Age is one of the biggest risk factors for chronic diseases. Chronic diseases, such as heart failure, respiratory disorders, obesity or depression, affect 80% of all people aged 65 and …
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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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Municipal Partner Process: “Healthy Growing Up for All!”
A strategy for equity in health has been under development in Germany since 2001. This is co-ordinated by the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) acting as the central coordinating …
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Equity Action Final Conference
The Equity Action final conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 23rd January 2014 at the European Commission. Experts on health inequalities, officials and policy makers from Member States and …
Traditional Slovenian Breakfast – Public health’s great achievement
Initiative with Positive Impacts on Public Health and an example of good practise of inter-sectorial collaboration Recent studies have shown that nearly a third of Slovenian adolescents regularly skip breakfast …
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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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