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Reminder for the International conference on HIA

Institutionalising HIA in Europe for better supporting decision-making processes
at the Spanish Ministry of Health, 3-4 June 2025

The EUPHA-HIA section is delighted to invite you to register for the conference on Institutionalising Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in Europe for better supporting decision-making processes, scheduled for 3 and 4 of June 2025 at the headquarters of the Spanish Ministry of Health, at Paseo del Prado 18 – 20, Madrid 28014.

This event is co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Commission, with support of the Spanish Ministry of Health. It aims to foster knowledge, good practices exchange and policy dialogue between public health officers, urban panners and environmental consultants, researchers and policymakers across Europe and beyond for improving an effective and useful institutionalisation of HIA in Europe. Other topics that will be address are related to

There will also be space to discuss the role of HIA in improving urban health, its interaction with other forms of impact such as environmental impact or equity, the approach to capacity building in HIA, and potential methodologies that could be applied for characterizing health and equity impacts.

Full information (program and registration process) available here

Deadline for registration: 7 May

Opportunities for training on quantification of health impacts

The European Burden of Disease Network, collaborator of EUPHA-HIA section, is happy to announce the second edition of its Summer School program! Like last year, we are offering three courses designed to help you sharpen your skills in burden of disease assessment. Each course lasts three days and will take place in Ghent, Belgium. For more information about the Summer Schools, please visit the webpage here. 

This is the programme for 2025:

16 – 18 July
General concepts of burden of disease
An introduction to the concept of burden of disease and the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY), with a focus on the calculation of Disability Weights, Years Lived with Disability (YLDs), and Years of Life Lost (YLLs)

30 July – 1 August
Burden of risk factors
An introduction to and applications of comparative risk assessment for calculating the burden of disease associated with risk factors such as obesity or air pollution

27 – 29 August
Burden of infectious diseases
An introduction to burden of disease with specific applications for infectious diseases, including cases such as COVID-19 or salmonellosis

18th European Public Health Conference 2025, Helsinki, Finland

Theme: Investing for sustainable health and well-being
Main conference 12 – 14 November 2025. Pre-conferences 11 November 2025

From the HIA section we encourage also to participate in this important event sending your abstracts. Deadline 1 May.

From the presidency we are working in promoting several workshops in collaboration with several other sections, but we are also open to help you in promoting any idea of a workshop you have. Do not hesitate to contact us or members of the Sterring Committee. 

Piedad Martín-Olmedo and Odile Mekel
piedad.martin.easp@juntadeandalucia.es







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