, empowering citizens by improving their digital health literacy, and for ethical use of AI and patient health data. 

Politics and Health

This cluster focuses on policymaking processes at the European level, as well as (health) civil society involvement in these processes. 

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EPHA’s advocacy for better health in Europe spans a wide spectrum of public health topics, which are divided into thematic policy clusters. 

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