Section Council

The EUPHA Section Council represents the interests and common concerns of all sections; facilitates relations between the Sections and other relevant bodies of the association; makes recommendations to the annual conference programme; and coordinates and develops EUPHA statements.

 

Chair of the Section Council

Prof Alastair Leyland

Child and Adolescent Public Health

Prof. Sonia Saxena – President
Prof. Julia Dratva – Vice-President

Chronic Diseases

Prof. Saverio Stranges – President

Dr. Sarah Cuschieri  – Vice-President

Prof. Julian Mamo – Vice-President

Digital Health and AI

Prof. Anna Odone – President

Dr. Stefan Buttigieg – Vice-President

Environment and Health

Prof. Marija Jevtic – President

Dr. Peter van den Hazel – Vice-President

Ethics in Public Health

Dr. Farhang Tahzib – President

Prof. Peter Schröder-Bäck – Vice-President

Food and Nutrition

Prof. Giuseppe Grosso – President

Prof. Mary Rose Sweeney – Vice-President

Dr. Marialaura Bonaccio – Vice-President

Foresight

Dr. Henk Hilderink – President

Prof. Ana Vieira – Vice-President

Global Health

Dr. Elena Petelos – President

Dr. Greg Williams – Vice-President

Ms. Tina D Purnat – Vice-President

Health Impact Assessment

Prof. Piedad Martin-Olmedo – President

Dr. Odile Mekel – Vice-President

Health Literacy

Prof. Orkan Okan – President

Dr. Catherine Jenkins – Vice-President

Health Promotion

Dr. Eric Breton – President

Ms. Camila Picchio – Vice-President

Health Services Research

Dr. Johan Hansen – President

Dr. Lorena Dini – Vice-President

Health Technology Assessment

Prof. Chiara de Waure – President

Dr. Elena Petelos – Vice-President

Health and Care Workforce

Dr. Marius-Ionut Ungureanu – President

Dr. Michelle Falkenbach – Vice-President

Prof. Tiago Correia – Vice-President

Healthy Ageing

Prof. Zoltan Ungvari – President

Prof. Róza Ádány – Vice-President

Dr. Yongjie Yon – Vice-President

Infectious Diseases Control

Prof. Maria Ganczak – President

Prof. Anna Odone – Vice-President

Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

Dr. Maria Papadakaki – President

Dr. Johan Lund – Vice-President

Prof. Birute Strukcinskiene – Vice-President

Law and Public Health

Ms. Dimitra Lingri – President

Dr. Elena Petelos – Vice-President

Dr. Farhang Tahzib – Vice-President

Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health

Prof. Sonia Dias – President

Prof. Esperanza Diaz – Vice-President

Mr. Jozef Bartovic – Vice-President

Oral Health

Dr. Paula Vassallo – President

Ms. Huda Yusuf – Vice-President

Public Health Economics

Prof. João Vasco Santos – President

Dr. Vanessa Gorasso – Vice-President

Public Health Epidemiology

Dr. Angelo Pezzullo – President

Prof. Hynek Pikhart – Vice-President

Dr. Georgios Nikolopoulos – Vice-President

Public Health Genomics

Dr. Roberta Pastorino – President

Dr. Péter Pikó – Vice-President

Dr. Francesco Gianfagna – Vice-President

Public Health Monitoring and Reporting

Dr. Hanna Tolonen – President

Dr. Nienke Schutte – Vice-President

Ms. Heidi Lyshol – Vice-President

Public Health Policy and Politics

Dr. Sofia Ribeiro – President

Mx. Rana Orhan Pees – Vice-President

Public Mental Health

Prof. Jutta Lindert – President

Prof. Johan Bilsen – Vice-President

Sexual and Gender Minority Health

Dr. Arjan van der Star – President

Dr. Lovro Markovic – Vice-President

Social Security, Work and Health

Prof. Ute Bültmann – President

Dr. Emilie Friberg – Vice-President

Urban Public Health

Mr. Manuel Franco – President

Dr. Catherine Pérez – Vice-President

Disease Control and Prevention
The Disease Control and Prevention pillar brings together Sections working to prevent illness, reduce health burdens and promote well-being through evidence-based approaches. Their focus spans physical and mental health, chronic and infectious diseases, oral health, and injury prevention.
Population and Equity in Health
The Population and Equity in Health pillar brings together Sections that focus on the social, structural and environmental factors shaping health outcomes. Together, they work to advance equity, inclusion and well-being across diverse populations and throughout the life course.
Public Health Policy Systems
The Public Health Policy Systems pillar unites Sections examining how policies, legal frameworks, ethics, and economics shape public health outcomes. Together, they focus on strengthening governance, promoting accountability, and advancing fair, effective health systems across Europe.
Evidence, Intelligence and Innovation
The Evidence, Intelligence and Innovation pillar brings together Sections advancing the tools, data and methods that underpin effective public health action. From epidemiology and genomics to digital health and foresight, this pillar drives innovation and evidence-based decision-making across the field.
Public Health Workforce and Services
The Public Health Workforce and Services pillar focuses on strengthening the people and systems that deliver public health. These Sections work to improve workforce capacity, service delivery, health literacy and promotion, ensuring that public health reaches and serves all communities effectively.
Environment, Sustainability and Global Health
The Environment, Sustainability and Global Health pillar brings together Sections addressing the interconnected challenges of planetary and population health. Their work focuses on environmental risks, food systems, and global collaboration to promote a healthier, more sustainable future.
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