by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 31, 2022 | Position & Policy Papers
A new report by CE Delft for EPHA investigates the health-related costs to society of outdoor air pollution caused by residential heating and cooking, looking at the impact of different air pollutants across the EU’s 27 Member States and the UK, with an in-depth...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 23, 2022 | Position & Policy Papers
As part of the European Commission’s Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation, every European member state (except for Malta) is required to implement a National Roma Strategic Framework (NRSF). This should have been done by September of...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 11, 2022 | News Release, Position & Policy Papers
Air pollution remains the biggest environmental health risk in Europe and continues to be a major cause of premature death and disease. Yet, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a temporary increase in air quality as a result of lockdowns enforced to...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 11, 2022 | Position & Policy Papers
Public procurement of sustainable and healthy food represents a strategic vehicle to achieve sustainability policies and targets, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, at national, regional, and local level. Whether it is public health, organic agriculture,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 28, 2022 | Position & Policy Papers, Reports
Achieving deep reductions in farm antibiotics use will require widespread changes in animal husbandry practices towards higher animal welfare, argues a new paper written for EPHA. On 28 January 2022, ambitious rules restricting the use of veterinary antimicrobials...
by European Public Health Alliance | Dec 17, 2021 | Position & Policy Papers
Digital epidemiology occupies a particularly interesting role in the digital transformation of health and care, which is also impacting key public health functions. It describes a new field which has undergone rapid growth in the past few years, fuelled by the...
