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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · 1d

🏥 The health sector is responsible for around 4.6% of global emissions.

🔆 How can healthcare facilities improve built environments for healthy & sustainable care?

In Vienna, one hospital is making changes to patient & staff wellbeing: youtu.be/kWsVrDUH524

#BuildForHealth #EUClimateHealthStrategy

Sustainable Healthcare Facilities (Austria) - Climate, health equity, and the built environment

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European Health Forum Gastein @gasteinforum.bsky.social · 8d

🎨🌿 The session on social, green, and arts prescriptions for health starts at 17:30 CET at #EHFG2025! Register now to watch live and learn how community interventions strengthen social ties, well-being, and sustainable healthcare: bit.ly/4n1g7v1

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · 8d

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Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 8d

🖼️ Today at 1730 CET: #SocialPrescribing session at European Health Forum Gastein @gasteinforum.bsky.social #EHFG2025

What if your next prescription wasn’t a pill, but a painting class, a community garden, or a walking group?

Organised by @eurohealthnet.bsky.social

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Social, green, and arts prescriptions for health

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Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 13d

‼️ Today's new report makes for grim reading:

There has been no progress on social #inequalities in health in the past decade in the EU, according to @eurohealthnet.bsky.social and CHAIN Centre for Health Equity Analytics

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Social inequalities in health in the EU - EuroHealthNet

EuroHealthNet-CHAIN report Social inequalities in health in the EU Are countries closing the health gap? Read summary report Read technical report […]

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · 20d

🌡 This summer, we saw record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather. Children are extremely vulnerable to #HeatWaves, so school buildings need to be healthy and climate-resilient.

🏫 We visited one school in Spain to learn how they are tackling the heat.

#BuildForHealth
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Heatwaves in Schools (Spain) - Climate, health equity, and the built environment

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · 29d

🚨 Climate-resilient buildings are part of much-needed action to address the emerging public health risks from the #ClimateCrisis.

EuroHealthNet is calling for an #EUClimateHealthStrategy to promote climate justice & protect the most vulnerable: eurohealthnet.eu/publication/...

An urgent call for an EU Strategy on Climate and Health - EuroHealthNet

The climate crisis demands swift action. An EU strategy to address the emerging public health risks is no longer an option; […]

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · 29d

This week is #BackToSchool!

Addressing climate change calls for climate-resilient buildings, including schools.

🏫In Alcorcón, Spain, teachers & students are working to mitigate impacts from heat waves for a sustainable & supportive school environment.

🎥 Watch and learn: youtu.be/qdY9_W1741k

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European Health Forum Gastein @gasteinforum.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎨🌿 Explore how community interventions - arts, green& social - can boost well-being & ease pressure on healthcare systems.

At #EHFG2025, the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being & @eurohealthnet.bsky.social will share strategies & success stories. bit.ly/3USOB77

Social, green, and arts prescriptions for health

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · Sep 1

Cardiovascular diseases—e.g. heart disease & stroke—are responsible for 1 in 3 deaths in the EU.

We welcome the European Commission's initiative for a strong Cardiovascular Health Plan, and we're ready to contribute to its success.

Read our vision➡️ eurohealthnet.eu/publication/...

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EuroHealthNet’s vision for improving cardiovascular health for all - EuroHealthNet

Contribution to the European Commission’s Cardiovascular Health Plan Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as ischaemic heart disease and stroke, remain the leading […]

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · Jul 23

🏖 With hotter summers, more people visit the coast to cool off. But climate change and pollution create a range of health risks.

The #BlueAdaptEU One Health Framework can guide policymakers on protecting human health and ecosystems.

👓 Read now! lnkd.in/eYduira8

Father and son walking on a beach. Title: Policy Brief

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Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · Jul 16

"Silenced by snobbery”: from facing eviction to influencing government policy, one person’s fight to expose structural inequality

Inspirational story of community action on #HealthInequalities #SocialInequalities #SocialJustice

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"Silenced by snobbery”: from facing eviction to influencing government policy, one person’s fight to expose structural inequality

Dominic juggles life as a single dad, community researcher, and author. He has faced eviction, food insecurity, and... Read More

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · Jul 9

The next EU long-term budget (#MFF 2027-2034) offers a historic opportunity to reframe public health and equity not as costs, but as an investment in Europe's future.

Check out our recommendations for a bold strategy that integrates health and wellbeing across all EU policies.

👉 lnkd.in/eHq77Jsf

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LISER - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research @liser.lu · Jun 26

🎉 Congrats to our #Health & #HealthSystems programme leader, Prof. Marc Suhrcke, on his election to the Executive Board of @eurohealthnet.bsky.social

💚We're proud to see his expertise contribute to shaping strategies that improve the #wellbeing for all in Europe.

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · Jun 24

Are you our new colleague?

We’re looking for a Policy Officer to join our Brussels team and support our core policy and advocacy work.

Does this sound like you or someone you know? Apply by 18 July.

More details: eurohealthnet.eu/vacancies/po...

#Vacancy #Policy #EU #Brussels #PublicHealth

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · Jun 11

❗Join us today at 14:00 CEST online for the EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar 2025: Climate change and health.

📅11 June 2025
🕘14:00–17:30 CEST
💻 Tune in on Webex: kurzlinks.de/61qj

#EuroHealthNetSeminar #HealthEquity #ClimateAction #PublicHealth

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Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) @ieep.eu · May 15

With GDP failing to reflect social and environmental wellbeing, we need to build a model that prioritises people and the planet 🌍

Read the article written by @antoine-oger.bsky.social with the #GreenEuropeanFoundation for @eurohealthnet.bsky.social 👇

“In the face of the triple planetary crises, hope lies in humanity’s creative capacity”

Examine the intersection of climate change, health, and the economy, and why a wellbeing economy is needed for future sustainability.

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Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · May 15

"In a #WellbeingEconomy, economic growth is not a goal in itself but rather a way to increase the wellbeing of people and the planet" - Editorial by @carocostongs.bsky.social, Director of EurohealthNet

EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · May 15

It’s out! 🎉Edition #25 of #EuroHealthNet #Magazine is here, and this time, we're asking: what if we measured what really mattered?

🔗 Check out this special edition on a #wellbeingeconomy, available online now: eurohealthnet-magazine.eu

#publichealth #HealthEquity #climatechange #Europe #EU

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · May 15

It’s out! 🎉Edition #25 of #EuroHealthNet #Magazine is here, and this time, we're asking: what if we measured what really mattered?

🔗 Check out this special edition on a #wellbeingeconomy, available online now: eurohealthnet-magazine.eu

#publichealth #HealthEquity #climatechange #Europe #EU

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Otto Kyyrönen @ottokyyronen.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you @eurohealthnet.bsky.social for publishing my piece in your magazine! Below is a summary:

Finland’s experience illustrates the dire consequences that the European Commission’s new fiscal framework can have in terms of both economic performance and social and health equity. 1/3

Time for a wellbeing economy, as Finnish economist urges EU to rethink growth and inequality

Explore the impact of the economy on social and health inequalities as revealed by Otto Kyyrönen's insights.

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · May 13

Every day our actions impact the planet: so how can we make sustainable choices available to all?

The #PSLifestyle policy briefs are designed with people in mind to help us make better & healthier choices on:
🛒 Food
🏘 Housing
💻 Purchases
🚗 Transport

Read more: pslifestyle.eu/policy-briefs

PSLifestyle project branding in yellow and black, with a photo of people walking in a park.

How can policymakers support people to live more sustainable?

Food
Housing
Purchases
Transport

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · May 12

This week's European Public Health Week. What events will you attend?

This Thursday at 10, join us for a webinar on the monitoring, design, implementation, and evaluation of local-level action on the root causes of health inequalities.

Info and registration➡️
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Webinar: Comprehensive approaches to address the root causes of health inequalities at the local level - EuroHealthNet

EuroHealthNet and EUPHA are organising a workshop as part of this year’s European Public Health Week (12-16 May), which has as […]

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · Apr 30

🌡️2024 was the warmest year on record. To explore how we can take action, join our Annual Seminar 2025: Climate change & health.

We'll present the health impacts of climate change, highlight the costs of inaction, and discuss key policies.

📅 11 June 2025
🔗 Register: eurohealthnet.eu//annual-semi...

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Torsten Bollweg @tbollweg.bsky.social · Mar 17

Introducing: our wonderful colleagues from the Schools4Health consortium.

Implementing best practice interventions for #healthynutrition, #physicalactivity, #mentalhealth in schools in Spain, Romania, Latvia, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia.

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EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social · Feb 27

New European Parliament interest group on health inequalities, prevention & risk factors launched, led by MEPs & supported by @eurohealthnet.bsky.social , #Eurocare & @ eupha.bsky.social. Keeping prevention & health equity at the heart of #EU #policymaking.

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New MEP Interest Group launched to drive action on health inequalities, prevention, and risk factors - EuroHealthNet

Public health champions gathered on Tuesday, 18 February, to discuss how to keep the focus on health promotion and disease prevention […]

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