The conference heard the latest data acrossa Europe about the widening health gap between the more prosperous socio-economic groups and deprived communities. The summit featured keynote speeches from ministers, academics and the European Commission and World Health Organisation.
Parallel policy workshops addressed tobacco, alcohol and nutrition issues and specialist sessions reviewed health indicators and urban health indicators. A strong theme that emerged was the importance of the early years of life both in terms of a critical for physical, emotional and intellecuatl development and as a key period for health interventions.
EPHA together with its member organisation UKPHA put together a workshop on the role of NGO networks and public health associations in tackling health inequalities.
