Improved life expectancy in Europe is a triumph for public health and health services. But it has also led to large changes in the age structure of populations. This has …
Continue reading “Healthy and active ageing: looking through an economic lens”
A cost-of-living crisis is more than just an economic squeeze: it is a public health emergency. A new report, from Public Health Wales, explores the cost-of-living crisis and unveils how …
Continue reading “From crisis to catalyst: it’s time to prioritise health and wellbeing”
Die Lebens- und Arbeitssituation für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen weisen zwar spezifische Rahmenbedingungen der gesundheitlichen Ungleichheit auf, sind jedoch häufig von Aktivitäten und Methoden der Betrieblichen Gesundheitsförderung exkludiert. Ein innovatives BGF-Projekt …
The living and working conditions of people with disabilities are linked to health inequalities, but the same people are often excluded from activities and methods of workplace health promotion. An …
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 …
Poor employment and poor working conditions contribute substantially to inequalities in chronic diseases across Europe. Dr Courtney McNamara from the Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research explains the latest evidence. …
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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Since COVID-19 arrived in Europe, Eurofound has been researching how the pandemic is changing the way we work and live. Here they summarise some of their findings on gender inequalities …
Keeping our cities clean is an essential and potentially hazardous job. Done incorrectly, it can have a harmful effect on the health of cleaners, as well as the communities they …
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We all know that the rise in obesity across Europe is a significant concern. But did you know that high levels of obesity often coincide with high rates of unemployment? …
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More than one in four European employees suffer from a long-standing illness or health condition [1], and an even larger proportion is at risk of developing health problems in the …
How can we promote health in the workplace? The Spanish region of Andalusia has been trialling a workplace health promotion model first developed in Lombardy, Italy with great success. The development …
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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A healthy population is one of any nation’s most important assets. We have known for a long time that not everyone has the same opportunity to access the things they …
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