Young people in care benefit from the psychological, emotional and social support gained via social media networks – according to new research from the University of East Anglia’s Centre for Research on the Child and Family (CRCF). Until now, the automatic assumption has been that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp only pose a […]
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People with long-term health problems are at higher risk of poverty, social exclusion, severe material deprivation and unemployment. The rising prevalence of chronic diseases coupled with economic uncertainty exacerbates the problem. Innovative strategies are needed to help people with chronic diseases to remain professionally active. In 2015, in response, the Commission co-funded the PATHWAYS Project
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International Women’s Day – an occasion that celebrates women’s achievements, from political to social, whilst continuing to call for gender equality and women’s rights – I would like to remind people of one key prerequisite for meeting our aspirations: health. The World Health Organisation defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social
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The EU Expert Group on Health Systems Performance Assessment (HSPA) has published its report “A new drive for primary care in Europe: rethinking the assessment tools and methodologies” to help policy makers and health practitioners to set objectives and measure progress towards improving primary care services for the benefit of patients. The report examines core aspects of
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The WHO European Region has the highest level of alcohol consumption in the world. However, the level of awareness of the link between alcohol consumption and increased risk of cancer remains low. World Cancer Day on 4 February 2018 was an opportunity to reinforce the important message that alcohol use is associated with an increased
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Santé Publique France and the DREES have published a summary of the 2017 report on French Population Health in English. Socio-territorial health inequalities are mapped by examining several morbidity and mortality indicators, and the social disadvantage index of different areas. Life expectancy in France is high compared to many Member States: 80.5 years for women
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A report by Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety: Elisa from Alessandria in Italy suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta. This rare genetic disease causes brittle bones and affects only one in 15 000 people. Elisa, aged 30, was diagnosed with the disease as a small child. “I couldn’t play like other children” she recalled,
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On 12–13 December 2017, a team of technical officers from WHO/Europe conducted a capacity-building workshop in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, on intersectoral planning on salt reduction. The workshop aimed to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of local public health practitioners to define priority interventions on salt reduction. According to the preliminary results of the National
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To truly understand the needs of adolescents, it is vital to listen to adolescents themselves. This was a central feature on the agenda of the first ever inter-country meeting and international conference addressing the mental health and well-being of adolescents living in central Asia, which took place on 17–20 January in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The meeting
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The benefits of using the arts for patients with long term conditions is well documented. Now we would like to give you the opportunity to have access to a toolkit with more than 400 activities to help you bring the arts into your role. Whether you’re a carer, a patient, health professional or you just
