Introduction tour to the European Institutions and EU Decision Making Process
AGE, the European Older People’s Platform, has published an up-dated compilation of the seminar organised in June 2003 with the support of the European Commission to introduce older people’s organisations from acceding countries to the EU.
AGE has also issued its Annual Report 2003.
Convergence with EU Environmental legislation in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia: A Guide
The European Commission has published a ’road-map’ for convergence on environmental legislation across the NIS towards EU directives. The report is available in English and Russian.
Food and health in Europe: a new basis for action-
Poor nutrition, foodborne disease and lack of secure access to good food make an important contribution to the burden of disease and death in the WHO European Region.
Better diets, food safety and food security will not only reduce or prevent suffering but also help cut costs to health care systems and bring social and economic benefits to countries.
This book discusses in depth the components of food and nutrition policies and the evidence supporting them.
http://www.euro.who.int/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/20030224_1
Good Intentions With Side-Effects
Public-private partnerships have come to play an increasingly important role in development cooperation. At the same time, there is a lot of discussion about the concept of partnerships. WEMOS contributes to this discussion through its new publication Good intentions with side-effects.
The booklet describes the result of a desk study at 79 international partnerships in the field of health, often including the United Nations. Wemos describes these partnerships and goes deeper into aspects such as sustainability, governance and responsibility.
WEMOS is an EPHA member.
International’s report on the EU’s sugar regime
Oxfam has published a paper that sets out the case for a reform model built on a fundamental realignment of EU sugar policy.
Report: "Dumping on the world"
A Life Course Approach to Chronic Disease Epidemiology
The second edition of this book by Diana Kuh and Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Oxford University Press.
The first edition was in 1997 and it became a classic text for epidemiological and public health researchers interested in the childhood origins of adult chronic disease. Its purpose is to study how biological and social factors during gestation, childhood, adolescence and earlier adult life independently, cumulatively, and interactively influence later health and disease.
ISBN 0 19 857815 6 (Pbk)
Health impact assessment
Edited by John Kemm, Jayne Parry and Stephen Palmer, this Oxford University Book provides a comprehensive overview of concepts, theory, techniques and applications of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to aid all those preparing projects or carrying out assessments.
ISBN 0 19 852629 6 (Pbk)
