EPHA Presentations

EPHA, the European Network for Smoking Prevention, the Smoke Free Partnership and the Framework Convention Alliance respond to the fierce pressure tobacco retailers and the tobacco industry put on the European Commission regarding the revision of the Tobacco Product: no surprise that EU Health officials are not listening to tobacco retailers and the tobacco industry: smoking costs the EU the equivalent of its budget each year EPHA, the European Network for Smoking Prevention, the Smoke (...)

During the OECD 50th Anniversary on ’Better policies for better lives’, EPHA Secretary General Monika Kosinska explained the importance of equity in improving intergenerational solidarity. EPHA participated in the OECD Forum to support the launch of the Better Life Index of OECD and contributed with a briefing on ’Beyond GDP indicators’ EPHA calls to all EU Member States: Health and well being - future golden standard to measure (...)

On 2 and 3 March 2011, EPHA spoke at the 5th annual Nutrition and Lifestyle Conference, particularly on food taxation. The meeting gathered a broad range of stakeholders involved in nutrition-related issues and allowed a rich exchange on key issues such as labelling, health and nutrition claims and taxation notably. The meeting gathered a broad range of stakeholders involved in nutrition-related issues and allowed a rich exchange on the following key issues: reformulation and innovation, (...)

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) joined forces on Wednesday 23rd June to co-organise a policy debate in the European Parliament. Marking the European launch of RCP’s new report, "Passive Smoking and Children", the event was hosted by Marina Yannakoudakis MEP (UK, ECR) and Theodoros Skylakakis MEP (Greece, EPP). **UPDATED: RCP REPORT LAUNCHED AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT** The new report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) was (...)

Tamsin Rose made a presentation and ran a workshop on "Using information and communication to reduce inequalities" at the WHO Regions for Health Network Annual meeting in Katowice, Poland on 24-25 November 2005. The presentation, which can be downloaded here, explored how the practice of health promotion has moved away from centralised, single message campaigns towards social marketing which involves targeted messages and a variety of media based on the needs and aspirations of the target (...)