The State of Health in the EU 2021 Report is out, published by the European Commission jointly with the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. It …
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The COVID-19 pandemic made us think about employment and working conditions and how those relate to our health and wellbeing. Already before the corona virus hit us, our work-life balance …
Where do we go from here?
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 …
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 on health and wellbeing in the years to come. Firstly, working with …
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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. However, The EU is faced with an important challenge: the large gaps …
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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 mental health problems that will affect their future health and life opportunities. …
Inequalities on the rise
By Caroline Costongs, EuroHealthNet Director Working together to tackle health inequalities in Europe is more important than ever before. Inequality and the socioeconomic divide is on the rise, as we can …
The “lifestyle drift” of health promotion
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 …
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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 to hear arguments for more investments in health promotion and disease prevention …
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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 times. On the one hand we are seeing increasing interest in our …
Editorial by Caroline Costongs
In Shanghai, at the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion, Ministers, Mayors and other policymakers and participants were sharing experiences and taking stock of the progress made since Ottawa. It …
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 various European states and regions. These strategies, however, should have led to much …
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Editorial by Caroline Costongs – EuroHealthNet’s Managing Director
World leaders recently agreed on an ambitious agenda for the next fifteen years. They adopted 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). Every country – and this includes every country in Europe …
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Editorial by Caroline Costongs – EuroHealthNet’s Managing Director
It is with great pleasure that I present the fifth edition of the online EuroHealthNet Magazine. Its aim is to showcase the excellent work being done by national and regional …
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