EU cardiovascular screening can improve early detection, but stronger prevention, integrated care and healthier environments ...

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 ...

With more than half of the global population using the internet and social media –almost 95% of them connecting through their smartphones–, we can state that digital devices providing us with access ...

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 ...

On May 22, the European Commission adopted a Communication on the European Health Union. This document, presented by the Commissioner for Health (DG SANTE), Stella Kyriakides, highlights the ...

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 ...

Dementia is one of the most pressing public health challenges facing Europe. Affecting over 9 million people in Europe, dementia is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition that worsens over time, ...

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 ...

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.

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) deeply regrets the European Commission’s decision to eliminate operating grants for civil society from the EU4Health 2025 Work Programme. This marks a ...

Vehicle emissions are a major source of air pollution in Europe, contributing to chronic respiratory and cardiovascular illness, pregnancy complications, lost productivity, and reduced quality of life ...

In recent years, the growing exposure of children and adolescents to digital screens has raised significant concerns about their physical and mental health. Reports and action plans, such as the ...