The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on people’s mental health. Some groups, including health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone, and those with pre-existing mental health conditions, have been particularly affected. And services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders have been significantly disrupted. Yet there […]

27th September to 1st October 2012, online. The European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) is pleased to share with you the Programme of the EHFG 2021 and extend a warm invitation to register for this year’s digital conference taking place from 27 September to 1 October 2021.  Registration is open, you can find more information, including registration fees, […]

09th September 2021, online. The conference is co-organised by the European Commission, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health Care and Consumer Protection and the European Health Forum Gastein and will be streamed online with live panel discussions hosted at the House of the European Union in Vienna. Save […]

Podcast by: European Health Union Now Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union (EU) has often received criticism for not having reacted strongly enough and for not taking more leadership in coordinating the response. On the other hand, the pioneering efforts around the negotiations and the purchasing […]

European partnership for improving health, equity and wellbeing. EuroHealthNet is the Partnership of Public Health bodies building a healthier future for all by addressing the determinants of health and reducing inequalities. Our focus is on preventing disease and promoting good health by looking within and beyond the health care system.  […]

17th to 21st May, 2021, online. The European Public Health Week (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 […]

This chapter describes the health status of EU citizens, including trends in life expectancy, the main causes of death, health inequalities, the occurrence of communicable and chronic diseases, and mental health issues. It shows modifiable risk factors to health, including smoking, alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, unhealthy nutrition, lack of physical […]

by appointment, online. Are you curious about what the UN is doing to make a better world? Would you like to find out more about how the UN made its home in Vienna, one of the four global UN headquarters? Are you an engaged citizen wondering how we can achieve […]

This chapter reviews the health and welfare impacts of air pollution in Europe. Although air pollution has decreased in most European countries over the past two decades, it remains above WHO guidelines in most countries, particularly in some large Central and Eastern European cities. This has serious consequences on people’s […]

4th February 2021, worldwide. World Cancer Day every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Our story and the progress By raising worldwide awareness, improving education and catalysing personal, collective and government action, we’re working together to reimagine a world where […]