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...
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 26, 2022 | Opinion
Estimates say we spend about 90% of our time indoors. In doing so, we are faced with an invisible yet pervasive threat: indoor air pollution. On Thursday 29 September, EPHA organised a session at the European Health Forum Gastein focusing on this issue that affects...
by Bhavani Srinivasan | Sep 29, 2022
Take a deep breath on indoor air quality What role for the EU? 29 September 2022 09:00-10:30 CEST Bad Hofgastein Conference Centre What do we know about the quality of the air Europeans breathe every day when indoors, and how does it compare to WHO guidelines?...
