EPHA is an international non-profit association registered in Belgium. Our membership is composed of not-for-profit organisations working on all aspects of public health.

EPHA’s mission is to promote and protect the health of all people living in Europe and to advocate for greater participation of citizens in health-related policy making at the European level.

Check EPHA’s business plan 2006 - 2010 and EPHA’s Annual reports . Below you will find the latest articles from the main sections of our website.

About EPHA

Winter 2010 Newsletter

Welcome to the Winter 2010 Newsletter Brussels has launched into 2010 with a renewed vigour and sense of (...)...
06/02/2010

Secretariat News Winter 2010

December 2009 and January 2010 saw a number of important developments in alcohol policy, the better regulation (...)...
06/02/2010

EPHA is recruiting a Policy Officer for Health Systems and Professions

EPHA is currently recruiting a Policy Officer for Health Systems and Professions. Please see the job description (...)...
02/02/2010
Europe

NGOs’ anger at Commission failure on future of Europe

On 24 November the European Commission published a public consultation document on a post-Lisbon strategy for the (...)...
06/02/2010

"Patients first. Consumers first" : Designate Commissioner John Dalli heard by the European Parliament

John Dalli, Designate Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, was heard by the European Parliament on 14 (...)...
03/02/2010

EP hearing of Commissioner-designate for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos

Dacian Ciolos, the Commissioner-designate for DG Agriculture and Rural Development, showed his grasp of technical (...)...
01/02/2010
Food and Agriculture

WHO recommendations on marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children

In order to promote responsible marketing, the World Health Organisation produced a set of recommendations on the (...)...
01/02/2010

Healthy Stadia : a case study of match day food at an English Premier League football club

The University of Liverpool has released a report examining the diet choices available at matches in English (...)...
31/01/2010

Advertising “unhealthy” food to children

On 7 December the EPHA secretariat attended a workshop organised by the European Commission Directorate-General for (...)...
31/01/2010
Publications and Events

EU Better Regulation : from economic to citizen-centric ?

The Smoke Free Partnership with the European Public Health Alliance is organising "EU Better Regulation : from (...)...
31/01/2010

Accessing regional funding - reduced rates available

The organisers of the Euregio III Workshop in Lithuania on 8-12 March 2010 have reduced the cost of participation (...)...
29/01/2010

EPHA workshop : A Taste of Europe - introducing European health policy

On 22 and 23 February, 2010 the European Public Health Alliance will organise a two day introductory workshop on (...)...
29/01/2010
Society

Open Letter to UK Government on Minimum Pricing

On 13 January 2009, EPHA sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health in the United Kingdom Andrew (...)...
03/02/2010

Health Impact Assessment capacity building project for North West of England

The North West Health Brussels Office will be holding several seminars on health impact assessment as apart of the (...)...
03/02/2010

CSCG response to Commission’s Green Paper on Citizens’ Initiative

On 11 November 2009, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the Citizens’ Initiative. This (...)...
31/01/2010
Wealth and Equity

Safe and efficient healthcare through eHealth

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting took place on 1 December 2009 in (...)...
03/02/2010

Cancer-linked pesticides used in schools - new survey

Children may be exposed to at least four potentially cancer causing pesticides that are being used in UK schools, (...)...
31/01/2010

Measuring progress in a changing Europe

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has come under critique lately at national and European levels as the dominant (...)...
29/01/2010

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- European Commission consultation on administrative burdens reduction (ongoing)
- European Medicines Agency consultation on the development of medicinal products for the treatment of alcohol dependance (CHMP/EWP/20097/2008) respond only using this template (Closing 31 July 2009)
- European Medicines Agency consultation on the clinical investigation of medicinal products used in the treatment of hypertension respond only using this template (Closing : 31 July 2009)
- European Commission consultation in view of a possible designation of 2012 as European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (Closing : 31 July 2009)
- European Commission consultation on "Driver training and traffic safety education" (Closing : 31 July 2009)
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