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The European Public Health Association Newsletter - April 2024 |
1. Editorial - Embracing Diversity for Healthier FuturesDear readers, This month, as I read this edition of our newsletter, I felt really inspired how EUPHA's work underscores our commitment to Public Health values, in particular diversity. First of all, the Sexual and gender minority health section (SGMH) is at the forefront of addressing the unique health needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. The dedicated efforts of Arjan van der Star and Lovro Marković, along with their team, focus on enhancing our understanding and improving the health outcomes of these populations. Their work not only sheds light on health disparities but also paves the way for more inclusive health practices and policies. Their propositions for the upcoming EPH Conference are innovative - aligning with our main theme- but they also will connect to local communities. Kudos to them! We are also thrilled to announce the launch of our Healthy ageing section, responding to the challenges posed by an ageing population. Aligning with the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, it aims at working collectively to reduce inequalities and improve the well-being of older adults through a multidisciplinary approach. Another example of our work: our Migrant and ethnic minority health section is working closely with WHO on the Knowledge forum that will happen in Malta, working with refugees and migrants, where they will walk the talk, inspire, and reach out. Public Health is about values, public health is about equity. This will be reflected in many ways during the European Public Health Week 2024 and its theme "Health is a political choice". This event will provide a platform for discussions that bridge public health and political choices, advocating for policies that ensure the health and well-being of all Europeans in their diversity. The work of our members and sections may not be on the cover of magazines, but I strongly believe that we are working towards meaningful changes. Wishing you pleasant reading. Dr Iveta Nagyova, EUPHA President, and Charlotte Marchandise, Executive Director |
2. EUPHA updateMeet the section: Sexual gender and minority healthFor the third installment of our new Meet-the-Section newsletter feature, we asked our Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section colleagues, Arjan and Lovro, to present the work of their Section. EUPHA section on Healthy ageingEUPHA is happy to anounce a new section with the topic of Healthy ageing. Meet the Section: EUPHA-SGMHFor the third instalment of our new Meet-the-Section newsletter feature, we asked our Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section colleagues, Arjan and Lovro, to present the work of their Section |
3. European Public Health WeekWe are excited to again announce the European Public Health Week 2024 under the theme Health is a political choice! As we approach the crucial elections of 2024, it becomes increasingly apparent that health must be a central focus in political discourse. Monday, May 13th // Health is a political choice!
Tuesday, May 14th // Mental health
Wednesday, May 15th // Planetary health
Thursday, May 16th // Health through the life course
Friday, May 17th // Next generation of public health
Next to these kick-off events, there will be dozens (probably hundreds) more - organised by you, public health professionals and enthusiasts around Europe. Please refer to the 2024 EUPHW Events calendar for the full list and see below how to submit your event. |
4. European Public Health Conference17th EPH CONFERENCE, LISBON, PORTUGAL Theme and programmeThe theme of this year’s EPH Conference ‘Sailing the waves of European public health: exploring a sea of innovation’, reflects our collective journey. Just as explorers once set out from Lisbon to discover new worlds, we public health professionals are embarking on a journey of innovation and discovery in our own field. We aim to push the boundaries, discover new approaches and chart the course for the future of public health in Europe. The focus of our journey will be on:
The themes will be dealt with in our plenary sessions, organised by EUPHA, EuroHealthNet, European Health Management Association (EHMA), ASPHER, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Commission and WHO Regional Office for Europe. Read more here. Registration is open with benefits for EUPHA memberRegistration for the Lisbon 2024 is open. You can benefit from early bird registration fees until 1 September. EUPHA members and delegates from Portugal pay € 690 before 1 September, non-members € 790. Students, trainees and colleagues from low- and middle-income countries pay € 400. All fees mentioned including VAT. Read more here. Abstract submission closes 1 MayAbstract submission for Lisbon 2024 closes 1 May 2024, 18:00 CET. Abstracts are invited for workshops, oral presentations, pitch presentations and ePosters. Read more here. Conferência de Saúde Pública da Lusofonia
Thematic areas include National Health Systems, Training and Development of the Health Workforce, Health Information and Communication, Monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals, Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Research and Bioethics in Health. These themes will be addressed in plenary sessions and round tables, spread out over the two day conference. The programme also includes oral presentations for which abstracts are cordially invited. Looking for hotel accommodation?You are advised to book your travel and accommodation early. On the EPH Conference website you find a link to the booking site of our travel partner Forum d’Ideias. Read more here. Welcome to Liston 2024The 17th EPH Conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 12 – 15 November 2024. Theme of the EPH conference 2024 is: Sailing the waves of European public health: exploring a sea of innovation. The main conference is from 13 – 15 November. Pre-conferences will be held on 11 and 12 November. The 17th EPH Conference will be held at the Lisbon Congress Center (CCL). Click here for a virtual tour.
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5. European Journal of Public HealthVolume 34, Issue 2, April 2024Editorials Social determinants Health services research Child and adolescent health Physical activity Work and health Substance and use gambling Editor's choice Screening Vaccination Covid-19 European public health news |
6. Call for proposals, job opportunitiesHealth Foundation funding and opportunities in 2024Read all about the Fellowships and networks, funding and research opportunities, opportunities to tender for work during 2024 and other ways to get involved The Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems aims to fund transnational research projects via dedicated callsCheck out the calls from more than 30 funding agencies, including a call for proposals by 14 May 2024 here. Call for applications for CBITN's 2024-25 funding competitionStudentship and Fellowship Opportunities 2024-2025 Duration: One (1) year. Applications are renewable upon resubmission. National CBITN EventThe primary objective of this event is to facilitate networking opportunities for mentees, with people a variety of expertise and experiences within and outside of academia. We have assembled a diverse group of professionals from academia, healthcare, industry, government, and more, to provide mentees with insights into potential future career paths and guidance on navigating these diverse avenues. PhD position in the INDEEP Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network, Amsterdam UMCINDEEP (INtervention on the DEterminants of, and Expertise in, Physical activity behaviours) is an EU-funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network that seeks to generate excellence in research and training, providing future graduates that can advance the state-of-the-art in Physical Activity promotion, through a comprehensive understanding of the determinants associated with Physical Activity Behaviours, innovative methodologies, and data analytics. HaDEA Publication of open calls for proposals (grants): Tentative calendarCheck out the calls here. LSE Fellow in Health Policy at Department of Health PolicyLSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university WHO Technical Officer (Mental Health)The Division of Country Health Policies and Systems (CPS) assists countries in the Region in the development and implementation of appropriate health policies and systems to strengthen universal health coverage. It works to strengthen data-driven, evidence-informed, contextually tailored health policy development and implementation at national, regional and local levels, taking an inclusive approach across the life course. The Division advocates strengthening of public health leadership, focusing on implementing policies that are people centered, promote health, prevent illness, and address the social and economic determinants of health, while fostering leadership on equity, human rights and gender mainstreaming in health. It focuses on building capacity for health systems innovation to enable the sustainable delivery of high-quality primary health and community services that are effectively linked to hospitals, and mental health, public health and social care services. To do so, CPS supports country efforts to facilitate access to leave nobody behind, to improve financial protection, to strengthen the health workforce, to increase access to affordable medicines and technologies, and to promote the uptake and implementation of digital technology. The mental health flagship programmed is responsible for the implementation of the WHO European Framework for Action on Mental Health 2021-2025and collaborates closely with units and divisions across the Regional Office on initiatives aimed at promoting mental health and improving prevention and treatment of address mental health conditions which are a leading cause of suffering and disability in the European Region. In September 2021, a pan-European Mental Health Coalition was launched as a network of experts, organizations and leaders dedicated to strengthening mental health systems across the WHO European Region. It will serve as the main vehicle for a synergetic implementation of the WHO European Framework for Action on Mental Health 2021-2025 and will prioritize the following six areas of work: tackling stigma & discrimination and preparing leaders to champion reforms; building up the support of children, adolescents and young people in mental health systems; promoting healthy ageing, including dementia prevention, in older adults; developing workplaces that promote and protect mental health and well-being; protecting mental health in emergencies; and ensuring that everyone can access good quality mental health services Open Call for Trainees: Value Based Health Care: how to generate value in the Age Friendly EnvironmentsUniversity of Rijeka – Faculty of Medicine (MEDICINSKI FAKULTET U RIJECI-HR) |
7. Interesting newsGlobal immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years (Gavi)A major landmark study just published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast majority of lives saved – 101 million – were those of infants. Primary health care is the "heart", not the "front door", of health systems (Observatory)International symposium hosted by Spain’s Ministry of Health sees the release of two key resources for decision-makers. Four direct MSF experiences that make us deeply concerned about the nutrition crisis in Gaza (MSF)Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) about the catastrophic levels of hunger experienced by people in Gaza, particularly in the north. While MSF’s presence in northern Gaza is limited, our direct clinical experience in Rafah and testimonies from our Palestinian colleagues give us grave concern about severely limited access to basic food, water and other essential supplies. How patient-led research could speed up medical innovationMelissa Red Hoffman was “feeling really stuck” last summer. A 50-year-old surgeon in Asheville, N.C., Hoffman had been struggling with long COVID since getting infected with the coronavirus two and a half years earlier. “Deafening fatigue” was one of her worst symptoms, she says. “I feel tired behind my eyes from the moment I get up to the moment I go to sleep.” She managed to work part time, but much of her work had shifted to administrative tasks that she did from her couch. Model Creating Impact in public health in 6+ stepsSuccessful impact initiatives originate from the creativity, curiosity and intrinsic motivation of individual researchers. ‘The desire to solve the puzzle’ - is often what drives researchers to get and stay involved in these kinds of activities |
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9. Interesting publicationsHealth for All Policies: The Co-Benefits of Intersectoral ActionFactors outside of healthcare services determine our health and this involves many different sectors. Health for All Policies changes the argument about inter-sectoral action, from one focusing on health and the health sector to one based on co-benefits – a ‘Health for All Policies’ approach. It uses the Sustainable Development Goals as the framework for identifying goals across sectors and summarizes evidence along two causal axes. One is the impact of improved health status on other SDGs, e.g. better educational and employment results. The other is the impact of health systems and policies on other sectors. The ‘Health for All Policies’ approach advocated in this book is thus a call to improve health to achieve goals beyond health and for the health sector itself to do better in understanding and directing its impact on the world beyond the healthcare it provides. This Open Access title is the seventh book in Cambridge's European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series. Everyone who reviews a manuscript should answer a transparent set of questions, to ensure that scientific literature is subject to reliable quality controlEveryone who reviews a manuscript should answer a transparent set of questions, to ensure that scientific literature is subject to reliable quality control. Belgium: health system summary 2024Compulsory social health insurance covers most Belgian residents (99%), who are affiliated to a sickness fund of their choice or to the public auxiliary fund. The provision of care is based on the principles of independent medical practice, direct access (no gatekeeping), free choice of physician and of health care facility, and predominantly fee-for-service payment. The organization of the health care system is divided between the federal authorities and the federated entities. Current health expenditure per capita in Belgium (EUR PPP 4 168) in 2021 was among the top 10 in the EU, representing 11.0% of GDP. Public expenditure on health was 77.6%, while out-of-pocket payments and voluntary health insurance represented shares of 17.9% and 4.5%, respectively. Large language models and the generation of health disinformationThe objectives of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of safeguards to prevent large language models (LLMs) from being misused to generate health disinformation, and to evaluate the transparency of artificial intelligence (AI) developers regarding their risk mitigation processes against observed vulnerabilities. The untapped health and climate potential of cycling in France: a national assessment from individual travel dataPromoting active modes of transportation such as cycling may generate important public health, economic, and climate mitigation benefits. We aim to assess the mortality and morbidity impacts of cycling in a country with relatively low levels of cycling, France, along with associated monetary benefits. We further assess the potential additional benefits of shifting a portion of short trips from cars to bikes, including projected greenhouse gas emissions savings. |
10. European Institutions’ newsAir pollution: Parliament adopts revised law to improve air qualityThe revised law aims to reduce air pollution in the EU for a clean and healthy environment for citizens, and to achieve the EU’s zero air pollution vision by 2050. Commission welcomes European Parliament's adoption of the European Health Data SpaceThe Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament today of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and new rules to increase the safety and quality of substances of human origin (SoHO). These are two cornerstones of a strong European Health Union which protects the health of citizens and improves the resilience of healthcare systems. 2023 figures show stalling progress in reducing road fatalities in too many countriesThe Commission has published preliminary figures on road fatalities for 2023. Around 20,400 people were killed in road crashes in the EU last year, a small 1% decrease on 2022. Despite some progress since the baseline year of 20191, few Member States are on track to meet the target of halving the number of road deaths by 2030. Targeted Consultation on EU4Health: have your say on future priorities, orientations and needsAs we reach the mid-point of the EU4Health programme and building on last year’s successful consultation, the European Commission invites interested stakeholders to share their views on future priorities, orientations and needs for the future by 10th June 2024. This includes Member State authorities responsible for health at national, regional or local level. |
11. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control newsEurosurveillance - Volume 29, Issue 17, 25 April 2024Rapid communication Outbreaks Research Eurosurveillance - Volume 29, Issue 16, 18 April 2024Rapid communication Surveillance Eurosurveillance - Volume 29, Issue 15, 11 April 2024Rapid communication Research Eurosurveillance - Volume 29, Issue 14, 04 April 2024Rapid communication Outbreaks Perspective Eurosurveillance - Volume 29, Issue 13, 28 March 2024Rapid communication Surveillance Research |
12. WHO newsJoint statement - European Immunization Week 2024: 50 years of protecting generations past, present and future through immunizationThe establishment of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) 50 years ago was a pivotal moment in the history of public health and has saved millions of lives globally every year. In 1974, only 5% of the world’s children had been vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. Today, that figure has increased to nearly 85% of children worldwide and 94% in the WHO European Region. Alcohol, e-cigarettes, cannabis: concerning trends in adolescent substance use, shows new WHO/Europe reportAcross Europe, central Asia and Canada, a concerning picture of adolescent substance use emerges from a new WHO/Europe report. With over half of 15-year-olds surveyed having experimented with alcohol and a shocking 1 in 5 having recently used e-cigarettes, the risks to young people are clear. The new data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study also highlights a narrowing gender gap in substance use, emphasizing the need for targeted prevention strategies. The long-term consequences of these trends are significant, and policy-makers cannot afford to ignore these alarming findings. Exploring the digital health landscape in the WHO European Region: taking a closer lookA new WHO report looks at individual countries to see how the WHO Member States are reshaping their health-care systems through the integration of digital health policies and tools. “Exploring the digital health landscape in the WHO European Region: digital health country profiles” details innovations in areas including telehealth, mobile health and Big Data, as well as digital health governance, electronic health records, patient portals and analytics. COVID-19 Lessons learned: WHO/Europe launches the first Pan-European Network for Disease ControlWHO/Europe today jointly launched the Pan-European Network for Disease Control (NDC) with the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The NDC will be hosted by UKHSA, with UKHSA Chief Executive Dame Jenny Harries as interim Chair of the Steering Group. Launch of WHO/Europe's first-ever mobile app on primary health care for children and adolescents: digitalized, evidence-based guidance at health professionals' fingertipsThe WHO Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety in Athens, Greece, will introduce the new WHO/Europe app for primary health care for children and adolescents on 29 April. This hybrid event will be hosted at the Ministry of Health of Greece. |
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