EUPHA - European Public Health Association

The urgency of investing in public health Investing in health and well-being is not a cost — it’s the foundation of resilient, sustainable societies. As Europe faces misinformation, climate pressures, conflict, and inequality, the case for early, strategic investment in public health has never been clearer. This month’s EUPHA newsletter explores how our community is advancing this agenda — from the upcoming European Public Health Conference in Helsinki to new collaborations, research, and calls for input. Highlights include: 🔷 The Helsinki Statement on investing in health and well-being 🔷 Upcoming Section webinars on chronic disease prevention 🔷 New institutional members and research opportunities A healthier future depends on the choices we make today. Let’s invest in public health — together. #EUPHA #PublicHealth #EPH2025 #HealthInvestment #Prevention #EUHealth

Investing in the people behind resilient health systems   At the 75th WHO Regional Committee for Europe, EUPHA President Tit Albreht delivered a statement on behalf of EUPHA and co-signatories NSA, welcoming the new European Programme of Work (EPW2): “United Action for Better Health.”   We strongly support the renewed focus on health as a foundation for Europe’s resilience, peace, and prosperity — and emphasise that resilience begins with people.   Across Europe, skilled and dedicated professionals in prevention, research, education, and community health form the living infrastructure of preparedness and prevention. Their knowledge, integrity, and connection to communities sustain the trust that underpins every effective public health response.   We call for: 🔹 Stronger investment in training, continuous learning, and representation of the public health workforce at all levels of governance 🔹 A learning system for public health — one that evolves through capacity-building, exchange, and shared standards 🔹 Competencies in communication, ethics, leadership, and information literacy to meet the challenges of the infodemic and digital transformation   EUPHA stands ready to work alongside WHO Regional Office for Europe and Member States to build inclusive, interconnected learning ecosystems — combining the excellence of academia, the reach of community networks, and the experience of practitioners. We are committed to building a Europe where health is not only protected but actively promoted — through partnership, trust, and solidarity.   📄 Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/er2rbRpK Co-signed by:  The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region - ASPHER, EFNNMA (European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations), European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations (EFA), European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC), HOPE - European Hospital and Healthcare Federation, ENSP - European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), European Respiratory Society, EuroHealthNet, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), IPSF - International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation – European Regional Office (IPSF), WFSA (World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists) #RC75 #EUPHA #CivilSociety #PublicHealthWorkforce #EPW2 #UnitedActionForBetterHealth #WHOEurope #HealthResilience #LifelongLearning #Partnerships #Misinformation

Our President, Tit Albreht, shares powerful updates on building Europe’s network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres. This initiative connects 31 countries to strengthen cancer care, research, and training across the continent. A major step forward for the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. 💪

🌍 Heading to Helsinki for the EPH Conference next month? Don’t miss the chance to connect with the EUPHA Sections. Our 29 thematic Sections are leading conversations across the Conference — and you’ll see them in action at plenary debates, pre-conferences, round tables, workshops, Pecha Kucha presentations, skill-building seminars, and Join the Network meetings. Whether your focus is chronic diseases, public health economics, health literacy, public mental health — or any of the many other areas of expertise — the Sections are your gateway to connect with peers, share knowledge, and shape the future of public health. 📅 Explore the programme, find your topic, and get involved https://lnkd.in/dyqH6vUb 👉 Find out more about EUPHA Sections https://lnkd.in/ef6F5nfM #EPH2025 #EUPHAatEPH2025 #EPHConference #PublicHealth #Networking #HealthForAll #EUPHASections #PublicHealthEurope #Collaboration #KnowledgeExchange

📢 EUPHAnxt is recruiting! Are you an early-career public health professional eager to build skills, grow your network, and shape the future of public health in Europe? Two voluntary roles are now open: Capacity Building Manager and Communication Manager. 🕒 Age limit: 30 years 📝 Mandate: up to 3 years 📅 Deadline: 31 October Joining the EUPHAnxt team means working with passionate peers across Europe, gaining leadership experience, and amplifying your voice in the public health community. 📧 Interested? Send your CV and a short motivation letter (max. 1 page) to [email protected] — and make sure to state which role you’re applying for. 💡 Want to learn more about EUPHAnxt and what they do? https://lnkd.in/ezEdeEQr #EUPHA #EUPHAnxt #PublicHealth #YoungProfessionals #Leadership #Networking #CapacityBuilding #Communication #PublicHealthEurope

🎉 EPH 2025 is officially at capacity We’re delighted to share that registration for the European Public Health Conference 2025 is now closed. With 3,000 delegates joining us in Helsinki next month, this year’s event promises to be a vibrant gathering of the European public health community. Thank you to everyone who registered — we can’t wait to welcome you to Europe’s biggest public health gathering. 👉 Registration for pre-conferences only remains open. These smaller, focused sessions offer an excellent opportunity to dive deeper into key public health topics and connect with peers. Fine out more: https://lnkd.in/e9vwxsWK #EPH2025 #PublicHealth #EUPHA #EPHConference #Helsinki #HealthForAll #PublicHealthEurope EUPHA - European Public Health Association, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sosiaalilääketieteen yhdistys ry, EUPHAnxt, Iveta Nagyova, Tit Albreht, Charlotte Marchandise, Jennie Elzinga

🌍 EUPHA at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2025 Health begins where people live, learn, and grow. This week was a strong reminder that science, policy, and local action must work hand in hand. EUPHA participated in two key sessions: 🏙️ With JOGG, in “Shaping a Healthy Generation in a Healthy City Together,” we saw how municipalities, regions, and national governments — from the Netherlands to Spain, Turkey, and Greece — can co-invest in prevention and create healthier environments for children and youth. 🏛️ With EUREGHA - European Regional and Local Health Authorities, at the Committee of the Regions, we explored “Where it Matters: Investing in Regions to Shape the Future of Health in Europe.” The discussion showed how aligning Cohesion Policy, EU4Health, Interreg, and Horizon Europe can drive transformation, reduce inequalities, and empower regions and cities to lead on health. 💬 EUPHA’s key message: Health is under attack, funding is fragmented, and prevention is undervalued — yet we have the science, tools, and partners to act. We called for new mechanisms connecting science, regions, and cities, making health, equity, and prevention true European common goods. Main takeaways: ✅ Health requires whole-of-government and whole-of-society mechanisms — bridging DGs and funding instruments to overcome fragmentation. ✅ Regions and cities are where health happens. This is also the theme for our EPH 2025 Conference on the Economy of Well-being. We know that €1 invested in prevention saves up to €14 in health care, but the savings often benefit national systems while the investments come from local budgets. We need mechanisms that recognise and rebalance this. ✅ Scale up what works — like @Utrecht Region’s health indicators — and create local observatories on health and equity as European commons. These should draw on science, inform policies, and monitor impact, because cooperation and data-sharing are key to resilience. As we look ahead, EUPHA will continue building bridges with EUREGHA, JOGG, and WHO Regional Office for Europe, especially through the Healthy Cities and Regions for Health networks — on the road to EPH Conference 2026 in Bilbao, where urban health will take centre stage. #EURegionsWeek #EUPHA #EUREGHA #JOGG #EUHealthUnion #HealthyCities #UrbanHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #Prevention #HealthInAllPolicies #EWRC2025

⏳ Deadline tomorrow! Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join the third edition of the EUPHAnxt Mentoring Programme — connecting early-career public health professionals with experienced mentors from across Europe. This unique initiative offers tailored guidance, professional growth and the chance to build strong networks in the public health community. 📅 Deadline: Friday, 17 October, 23:59 CET 🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eykqhXSN 👉 Learn more about the programme and hear from past mentees: https://lnkd.in/eVi4ayew #EUPHA #EUPHAnxt #MentoringProgramme #PublicHealth #EarlyCareer #Mentorship #PublicHealthEurope

We’re delighted to welcome Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria, as a new institutional member of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA)! Founded in 1974, Medical University – Pleven is one of Bulgaria’s leading medical institutions, committed to advancing education, research and innovation in health and medicine. The university has a strong focus on innovation in medicine, public health and pharmacy and plays a key role in training future generations of health professionals. By joining EUPHA, Medical University – Pleven becomes part of a vibrant network of public health professionals, institutions and researchers across Europe, working together to improve health and well-being for all. A warm welcome to the MU–Pleven team — we look forward to working with you and amplifying your contributions to the European public health community. 🤝 👉 Become part of our network and help shape the future of public health in Europe: https://lnkd.in/eXTnVYX7 #PublicHealth #EUPHA #Welcome #Membership #Europe #Collaboration #HealthPromotion #Research #Networking #PublicHealthCommunity

🤝 Facts alone won’t win trust. At #EPH2025, our plenary on Public health in the era of misinformation and disinformation will shine a light on a deeper crisis: the erosion of trust, funding, and democratic support for public health. This interactive session won’t just talk about misinformation — it will invite participants to reflect on their own communication habits, biases, and the ways trust is built or lost. Through live Slido engagement, we’ll collectively explore how political, structural, and algorithmic forces shape public perception — and what we can do about it. 📢 Why it matters Misinformation isn’t just a communications problem. It weakens crisis preparedness, fuels polarisation, and undermines evidence-informed policymaking. To meet these challenges, public health needs more than data — it needs a new narrative. This plenary is a call to move from defense to empowerment — to reclaim the public-health narrative together. 👉 Attending EPH Conference? We hope to see you there and to shape this conversation with you. #PublicHealth #HealthLiteracy #Misinformation #HealthCommunication #TrustInHealth #HealthPolicy