#Micronutrients are essential for our bodies, but measuring them is not so easy. ☝️ It requires reliable biomarkers. Read the latest #ZeroHiddenHungerEU article on the topic 🔗 www.zerohiddenhunger.eu/how-do-we-me...
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🚀 The 2nd #ZeroHiddenHungerEU newsletter is out! Discover new insights on micronutrient deficiencies in Europe, incl.: 📊 our first article by @epha-eu.bsky.social 🧠 children’s health & diet 🧪 a #micronutrients quiz (EN/FR) 🎙️ expert interviews 👉 Read it here: www.zerohiddenhunger.eu/wp-content/u...
Today at 17:00 CET, EPHA’s Tomas de Jong joins the ERN ITHACA webinar on “Genetics and Unique Populations: the Finnish, Roma & Irish Travellers”. Bringing a #HealthEquity lens to how EU policy can make genetic screening inclusive. 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/44babe...
Today is @unep.org International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies! 🔗 Learn more in EUHAC's brand-new infographic! epha.org/new-infograp... #CleanAirDay
Formal complaint to the @ec.europa.eu on the 2025 #EU4Health operating grant procedure! 🔗 Read the letter: eu4health.eu/formal-compl...
Shifting the Focus: A Case for a Positive Mental Health Framework in Europe The Open Letter from the @epha-eu.bsky.social members Jaisalmer de Frutos Lucas - PhD, MPH, Alessandro L. Gallina, and Brigid Transon: mentalhealthopen.eu/index.php/mh... #MentalHealthOpen #GlobalInMind #EPHA
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What does equitable digital transformation look like? A new article co-authored by EPHA explores Roma girls’ health, digital inclusion & EU policy 💻 🔗 Read the full article: www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...
🚨 EPHA calls on UN negotiators to strengthen the Political Declaration on NCDs & Mental Health 📄 Read our open letter here: epha.org/european-pub...
EPHA responds to @ec.europa.eu Call for Evidence on EU Cardiovascular Health Plan. 🫀 📝 Paper: epha.org/ephas-vision... 📰 Press release: epha.org/epha-urges-e...
❗#EU4Health 2025 drops operating grants for health NGOs. 30 orgs left without funding, despite @ec.europa.eu agreements. This is a blow to democracy, equity & transparency. 📣 We call on the European Commission to restore support & defend public health. 🔗 Full reaction: epha.org/epha-stateme...
EPHA responded to the EU’s public consultation on the 2026–2030 Anti-Racism Strategy, calling for action on racism as a driver of health inequity. ⚖️ Key demands: recognition, data, accountability, and community participation. 🔗 Read our full submission here: epha.org/epha-respond...
📢 July’s #HealthEquity newsfeed is here! Challenges are deepening, but solutions are emerging. This edition features: 🔶 A new WHO equity report 🔶 An MEP call for action on #WomensHealth 🔶 Research on disparities across key groups 🔗 Read more: epha.org/health-equit...
Public health must not be silent. Gaza is facing a catastrophic collapse of health systems, infrastructure, and basic determinants of life. 📣 Health requires peace. Silence is not neutrality. 🔗 epha.org/joint-public...
🚨 EPHA project PLAN’EAT publishes first key findings! #FoodSystems and dietary shifts could dramatically reduce disease burden and environmental damage in Europe. 📰 Read more: epha.org/whats-on-you... @truecostaccounting.bsky.social @erikmathijs.bsky.social
Warm welcome to JOGG joining EPHA’s growing membership! 🎉 Since 2010, this Dutch public health org has worked to enable every child can grow up with access to healthy food, physical activity, and relaxation. 🚲 #ChildHealth #HealthyCommunities #PublicHealth #EPHAMembers #Prevention #EUHealth
EUHAC demands clean air and disease prevention as priorities in next #EUbudget. 🌍 ❌ End harmful subsidies ✅ Invest in clean air 💶 Save lives, reduce health costs 📝 Read our call: healthyaircoalition.eu/2025/07/09/h... #CleanAir #HealthEquity #AirPollution #MFF2027
Health for all: the next EU budget (MFF) as a driver for clean air for all - EU Healthy Air Coalition
To safeguard the Union’s security, equitable prosperity and wellbeing, ending harmful subsidies and providing ambitious and dedicated investments for clean air measures need to be firmly anchored in t...
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🌍 We’re thrilled to see the Civil Society State of the Union 2025 report! Grateful to @eucivilsociety.bsky.social who brought this publication to life. 📖 Read the full report: civilsocietyeurope.eu/cssoteu-2025/ #CSSOTEU #EUCivilSociety #StateOfTheUnion #PublicHealth #SocialJustice #CivilSociety
📢 How can civil society make our collective voice known on the matters that affect citizens’ the most across the EU? Find out now: civilsocietyeurope.eu/cssoteu-2025/ We’re proud to present our ‘Civil Society State of the Union 2025’ report! #EUCivilSociety #StateOfTheUnion #CSSOTEU
@ec.europa.eu Life Sciences Strategy: strong focus on innovation, competitiveness, and resilience, but where is Prevention and Equity? ⚖️ 👉Read our full EPHA opinion piece here: epha.org/choose-europ... #Europe #LifeScience #Innovation #Competitiveness #HealthEquity
@ec.europa.eu proposes 90% emission reduction by 2040 with profound positive implications but carbon credits risk missing health & economic benefits ⚠️ 📄 Read the piece by Sara Bertucci and Alessandro Gallina: epha.org/safeguarding... #ClimateHealth #EUClimateTarget #HealthEquity #ClimateAction
We are thrilled to welcome Rypple to the EPHA family! 🥳 Rypple is a global health ecosystem hub working to shift health systems from disease treatment to prevention. ⚕️ #FutureOfHealth #HealthSystems #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #EPHAMembers #PreventionFirst #SustainableHealth #EUHealth
EPHA welcomes the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA) as a member! IDA envisions a world with a significantly reduced #InfectiousDiseases burden, where everyone, regardless of location, has access to prevention and treatment. #PublicHealth #EPHAMembers #EUHealthPolicy
#UnitedNations General Assembly is negotiating a political declaration on non communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions. ❗ EPHA and 31 other members of WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs respond: 🔗 t.co/jvDRL86CzR #MentalHealth #NonCommunicable #Disease #UNGA
EPHA welcomes a new member: @globalinmind.bsky.social! Global In Mind is a non-profit working on worldwide #MentalHealth awareness, research, education and training, and support to governments and organisations🫂 #member #celebration #community
🧠 Over 9 million people in Europe live with #dementia - projected to double by 2050. 🔗 The guest article by Angela Bradshaw, at Alzheimer Europe discusses potential links between #AirPollution and dementia: epha.org/addressing-a... #air #pollution
EPHA & @europeancancer.bsky.social hosted a webinar on “Combating Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare,” exploring the impact of structural barriers on access to cancer care along #ethnic and gender lines. 🔍 Read the key takeaways & solutions: epha.org/event-report... #webinar #report #cancer
A year into their term, EPHA’s Board reflects: 🌍 In permanent crisis - conflict, climate, pandemics, health is a fundamental pillar of democracy, security, and social cohesion. 📢 Read the full statement: epha.org/epha-board-s... #HealthAsDemocracy #CivilSociety #EPHA
🧑🌾 Agriculture shapes more than fields and yields. As Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) accelerates, #health is still strikingly absent - our latest opinion piece argues for its place at the heart of the policy. 📄 Read more: epha.org/food-farms-a... #EUFarmPolicy #OneHealth #FoodSystems #CAP
🔍 One look around your house or workplace might reveal a toxic truth: we are surrounded by products containing harmful #PFAS everywhere we go. 🔗 Guest article by @albagilca.bsky.social, Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) discussing #cancer policy and pollution: epha.org/forever-chem...
🗑️ As the primary users of medical consumables, #nurses generate the most waste, most of which is plastic based or wrapped. 🔗 @gallagherrose.bsky.social, @rcn.org.uk Royal College of Nursing, talks about potential solutions: epha.org/world-enviro...
⚠️ Our #health is threatened by climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. 💶 Does the new multiannual financial framework ( #MFF) address this triple crisis? 🔗 Read the guest article by Claudio Lanza, @healthandenv.bsky.social: epha.org/financing-ze...