by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 13, 2021 | Opinion, Reports
The determinants of health shape the conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age, and explain the unfair, systematic, and avoidable differences in health between groups of people: health inequalities. The social determinants of health include income...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
Climate change and predatory commercial practices are key threats to young people’s health, well-being and rights. The willingness, or not, to regulate health-harmful food marketing will define whether Europe’s elected representatives are serious about creating safe...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article by Ber Oomen, Interim Executive Director at the European Specialist Nurses Organsiation (ESNO) During the 2021 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO) launched 4 new publications and kicked-off an ambitious...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
The 2021 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) provided an excellent opportunity for the MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to connect with citizens across the European Union, and raise awareness about this WHO top priority global health threat. ...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article by Stephanie Kohl, Policy & Advocacy Officer at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) The theme of this year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) focused on continuing to keep antibiotics working also in times of a global...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
One in three women face gender-based violence in their lifetime, mostly by their intimate partner. This staggering statistic, however, dates from before COVID-19 and UN Women has reported on emerging evidence that since the outbreak of COVID-19, violence has...