With 40% of cancers preventable, the new European Code Against Cancer urges policymakers to shift from individual responsibility to systemic health reforms.

To beat cancer, the EU’s future Tobacco Products Directive must look beyond traditional smoking and strictly regulate all next-gen nicotine products.

The 5th European Code Against Cancer bridges individual awareness and policy action, giving decision-makers 14 evidence-based recommendations to cut risk.

Lung cancer is the top global cancer killer. Governments can turn the tide through tobacco control, early CT screening, and equitable treatment pathways.

Read EPHA’s response to the European Commission on cardiovascular health checks, advocating for integrated CVD screening, health equity, and early detection.

Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, accounting for 27% of all cancers. By acting together now, we can ensure the next generation grows up protected from the lifelong burden of addiction.

EPHA joins the EU Permanent Anti-Racism Forum, bringing the public health voice and DisQo recommendations to the 2026-2030 EU strategy.

Join the PERFECTO project in Brussels (April 27-28) to scale FH screening across Europe. Discover tools to prevent heart disease and support the EU Safe Hearts Plan.

EPHA welcomes a letter by 70 MEPs calling on the European Commission to urgently restore EU4Health operating grants.

Last year, nearly 50 million people from the health sector called for clean air action for better health ahead of the WHO 2nd Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health.

EPHA joins 16 other members of the EU Food Policy Coalition in an open letter to Commissioners calling for the recognition of food as a strategic sector.

Last year, the European Commission decided to halt operating grants under the EU4Health Work Programme despite having signed Framework Partnership Agreements with several organisations.

EPHA stands in solidarity with MSF, Oxfam, and the 37 NGOs that Israel denied operation in Gaza.

For the first time, the Code speaks directly to policy-makers, alongside citizens, acknowledging that individual choices are shaped – and constrained – by policy decisions, commercial determinants, and environmental exposures.

EPHA has provided detailed feedback to the European Commission’s consultation on the Better Regulation Framework.

PUREPOLIS is a Horizon Europe programme aiming to equip policymakers with data and citizen insights to drive cleaner, healthier cities.

Without an integrated food-systems approach that centres long-term sustainability, Europe risks locking in current tensions rather than resolving them.

The European Commission’s unveils much-anticipated “Safe Hearts Plan” aimed at improving cardiovascular health.