In this editorial, Caroline Costongs paints a vivid picture of a society overwhelmed by unhealthy food options, making it increasingly difficult for individuals to access healthy food choices. As I persist in my battle against McDonald’s settling near four schools in my village, I retain a keen interest in how fast-food outlets affect our health and surroundings, especially that of young people. It is not only the increasing number
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Are we on track to meet SDG 3 to reduce NCDs in Europe?
Caroline Costongs, Director of EuroHealthNet, reviews the latest evidence on whether European countries are on track to reach… Read More
Who is responsible for improving health and wellbeing?
The State of Health in the EU 2021 Report is out, published by the European Commission jointly with… Read More
Work Matters
The COVID-19 pandemic made us think about employment and working conditions and how those relate to our health… Read More
Where do we go from here?
Who had ever thought that the COVID-19 pandemic would have such profound impact on our societies and… Read More
Three ways forward in a post COVID-19 world
By Caroline Costongs, EuroHealthNet Director. There are three important ways forward in addressing the pandemic and its impacts… Read More
Where has 10 years of ‘solidarity in health’ left us?
By Caroline Costongs, EuroHealthNet Director ‘European Union citizens live, on average, longer and healthier lives than previous generations…. Read More
Editorial: Support children and families now to protect the health of adults tomorrow
For every step down the socio-economic ladder, children and young people experience a higher level of physical and… Read More
Inequalities on the rise
By Caroline Costongs, EuroHealthNet Director Working together to tackle health inequalities in Europe is more important than ever before…. Read More
The “lifestyle drift” of health promotion
Public Health organisations and health authorities are key in delivering health and wellbeing for people, which is reflected… Read More
Making the shift to prevention and promotion
I write this editorial having just returned from a meeting at an economics think-tank. There, I was pleased… Read More
A more pro-health Europe on the horizon?
Editorial By Caroline Costongs For those of us working on health promotion and health inequalities, these are important… Read More
Editorial by Caroline Costongs
In Shanghai, at the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion, Ministers, Mayors and other policymakers and participants were… Read More
Editorial by Caroline Costongs – EuroHealthNet’s Managing Director
In our field of promoting health, well-being and equity, I have seen many excellent and comprehensive strategies in… Read More