Newsletter No 01 – February 2021

Update on the 2021 European Public Health Conference

After the decision to go fully virtual, the EUPHA Executive Council and EPH Conference Executive Board decided to change the main theme to: The futures of public health: policy, practice, people. The programme is also being reorganised. Following last year’s example, the decision was made to make all sessions 60 minutes, as this allows better coordination within the programme. 

This means that workshops can only be submitted for 60 minutes. The topics for abstract and workshop submission are the following: 

1. The futures of public health: policy, practice, people
2. COVID-19 pandemic: the aftermath
3. Public health policy and communication for public health
4. Public health workforce, practice and training
5. Digital health
6. Chronic diseases
7. Climate change and health / Environment / Urban health
8. Epidemiology
9. Ethics and Law
10. European and global health
11. Food, nutrition and diet: from farm to fork
12. Health promotion and healthy behaviour
13. Health assessments: impact, technology
14. Health at work, Social security and social welfare
15. Health care services and systems
16. Infectious diseases, preparedness and vaccines
17. Injury prevention / Genomics
18. Maternal, child and adolescent public health
19. Mental health
20. Migration, LGBTI and minorities health
21. Public health monitoring, reporting and foresight
22. Other public health issues

Abstract submission will open on 1 February until the 1st of May 2021 (see https://ephconference.eu/abstract-submission-10 for more details).

Information: Horizon 2020 Green Deal

EUPHA is expressing interest to partner up for Health and Climate Funding under #GreenDeal@EU_H2020 in following calls:

European capacities for citizen deliberation and participation for the Green Deal

Enabling citizens to act on climate change, for sustainable development and environmental protection through education, citizen science, observation initiatives, and civic engagement

Behavioural, social and cultural change for the Green Deal

Information: European Climate Pact – Climate Pact initiative

Climate Pact prioritises actions focused on four areas that offer immediate benefits not only for the climate and the environment, but also for the health and wellbeing of citizens:The Pact will expand over time to other areas, such as sustainable consumption and production, the quality of soils, healthy food and sustainable diets, oceans, rural and coastal areas and others.

https://europa.eu/climate-pact/index_fr

European Climate Pact and Count Us In campaign launch partnership to mobilise EU citizens for climate change

The European Climate Pact is joining forces with the global Count Us In campaign to mobilise people across the EU to take action for the climate

https://europa.eu/climate-pact/ambassadors_fr

https://europa.eu/climate-pact/ambassadors/meet-our-ambassadors/marija-jevtic_en

https://europa.eu/climate-pact/events/satellite-event-climate-change-importance-health-and-quality-life-through-climate-pact_en

Equal-Life Project

The Equal-Life Project studies the impact of various exposures and settings on children’s health and development. For more information see: https://www.equal-life.eu/en. Of special interest is the impact of combinations of exposures, so the total package of factors to which we all are exposed to in our daily life. This includes the air we breathe, the noise we hear, the food we take and the social factors and our lifestyle, to name only a few; but  also the good influences like green spaces that surround us. Click on this link to enter the survey. https://inches.limequery.com/5?lang=en We are looking forward to your answers before 28th February 2021. For any questions you may contact us by using the following email address: info@inchesnetwork.net .

Contact: Peter van den Hazel, MD, PhD, MPH (For the Equal-Life project)

Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma: Digital Launch of Recommendations ‘Growing up with Allergy and Asthma’  

The European Allergy & Asthma Youth Parliament launched the recommendations “Growing up with Allergy and Asthma – How EU policymakers can support young allergy and asthma patients live better lives”.
EUPHA welcomes the recommendations to improve the quality of life of young allergy and asthma patients. Involving young patients in policy debates is a crucial part of integrative care. But as a first step, healthy environments need to be ensured for young people and in particular for those suffering from allergy and asthma. EUPHA (and Environment and Health Section) underlines the importance of environmental issues in the burden of chronic diseases and especially asthma and allergy. EU Green Deal is our roadmap for better health of young citizens through actions in improving quality of life, climate change mitigation, food and nutrition policies and regulations of chemicals products, and strengthening all important prevention actions.
https://www.efanet.org/component/civicrm/

Follow us on twitter

We are pleased to announce that our Section has a twitter account. Follow us @EUPHA_ENV to be up-to-date with news and announcement of the Section.

You can retweet one of our news on the search for Horizon2020 partnership 

https://twitter.com/EUPHA_ENV/status/1359061055259951104?s=20

https://twitter.com/EUPHA_ENV/status/1359088851717926914?s=20

Upcoming Conference

 ISEE 2021 Conference, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, August 23-26, 2021

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The European Public Health Week

Joining forces for healthier populations – https://eupha.org/EUPHW   

(EUPHW) aims to:

• Make the case for public health and a more inclusive society across Europe
• Raise awareness and amplify existing messages on five specific public health themes, in line with key organisations at European level
• Create trust and innovative ways of collaboration among all professionals contributing to public health at local, national, regional and European level.

The themes for the 2021 edition are:

Monday 17 May: Communicating science and health

Tuesday 18 May: New challenges in mental health

Wednesday 19 May: Your local community

Thursday 20 May: All for one health

Friday 21 May: Leaving no one behind

Information about call for Public Consultation:

European Commission launched a Public Consultation called ‘EU Action Plan Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil ‘

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12588-EU-Action-Plan-Towards-a-Zero-Pollution-Ambition-for-air-water-and-soil

Information and invitation: Special Issue “Sustainable Built Environment Management and Urban Public Health Outcomes”

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Built_Environment_Urban_Public_Health

This Special Issue entitled “Sustainable Built Environment Management and Urban Public Health Outcomes” aims to bridge the knowledge from public health experts to designers (architects and urban planners), or from policy-makers to local health agencies, and vice-versa, addressing the capabilities of the built environment to promote and protect health and well-being, and to boost actions and policies aimed to transform our cities into healthier and “salutogenic” living environments.

 You are invited to give a contribution to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Andrea Rebecchi (andrea.rebecchi@polimi.it)
Prof. Dr. Marija Jevtic (marija.jevtic@uns.ac.rs)
Guest Editors

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Stay healthy and environmentally friendly,

Dr Vlatka Matkovic, secretary                                                                      Prof. dr Marija Jevtic, president

Dr Peter van den Hazel, vice president

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