Ageing and Older People

EPHA priorities for the 7th Environment Action Programme

EPHA sent comments to the European Parliament draft own initiative report on the 7th Environment Action Programme to ensure that the European Parliament position will take into account fostering a health-promotion physical environment as part of the future Environment Action Programme of the EU. Fostering a health-promotion physical environment as one of the core determinants of health and well-being at population level, remains one of the key policy and advocacy aims of EPHA. At the (...)

2012: European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations

2012 is the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, with a budget of EUR 5 000 000. The objectives of the European Year are to raise awareness on active ageing, spread good practices and encourage policy makers to facilitate active ageing. Projects and actions can be funded under this framework primarily at national level. Organisations which are interested should contact the national coordinators. European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between (...)

EU Health Policy Forum calls on the European Commission to take action on chronic disease

Following the Council conclusions of 7 December 2011, The European Commission launched a consultation on chronic diseases. The European Health Policy Forum (EU HPF) - Commission consultative body on health - and of which EPHA is a member - made public its views on how to best address the issues related to chronic diseases. The EU Health Policy Forum response on chronic diseases called for the EU to quickly take action to reduce the risk of chronic disease, to improve the health of its (...)

Can Europe’s new Quality Framework for SGI protect the social dimension of the Single Market?

On 20 December 2011, the European Commission has adopted a Quality Framework for Services of General Interest (SGI) in the EU, which is to guarantee that high quality services can be provided in an efficient and cost-effective manner in relevant areas such as health care, child care, care for the elderly and social housing. The Quality Framework is meant to reinforce the social dimension of the Single Market. It is hoped that it will help to take better account of the specific nature of (...)

Social Platform: 2012 dates/topics of SGI Working Group

EPHA is a member of the Social Platform’s Working Group on Services of General Interest (SGI). This Working Group meets at least four times a year in Brussels to discuss issues related to public procurement, state aid, the social business initiative, access to basic financial services, and related topics of interest to the social and health policy community. Members that are interested in participating should contact the EPHA secretariat. This year’s first meeting of the (...)

Commission adopts proposal for public procurement overhaul

Pursuant to the public consultation that took place in the spring of 2011, the European Commission adopted its proposals on the revision of the public procurement Directives on 20 December 2011. The revision is part of an overall programme to thoroughly modernise public tendering in the European Union in support of the Europe 2020 strategy. The modernisation programme includes the revision of Directive 2004/17/EC (procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors) and (...)

European Charter for Health Equity - open for signatures through 2012

After being officially launched on 9 December 2010, the European Charter for Health Equity will be open for signatures for a year (end 2011). We invite all relevant stakeholders, organisations and institutions to sign the Charter. We count on your active involvement! We have just over 160 signatories on our list of supporters! The European Charter for Health Equity has been opened for signatures until the end of 2012. To sign the European Charter for Health Equity please follow the (...)

EPHA position on the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region

On 7 October 2011, the Marmot Review Team has launched a consultation on the European Review of the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region. EPHA contributed to the consultation in the framework of our campaign on health equity EPHA Response to the Marmot Review Consultation on the European Review of the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide in the WHO European Region Visit the website of the UCL Institute of Health Equity (former the (...)

2012 EU Health Calls for proposals released

The European Commission released the work plan 2012 for the Health Programme. The deadline for the submission of proposals is 9 March 2012. The work plan sets out activities that the European Commission may co-fund in the field of health. The deadline for submission of proposals is 9 March 2012. information on how to apply for EU co-financing for projects, conferences, joint actions with Member States and operating grants for non-governmental organisations. 2012 budget for Projects: (...)

EPHA Briefing on the Digital Agenda for Europe

As one of the Europe 2020 strategy’s seven flagship initiatives, the Digital Agenda for Europe aims to deliver the the strategy’s headline targets through the development and uptake of new technologies, facilitated through fast internet connections and interoperable applications. The EPHA Briefing on the Digital Agenda for Europe explores some of the difficulties in finding the right balance between competition and innovation on one hand, and social inclusion and societal (...)