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The European Public Health Alliance is a change agent – Europe’s leading NGO alliance advocating for better health. Reposts are not endorsements.

#PublicHealth
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...
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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
September 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Formal complaint to the @ec.europa.eu on the 2025 #EU4Health operating grant procedure!

🔗 Read the letter: eu4health.eu/formal-compl...
September 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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...
August 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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...
August 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
❗#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...
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📢 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...
July 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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...
July 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨 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...

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July 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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
July 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
@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
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
@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
July 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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
July 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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
July 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#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
July 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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
July 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🧠 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
July 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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
June 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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
June 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🧑‍🌾 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
June 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🔍 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...
June 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🗑️ 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...
June 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
⚠️ 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...
June 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
📢 Read the latest issue of EPHA’s monthly newsletter – “Slashing Pollution is Protecting Public Health” 🌍

🔗 epha.org/slashing-pol...

⚠️ Europe must implement environmental laws, and recommit to protecting everyone from preventable pollution-related health harms.

#Environment #Health #Newsletter
June 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM