Interpersonal violence is a problem everywhere in Europe. For many, lockdowns have made their situations worse. In Tuscany, Italy, many different services are coming together to prevent and treat interpersonal …
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La violenza domestica è un problema ovunque in Europa, ulteriormente aggravatata dalle recenti misure di lockdown. In Toscana, Italia, diversi servizi lavorano assieme per prevenire e curare la violenza interpersonale …
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In Slovenia, health promotion centers – embedded within all primary care centers – are the main providers of preventive and health-promotion services, including mental health services. Soon after the pandemic …
How have lockdowns affected mental health? The French public health agency shares the results of their study, what lessons can be learnt, and the links to social and economic protection …
Quel a été l’impact du confinement sur la santé mentale ? L’agence nationale de santé publique française partage les résultats et conclusions de leur enquête, et réfléchit sur le rôle …
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) set up a specific corona behavioural unit to provide coordinated scientific behavioural support to policymakers and government during the …
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A pilot study has taken place to examine how mHealth can empower people to adhere to diet, exercise, and medication plans to manage their disease. Experts from the Bulgarian National …
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Riga City Council started providing remote psycho-emotional support to families and teachers for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, to try to mitigate some of the effects of additional …
As working from home becomes the norm for many, how can employees be supported to develop health-promoting home offices? Experts from Austria have created a handbook, explained here. Written …
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There is strong evidence for the use of physical activity to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases. Twenty years ago, Sweden introduced a new method to promote physical activity within healthcare: …
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The Nutri-Score label is helping consumers make nutritious choices when filling their shopping baskets, and encouraging food producers to improve the nutritional value of their products. But what is Nutri-Score? …
Nutri-Score est système d’étiquetage qui aide les consommateurs à faire des choix nutritionnels lorsqu’ils font leurs courses alimentaires et qui encourage les producteurs à améliorer la valeur nutritionnelle de leurs …
Overweight and obesity is increasingly a problem for children across Europe, and Austria is no exception. There, two initiatives have been put in place to try to curb the trend. …
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Becoming a parent can be an exciting but challenging time. These challenges can affect parents’ mental health, leading to illnesses such as postnatal depression which are not always recognised and …
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