Child and Adolescent Public Health

Supporting public health efforts in Europe to help children and adolescents achieve the best possible health

Our mission and focus areas

The Child and Adolescent Public Health Section aims to support public health efforts in Europe to help children and adolescents achieve the best possible health. The Section covers priority themes including preconception and pregnancy, health literacy of parental skills, postnatal care, access to urgent care and preventive care, and vaccine uptake.

By joining this Section, you can exchange knowledge with researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the field of child and adolescent public health. You don’t need to be a EUPHA Member to join a Section.

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Key topics

First 1000 days

  • Preconception and pregnancy
  • Health literacy of parental skills, postnatal care
  • Access to urgent care and preventive care, vaccine uptake

Meet our team

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Prof. Sonia Saxena

President

Imperial College London Child Health Unit, School of Public Health, United Kingdom

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Prof. Julia Dratva

Vice-President

University of Basel, ZHAW School of health professions Institute of health sciences, Switzerland

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