The new EPHA Strategy reflects on the challenges posed to health advocacy in the current geopolitical moment, and clearly ...

European schools should focus on building positive mental health and resilience in students, rather than just diagnosing and ...

Although it is unclear by whom the term ‘medical deserts’ was first introduced, it appears to have been progressively discussed since the early 2000s. Especially over the last decade, it has become a ...

Food environments shape what food we buy and eat. Food environments are the physical, economic, political and socio-cultural contexts in which people engage with the food system to make their ...

EPHA has reviewed the European Commission’s recent report on the implementation and evaluation of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP). Launched in 2021, the plan was initially met with enthusiasm ...

Guest article by Catherine Hartmann, EPHA’s Scientific Advisor on Brussels Advocacy and former Executive Director of the European Blood Alliance (EBA) Next week, EU decision-makers will make choices ...

This report presents a series of expert-informed suggestions for improving mental health and wellbeing indicators, drawing on insights from a focus group that brought together specialists from ...

In the face of an unprecedented public health catastrophe in Gaza, three leading European and international public health organisations – the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European ...

Lung cancer is the world’s biggest cancer killer. In the WHO European Region in 2021, it claimed 444,900 lives, cost societies €233 billion, and accounted for 10 million healthy years of life lost.

Today’s publication of the European Commission commitments to improving cardiovascular health in Europe, unveiled as “Safe Hearts Plan”, has been much anticipated and marks a significant moment for ...

Europe has made important strides in updating its ambient air quality rules and building law, but the places where we spend 90% of our lives still lack a dedicated, harmonised EU framework for indoor ...

This open letter advocates for a paradigm shift in European mental health policy by proposing the adoption of a European Positive Mental Health Framework. It argues that current approaches remain ...