By Matthias Wentzlaff-Eggebert ‘It is not enough to do the right things, we need to ‘do the right things right’ Are we focussing on the right target groups? Are we …
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The Social Investment Package for Growth and Cohesion – A new tool for health promotion in Europe?
Traditionally, society has turned to the health sector to deal with its concerns about health, health inequalities and disease. But a huge amount of research and data has long shown …
The continuing dream for EU health
Twenty years ago EU health was born. Or rather the European Community, as it was then, took on a role or legal ‘’competence’’ in public health by the inclusion of …
Do something, do more, do better
“Do something, do more, do better” seems to be the concluding recommendation in the recently launched WHO Review of the social determinants and the health divide (This message was picked …
NHS Health Scotland – To tackle Scotland’s levels of alcohol consumption
NHS Heath Scotland is a Special Health Board in NHS Scotland. Its work focuses on: Linking together experts from across Scotland to tackle the biggest issues in achieving the right …
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Ireland – Institute of Public Health (IPH)
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes cooperation for public health between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland by strengthening public health intelligence; building public health capacity; …
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Weathering the Storm, 100 days in!
The Health and Social Care Act (2012) has brought about the biggest changes to the NHS in England in its 65-year history. These changes (said to be so big they …
Healthy Workforce: A key component of our lives
Protecting and promoting health in the workplace is of the utmost importance given the centrality of work to many Europeans. Work provides a source of income and social protection, helps …
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Linking health promotion with sustainable development
EuroHealthNet aims to always work in an innovative manner, in partnership with other stakeholders and by pursuing ‘health in all policy’ approaches. In this way, we aim- to take health …
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What is being done to tackle Health Inequalities in the EU?
Health Inequalities are a complex phenomenon, and entail lower life-spans and healthy-life years for millions of people in the EU. They undermine quality of life, well-being, the principle of solidarity, …
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