Spring / Summer 2018
Public Health organisations and health authorities are key in delivering health and wellbeing for people, which is reflected in several articles of this 11th edition of the EuroHealthNet magazine. National …
Continue reading “The “lifestyle drift” of health promotion”
ProMIS, established in 2015 is helping Italian regions and actors to collaborate. It provides support in accessing European funds, promotes international research in public health, and facilitates the sharing of …
Continue reading “ProMIS: driving health promotion in Italy.”
Achievements of the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA)’s work as WHO Collaborating Centre for Sexual and Reproductive Health The WHO Collaborating Centre for Sexual and Reproductive Health, established …
Since March 2017, the Municipality of Riga has been implementing a project to reduce health inequalities and improve access to health promotion and disease prevention services for all residents of …
Continue reading “The European Social Fund – an instrument to reduce health inequalities.”
The role of culture and arts in supporting good health and wellbeing is well recognised in Finland. In this article, two specialists describe how arts and culture is becoming integrated …
Continue reading “The role of art and culture in health care and health promotion”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Public Health Wales’ Policy, Research and International Development (PRID) Directorate as a WHO Collaborating Centre (CC) on ‘Investment for Health and Wellbeing’. Over …
Continue reading “Investment for Health and Wellbeing – a New WHO Collaborating Centre in Wales”
Current and former directors of the Polish National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene talk about the past and future of the institute. Collaboration and standardisation emerge …
Continue reading “100 Years of public health activities in Poland”
Mental ill-health is one of the major health and social challenges in Norway, and needs to be addressed. However, municipalities are unsure about which measures are effective. The Norwegian Government …
Continue reading “A new initiative on mental well-being and drug prevention in Norway”
Having made a clear link between education, health, wellbeing, and sustainability, Region Västra Götaland – responsible for regional health measures but not the local school system – is leading efforts …
Continue reading “Reducing School Failures – a road to health and sustainable regional development”
More than 1,000 people with type 2 diabetes are set to benefit from an innovative new EU-funded project involving health organisations from across the INTERREG 2 SEAS AREA. Called DWELL (Diabetes …