by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
Daniela E. Miranda & Manuel Garcia-Ramirez Universidad de Sevilla, Center for the Study of Health, Power and Diversity The unfair distribution of the social determinants of health has led Roma communities to live in extreme poverty across Europe. It has been...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
An event organised on 15 October by EPHA members the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) explored the potential of using digital solutions in the fight against social and digital exclusion of homeless people. A number of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
On 20 November Europe celebrated the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the rights of the child. The European Parliament organised a high-level conference attended by the Belgian Queen Mathilde, EU officials, international human rights bodies, and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Consultation Responses, Opinion, Position & Policy Papers
In the context of an economically-growing and dynamic European society, health becomes a prerequisite for competitiveness, positive demographic change and progress within European countries. Health is a crucial factor that defines an individual European’s personal...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
In October 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the economy of well-being, one of the priorities of the Finnish Presidency. The Council acknowledges the welfare impact on the economic “sustainability and social stability” of Europe showing...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 28, 2019 | Opinion
If we heed its outcomes, the new ’The Lancet Countdown 2019’ report provides evidence to transform the health of children born today for the better The climate emergency is undermining the foundations of good health; threatening the food we eat, the air we breathe,...
