Our societies have reached their tipping point. Demographic change, growing inequalities, the climate crisis, COVID-19, and the impacts of the war in Ukraine are all having a negative impact on …
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Improving healthcare for people with migration backgrounds
In Europe, people with various migration backgrounds do not always receive the care they need. This is caused by, amongst others, discrimination, misunderstanding or a lack of interest by health …
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Social prescribing in Austria: First steps towards implementation
Every fifth consultation in primary care is due to health-related, non-medical concerns. Social prescribing is a promising approach to systematically address these concerns. It “enables GPs, nurses and other primary …
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CultureForHealth – How art and culture are contributing to community-based approaches to health promotion and care throughout the life-course
EuroHealthNet recently joined the Advisory Board of the CultureForHealth project (2021 – 2023), which is an EU Preparatory Action – Bottom-Up Policy Development for Culture & Wellbeing in the EU, …
Supporting foreign communities to access health services in Southern Italy
Health is a basic, universal need, but health and social services are often difficult to access by foreign communities. In Southern Italy, the FARI project is providing information and helping …
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The Andalusian Comprehensive Strategy for Healthy Living: a collaborative process
Improving population health and wellbeing is the fundamental goal of the Andalusian Comprehensive Strategy for Healthy Living. With the drafting process currently underway, the voices of citizens and professionals from …
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Changing lives through social prescribing – a personal reflection
Integrated and community-based health and social care services offer new and untapped opportunities to generate health and address the diversity and complexity of health and social issues faced by different …
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COP26: a win or a loss for public health?
What happened at COP26, and what does the Glasgow Climate Pact mean for public health? Where will public health sit in future climate change negotiations? Welcome to the COP “I …
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The Welsh Health Equity Status Report initiative: Lessons on COVID-19 impact on inequities
The WHO Collaborating Centre (CC) on Investment for Health and Well-being developes and applies intelligence on how to invest to improve health and wellbeing, and reduce inequalities. With Public Health …
The role of the voluntary and community sector in addressing health inequity in Wales
Emerging Drivers of Vulnerability to Health Inequity in the Context of COVID-19: Perspectives and response from the Voluntary and Community Sector in Wales A new report, funded by Public Health …
Putting quality employment and financial security at the heart of the recovery strategy
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Public Health Scotland has been supporting measures targeting employment and financial security. It stresses that this could help prevent declining health outcomes …
Designing a model of healthcare for migrant agricultural workers
In Italy’s hot and rural south, migrants are working the land. Their social, economic, and legal status – coupled with a lack of understanding of and access to the health …
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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 …