by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 23, 2014 | Opinion
The European Parliament Committee on Gender Equality (FEMM Committee) has started making post-2015 plans for a new gender equality strategy. Debating a report written by MEP Maria Noichl, S&D, DE on how to improve equality after 2015, the new strategy comes in...
by EPHA | Oct 23, 2014 | Opinion
Health Commissioner Tonio Borg announced at the EPHA Annual Conference on 4 September 2014, that the European Commission has issued a report on the health status of the Roma population in Europe. The report concludes that Roma in Europe suffer a greater exposure to... by EPHA | Sep 27, 2014 | Opinion
“All children deserve an environment that supports the formation of healthy dietary and lifestyle habits for optimal growth and long-term well being”. All EU countries have now set rules for healthy eating habits in schools, including measures to restrict or... by EPHA | Sep 2, 2014 | Opinion
2 September 2014 – At the end of 2012, 6.6% of EU27 population was born outside the European Union. New and undocumented migrants are more likely to come from lower socio-economic backgrounds if not being pushed into poverty and social exclusion by the migration... by EPHA | Sep 1, 2014 | Opinion
More integrated prevention and care models have long been recognised as important elements in moving towards better quality and sustainability in healthcare, in particular in view of the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and demographic change, and the... by EPHA | Aug 8, 2014 | Opinion
In the framework of the activities of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain, DG Enterprise and Industry commissioned a study on ‘Food taxes and their impact on competitiveness in the agri-food sector’. The study concluded that...
