Who had ever thought that the COVID-19 pandemic would have such profound impact on our societies and daily lives? In the midst of the second wave we are looking …
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Support materials for coping with grief in times of COVID-19 in Spain
Dealing with grief during the COVID-19 pandemic requires special support. During these difficult times, the work carried out by the Spanish Ministry of Health aims to provide that support. …
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Diving into data: Developments in global health inequalities research
How is data changing health inequalities research, and how does it interact with policy? The Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research (CHAIN) brought global thought leaders together to discuss these …
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Social homes – foundations for building back better
As we all spend more time at home, the links between our homes and health have never been clearer. How can we build on those links to improve health outcomes? …
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Hosting migrants in a crisis: access to COVID-19 health care services for migrants and refugees in Greece
Greece is hosting many of the third country migrants in Europe. At the same time it deals with a second wave of COVID 19 and the impacts of years of …
Preventing and counteracting interpersonal violence
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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Aligning Health Promoting Communities and the Sustainable Development Goals: the Icelandic experience
Many of the factors that affect our health lie beyond the scope of the health sector. Therefore health systems have an important role in influencing other sectors to protect and …
Health promoting hospitals and health services – even more important during the pandemic
For 30 years, health promoting hospitals have been helping to re-orient health services towards health promotion and prevention. Their vision is of comprehensive and ambitious organisation-wide reforms. Guidance has been …
Keeping our ageing population active – the role of healthcare professionals
The population is ageing, and while being physically active keeps us healthy, our level of activity typically declines as we age. Physical activity is identified as a ‘best buy’ for …
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Good Practice Portals: mapping and evaluating interventions for health promotion, disease prevention and equity across Europe
Good practice portals help practitioners, policy makers and researchers to find evaluated tools and interventions. Here, we look at the development of one portal in Italy. This portal focuses on …
Prevenire e contrastare la violence interpersonale
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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Materiales de apoyo para afrontar el duelo en tiempos de coronavirus en España
Las situaciones de duelo en el contexto de la pandemia por COVID-19 han sido y siguen siendo momentos en los que las personas necesitan un apoyo especial. El trabajo realizado …
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