Hermans, L., Braekman, E., Drieskens, S. et al. 2022. Arch Public Health, 80, 155. Background The local Health Interview Study (LHIS) was developed to gain health information at the level of the municipality in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. It enables municipalities
In May 2023, over 3,000 public health professionals and researchers, policymakers, and students will convene in Rome, Italy, for the 17th World Congress on Public Health, a momentous event organised by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) in
10 May 2022 The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), and the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), the leading European and
25 February 2022 EUPHA unreservedly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by armed forces. As a public health organisation, it notes that the invasion poses important threats to health in the immediate future and the longer term: a) As set out
From European Public Health Conference Welcome to Berlin 2022 The 15th EPH Conference in Berlin will be the first EPH Conference since Marseille 2019 to take place live and in person from 9 – 12 November. The spectacular Hub27 venue provides
From European Public Health Conference The 14th European Public Health (EPH) Conference is held from 10 – 12 November 2021 as a virtual conference. The theme of the Conference ‘Public health futures in a changing world’ was never as relevant
In May 2021, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response (Independent Panel) presented its findings and recommendations for action to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure that future infectious disease outbreaks do not become catastrophic pandemics. This report
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On 30 June, World Federation of Public Health Associations held a webinar to bring together experts from different fields to showcase the value-based decision-making in vaccination by addressing the evidence needed to demonstrate the full value of vaccination. It also
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of public health leadership. Countries that had strong public health leadership were better able to design and implement rapid and effective responses that reduced the spread of infection, minimized the impact on lives
This webinar, chaired by Dr Michael Moore and Dr Marta Lomazzi, discussed facts versus misconceptions and disinformation concerning COVID-19 vaccines. It aimed to provide health professionals with the skills and tools to counter those false myths, perform effective advocacy with policy makers, and
