by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 29, 2019 | Opinion
Almost a decade ago, motivated by the increasing economic pressure on the most vulnerable and socially deprived groups, EPHA issued its European Charter for Health Equity. Launched in December 2010, it called for civil society to come together to call for proactive...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 26, 2019 | Opinion
By Nikolai Pushkarev, Policy coordinator, European Public Health Alliance and Susanne Løgstrup, Director, European Heart Network The evidence is clear: to secure a thriving future for people and planet we need to collectively transform our eating patterns towards...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 19, 2019 | Opinion
By Marcela Adamova, EPHA Fellow, Manager for implementation Roma health mediators in the hospital environment – Healthy Regions Slovakia. A new service in Slovakia aims to support Roma from marginalised communities to better benefit from healthcare to increase...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 12, 2019 | Opinion
Why a future-proof EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should have an impact indicator to promote access to fruit and vegetables. One third of the EU population consumes less than one portion of fruit and vegetables per day. The same counts for 45% of 15-19...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 12, 2019 | Opinion
Why wine promotion funds should be phased-out for a sustainable EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The CAP dedicates a budget of over €1.1 billion per year to support the wine sector. In the period 2014-2018 almost 20% of this funding was allocated to...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 28, 2019 | Opinion
By Nick Jacobs, Coordinator, IPES-Food As study after study documents the extent of the problems in our food systems – from climate change to biodiversity loss and fast-spreading NCDs – we may be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed by the challenges we face. That’s...
