The situation in the UK is deeply concerning. Health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case with other European countries. The UK's rankings have gone down since 2014. What a tragic waste of lives UCL The BMJ

🚬 Non-communicable diseases are an important issue in the 🇪🇺, so we must include #NCD prevention when discussing the future of the #HealthUnion. Ann Marie Borg Gauden Galea (data) Kremlin Wickramasinghe Caroline Costongs call for action in our 🆕 #Eurohealth #EU2024BE 🇧🇪 🇪🇺. bit.ly/3RXY4Ih

NEW: an ideological divide is emerging between young men and women in many countries around the world. I think this one of the most important social trends unfolding today, and provides the answer to several puzzles.

Happy to be at the @EU2024BE Presidency conference on #mentalhealth at work today. EU Vice President Margaritis Schinas confirms that Public Health is crucial for Europe & its economy. Commissioner Stella Kyriakides highlights results of her ambitious mental health approach of 1.3 bn€

One of the best - and more personal - EC campaigns? And yet, the #eucancerplan doesn't look at #alcohol & #tobacco Prevention is not about magic, prevention is about tackling the most influential factors: #tobacco, #alcohol, #ultraprocessfoods, and #physicalactivit

Closing the #Schools4Health seminar @carocostongs shares her key take-aways. The urgency has never been greater. We need a systematic approach to healthy schools, going beyond putting health in curricula, to creating healthy environments - A joint responsibility across sectors.'

Had a great time at Brussels at the #Schools4Health seminar and consortium meeting with the HLTUM team Orkan Okan & Denise Renninger. Learned alot about #healthpromotingschools in policy and practice. Thanks to EuroHealthNet for making it happen!

At today’s important Horizon Europe🇪🇺 conference on #EUClimateAndHealth we hear about the climate crisis and how it is also a health ánd #mentalhealth crisis Sandra Gallina. A multi-disciplinary and systemic approach is key. I am happy to contribute tomorrow! EuroHealthNet

Excellent news! The EP just approved the Nature Restoration Law! A huge step forward to save biodiversity & climate, which will benefit our health and wellbeing as well. EuroHealthNet

Ultra-Processed Food corporations are ‘core to the problem’ and not ‘part of the solution’ if healthy and sustainable food systems become a reality… EuroHealthNet FEAST Check out this paper! …balizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Great to hear Minister VandenBroucke talking about the need to address the unhealthy industries (tobacco, fastfood, alcohol) & create healthy living environments! Wake up call for the EU to tackle the internal market! Bravo!#ConfHealthUnion24 #EU2024BE FPS Health EuroHealthNet

Many issues from Peter Piot’s (special health advisor to EC) speech at #ConfHealthUnion24 resonate with the findings from EuroHealthNet foresight study on the future of Public Health in Europe. Have a look! #EU2024BE EU One Health eurohealthnet.eu/publication/eu…

Excellent speechfrom Carina Ferreira-Borges WHO/Europe at the #ConfHealthUnion24. #EU2024BE 🍺 EU has an alcohol problem 🍺Alcohol taxes save lives 🍺Europeans have the right to know (labelling!) EuroHealthNet will be organising an event on alcohol & health on 9-10 December

Great to hear from Stella Kyriakides at the #ConfHealthUnion2. However more is needed to put social equity at the heart of the European Health Union. Plus advancing legal action to prevent NCDs, climate health concerns and health promotion. EuroHealthNet #EU2024BE

At @EU2024BE event on the Future of Social Europe we discuss the European Pillar of #SocialRights. Minister Johannes Rauch from Austria for example confirmed that health and social policy go hand in hand. Investment in health services is a social investment. Solidarity is key

✍️ Registered: 'Navigating times of change for public health' - EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar 3 June 2024 - Online and in person 🇳🇱 See you in Utrecht with speakers Caroline Costongs Claudia Marinetti Nicoline Tamsma Suzanne Costello Marith Volp Nicolas SCHMIT et al.

Public health advocates need more resources to act on the Commercial Determinants of Health. It’s everywhere, and impact on #health and #inequalities is huge. EuroHealthNet theguardian.com/global-develop…

Congratulations 🎉 Vytenis Andriukaitis for having been elected to the European Parliament! It’s a great asset for the European health community. We EuroHealthNet look forward to support and working with you in the coming years!

🇪🇺#EU's leaked #StrategicAgenda 2024-2029 makes zero mention of #Health ‘One wonders what makes this agenda ‘strategic’, if it fails to incorporate the value of prevention before the damage is done.’ Genon Jensen of Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) euobserver.com/health-and-soc…

Congratulations!!! A milestone for us all and for the health of generations to come. EuroHealthNet