by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 10, 2022 | Statements
The threats posed by the climate crisis calls for immediate and concerted action at all levels of governance, while the green transition must not aggravate existing inequalities. Public transport and active mobility (walking and cycling) are the most sustainable,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 8, 2022 | Position & Policy Papers
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change published on 26 October 2022 the new 2022 Policy Brief for Europe. Climate change threatens to reverse the progress made over the last 50 years in global health and development. This is the reason why the European...
by Bhavani Srinivasan | Oct 26, 2022 | Statements
On Wednesday 26 October 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for updating the Ambient Air Quality Directive. The health community considers this proposal as not enough ambitious because it fails to fully align the EU standards with the WHO air quality...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 26, 2022 | Opinion
Article by Paul Belcher, EPHA Special Advisor The fresh mountain air of Gastein brought some welcome new thinking and energising discussions on the theme of “A moonshot for a true European Health Union”, but it also highlighted that some key public health topics...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 26, 2022 | Opinion
Or can the European Health Union become a place for people, governments and the private sector to support an economy no longer based on GDP growth? Acutely quiet amidst the perfect storm We are facing an unprecedented existential crisis, there is no disagreement...
