The Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso Foundation was established in 1951 by Mr Manuel and Mrs Maud Queiroz Pereira ‘…to be an institution of preventive and educational assistance dedicated to …
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We know that early childhood interventions have a high return on investment and long-term societal advantages. Why then do we not prioritise early childhood interventions? Here we look at the …
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The European semester is the EU’s annual cycle of economic and social policy coordination. It affects healthcare, early childhood education, unemployment, and social transfer and pension systems. The semester is …
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A successful project to reduce the risk of sexual exploitation of young people uncovered a troubling problem: many young people with learning disabilities or autism were not receiving sex education, …
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The challenge of an ageing population is faced by many regions and countries in Europe, and integrated care is a recognised solution to it. Increasing the readiness and capacity of …
Arbeitslosigkeit – und insbesondere Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit – schränken die Möglichkeit, eine Zukunft zu planen, ein. Dies führt zu psychischen und sozialen Belastungen, die verbunden sind mit Ängsten, Stress und auch psychischen …
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 …
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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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The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) represents all local and regional authorities in Sweden. For the last six years it has been coordinating and supporting local authorities …
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By the Professional Management Team of the Model Programme. Under the Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme, the Public Health focused ‘Model Programme for Primary Care Development’ was launched in July 2012 and will …
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By Monica van Berkum. Like other European countries, the Netherlands faces substantial socioeconomic health inequalities. On average, people with a low level of education in the Netherlands live 7 years …
By Elena Barbera. Established in 1998 as an initiative of Piedmont Region Health Department and located in Grugliasco, near Turin, Italy, the DoRS Health Promotion Documentation Centre of Piedmont Region takes …
The health system in Scotland is considered one of the best in Europe, but the country nevertheless has among the lowest life-expectancy figures in the EU. There is also evidence …
Federsanità ANCI is the Italian association gathering public hospitals (AO), public teaching hospitals (AOU), public healthcare companies (ASL) and municipal departments dealing with social services. Federsanità ANCI is linked to …