The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) welcomes the approval of the 2026 EU4Health Work Programme and the return of €1.8 ...

There was plenty of ambition in Ursula von der Leyen’s 2026 State of the Union address. Europe was presented as a continent under pressure, but also one determined to stand its ground and build a bloc ...

As we mark World Heart Day and the second day of Europe’s first-ever Screening Week, Europe is now set to have a common EU framework for cardiovascular health checks, with the Commission having ...

The foundations for both health and disease are laid early in life – through dietary habits, physical activity patterns, exposure to tobacco and alcohol, and time spent on screens. Early prevention is ...

In Kent and Medway, we have seen how it can work. Kent’s Positive Wellbeing programme, developed through the Interreg Connected Communities project, used community wardens as community connectors to ...

Imagine finishing an activity you enjoy: For us, Jaisalmer and Tom, it could be a dance class or choir practice, for other people it might be a walk in the park, a session at the gym, an afternoon ...

The EU Agri-Food Code was introduced as a flagship voluntary initiative under the Farm to Fork Strategy, with an ambition to mobilise food system actors and demonstrate measurable progress towards ...

Green social prescribing connects people with nature-based activities to improve health and wellbeing. As European countries increasingly prioritise youth mental health, nature-based interventions ...

I have always been a bit skeptical of an overly clinical approach to Arts and Health. There was a time when a proliferation of small clinical studies would show drops in cortisol levels after artistic ...

Social prescribing is gaining real traction across Europe, and that is worth celebrating. Through a trusted referral, it opens the door to a walk in the forest, a community garden, a choir — ...