March 2025

EUPHAnxt Newsletter

Dear EUPHAnxt subscribers,

Welcome to the first edition of the EUPHAnxt newsletter in 2025. Please scroll down to the EUPHAnxt team updates, as we have some very exciting news to share with you! This first newsletter of 2025 will provide an overview of the upcoming year, including EUPHAnxt events and other opportunities, the upcoming European Public Health Week and the European Public Health Conference (EPH).

For those of you who are new, EUPHAnxt is a unique network within EUPHA for students and young professionals, including early-career researchers and policymakers in the field of public health. EUPHAnxt is a free and open initiative that aims to inform and involve future generations in the European and multidisciplinary network of public health associations. Please note: this newsletter is distributed to our network on the first Monday of each month.

You are encouraged to share related opportunities and events with us, and we would be pleased to disseminate them to our network. EUPHAnxt is open to partnering with student organisations in Europe. If you are a part of an organisation that may be interested in joining forces, please contact us.

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Thanks for tuning in,

The EUPHAnxt team

• Charlotte Myers (Communication Manager)
• Domitilla Marconi (Talent Manager)
• Jinane Ghattas (Co-Coordinator)
• Patrícia Pita Ferreira (Co-Coordinator)
• Sophie Eicher (Outreach Manager)

Welcome our next EUPHAnxt Co-Coordinators

We are excited to introduce our two new coordinators for EUPHAnxt, who will be instrumental in guiding our initiatives and fostering collaboration within the network. Their diverse expertise and passion for public health will bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to our community. Please join us in welcoming Jinane Ghattas and Patrícia Pita Ferreira as they embark on this journey with us!

Jinane Ghattas is a scientist in the Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation (IME) team at the Cancer Centre of Sciensano, the Belgian Health Institute. Jinane is also a PhD student at the Institute of Health and Society (IRSS) and the Faculty of Public Health at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) and is investigating social inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes. She holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (Lebanese International University) and a master’s degree in public health, focusing on advanced statistical methods and health policy (UCLouvain).

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Patrícia Pita Ferreira is a medical doctor specialist in public health and a PhD candidate at the ELSA-NN Lab (University Medical Center in Groningen, the Netherlands). Her research centres on integrating ethical, legal, and social aspects (ELSA) in implementing Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, focusing on regulatory sandboxes as environments for innovation and testing. She has a Master’s in Public Health from the National School of Public Health (Lisbon) and postgraduate degrees in Information Management and Business Intelligence in Healthcare, Travel Medicine and Public Health Communication.

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Call for vacancies within EUPHAnxt

Open Call: Join the EUPHAnxt Team as Capacity Building Manager or Conference Manager!

Are you passionate about public health and eager to help shape the next generation of public health professionals in Europe? EUPHAnxt, the European Public Health Association’s network for students, young, early career researchers, policymakers and professionals in the field of public health, is looking for a Capacity-Building Manager and a Conference Manager to join our dynamic team! The age limit for both positions is no older than 30 years, and the positions are for a maximum of three years. Please note that all the work is done on a voluntary basis!

→ About the Role of Capacity-Building Manager

As Capacity-Building Manager, you will play a vital role in supporting the growth and development of EUPHAnxt by:

• Organizing Webinars and Events: Plan and host skill-building sessions, workshops, and networking events for EUPHAnxt members in collaboration with other members of the EUPHAnxt team.
• Strengthening Team Capacity: Facilitate activities that help the EUPHAnxt team grow and collaborate more effectively.

→ About the Role of Conference Manager:

As a Conference Manager, you will play a vital role in supporting the growth and development of EUPHAnxt by working closely with the Coordinators in planning and overlooking activities.

• One of the key activities of the Conference Manager is to coordinate the activities related to the annual European Public Health Conference, including the submission of workshop abstracts, as well as the organisation of the social event for EUPHAnxt members. For examples of the EUPHAnxt activities at the EPH conference, see the conference programme on ww.ephconference.eu

What We’re Looking For:

• A student, young or early-career professional with a background in public health or a related field.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for networking and capacity-building.
• Previous experience in project management is a plus but not required.

What You’ll Gain:

• The opportunity to work with an international team and make an impact on the future of public health in Europe.
• Valuable experience in leadership, networking, and capacity-building.
• It provides an excellent opportunity to expand your network under the auspices of EUPHAnxt.
• It will grant you visibility in the EUPHAnxt network and the chance to put your topic on the agenda of the EUPHAnxt tools.

How to Apply:

Interested? Send us your CV and a short motivation letter (max 350 words), stating the role you are applying for and explaining why you would be an excellent fit for it to info.euphanxt@eupha.org by 14 March.

Join us to empower young public health professionals and shape Europe’s healthier future!

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EUPHA Events and Opportunities

The EuroNet MRPH (European Network of Medical Residents in Public Health) is hosting an online session within their EuroTuesday series on engaging early career public health professionals. Our very own co-coordinator, Jinane, will moderate the session to explore how young public health experts can effectively contribute to evidence-based policymaking, navigate social inequalities in health outcomes, and leverage advanced methodologies to drive impactful change. Register here.

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Midterm Conferences and Summer schools

Midterm conference: Responding to challenges in health and care workforce: innovative research, policies and practices
March 20-21 2025, Budapest, Hungary

• Organised by: EUPHA Health and care workforce section
• Click here for more information and registration.

Institutionalising HIA in Europe for better supporting decision-making processes
June 3-4 2025, Madrid, Spain

• Organised by: EUPHA Health impact assessment section
• More information to follow

International Symposium: Society, Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention: Time for a Paradigm Shift
June 5-6 2025, Pozzilli, Isernia, Molise Region, Italy

• Organised by: Neuromed, Federico II University, Naples, Italy, EUPHA Chronic diseases section, Western University Canada.
• Click here  for more information.

First European Public Health Economics conference
June 26-27 2025, Palermo, Italy

• Organised by: EUPHA Public health economics section co-organised with the Società Italiana d’Igiene, Medicina Preventiva e Sanità Pubblica (SiTi), the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) and the BEST-COST project.
• Read more here.

2nd World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health
September 2-5 2025, Lisbon, Portugal

• Organised by: The Global Society on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health.
• Click here for more information.

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The European Public Health Week (EUPHW) aims to raise awareness about public health and promote collaboration among the public health community in Europe. EUPHW is an annual initiative organised and coordinated by EUPHA. It began in 2019 and keeps growing. Read more about the past editions. The seventh EUPHW will take place between 12 – 16 May 2025. Do not miss the last day of the EUPHW, dedicated to the next generation in public health – students, young and early career professionals!

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The 18^th EPH Conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from 11 – 14 November 2025. Pre-conferences are scheduled for Tuesday, 11 November, followed by the main conference from 12 – 14 November. The theme for 2025 is: “Investing for Sustainable Health and Well-Being.” Learn more about the conference theme here. The abstract submission is now open and registration opens on 1 April 2025.

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Reflections on the First Edition of the EUPHAnxt Mentoring Programme

We recently concluded the first edition of the mentoring programme, and we’re excited to share some of the experiences of our mentees. The second blog post was written by Trishnika Chakraborty, who had a valuable experience working with her mentor, Dr Petru Sandu (National Institute of Public Health – Regional Public Health Center in Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Department of Public Health, University Babe -Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania). Click here to read the blog post.

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Other Opportunities

Do you aspire to be a highly informed, critically thinking, skilled global leader working in the health and social care sector? Complete the MSc in Health Policy & Management at Trinity College Dublin to develop the knowledge, expertise and professional skills in health policy and management. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of 30 June 2025.

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The University of Malta is seeking a motivated postdoctoral researcher to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, focusing on chronic disease epidemiology. This is an exciting opportunity to engage in ongoing research projects exploring the burden of cardiometabolic diseases, multimorbidity, and health systems challenges from a small island perspective. Applications are due 19 March 2025. For inquiries and submissions, please contact Dr. Sarah Cuschieri at sarah.cuschieri@um.edu

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The national conference of UK Registrars (residents) in Public Health will take place on the 23rd of May at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) in Glasgow, Scotland. Online registrations are open to anyone working in Public Health. However, some places are available for international Residents in Public Health to attend in person. Learn more here.

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Resources

Interesting reads of the month

How can we engage the public health community in innovative solutions to public health challenges?

Monica-Georgiana Brînzac, Jinane Ghattas, Charlotte Myers, Domitilla Marconi

and Sophie Christine Eicher

Journal of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Volume 30, Number 3, 2024

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Migration and infectious disease risk: knowledge and perception among university students in two European countries

Domitilla Marconi et al.

Annali di Igiene : Medicina Preventiva e di Comunità. Volume

Volume 37, Issue 2, 2025

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Are you a young researcher with published work relevant to public health? Please share your work and we will be more than glad to showcase it in our next newsletter!

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