This year, plastic pollution rightly takes centre stage on World Environment Day. The proliferation of plastics in our oceans ...

Therefore, public health should be central to the EU’s financial future. This means stepping up of EU investments in better ...

By Rose Gallagher, Professional lead Sustainability, Royal College of Nursing Nursing, as a profession, is critical to the ...

Dementia is one of the most pressing public health challenges facing Europe. Affecting over 9 million people in Europe, ...

The precautionary principle – which calls for preventive action in the face of scientific uncertainty – must be the guiding ...

Achieving deep reductions in farm antibiotics use will require widespread changes in animal husbandry practices towards higher animal welfare, argues a new paper written for EPHA. On 28 January 2022, ...

21 October 2020, Brussels – Air pollution costs the average European city resident €1,276 per year, according to the largest study of its kind. Though Bucharest in Romania tops the Europe chart for ...

Food environments shape what food we buy and eat. Food environments are the physical, economic, political and socio-cultural contexts in which people engage with the food system to make their ...

Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk in Europe, with the problem greatest in cities, according to the EEA.Particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ground-level ozone (O₃) ...

The magnitude of the health costs of diesel pollution is still hidden. Despite the media coverage the Dieselgate scandal has received, too few actions have been taken in Europe in order to rectify the ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to be a major global health concern, with the latest statistics showing nearly 200 000 deaths were associated with AMR in Europe in 2019 alone. It is ...

In recent years, the growing exposure of children and adolescents to digital screens has raised significant concerns about their physical and mental health. Reports and action plans, such as the ...