EU Prize awards excellence in health journalism for the 4th time
By Helmut Brand, Professor of European Public Health, member of the EU Jury for the EU Health Prize for Journalists 2012, President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in European Region (ASPHER) and President of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG)
Similar to ASPHER, which is dedicated to improving public health professionals' education and training, the EU Health Prize for Journalists also contributes to public health literacy and promotes awareness of the current situation in European healthcare systems by giving us an inside look at the health of Europe.
The EU Health Prize for Journalists aims at reaching the general public with concrete examples of public health issues illustrating clearly what the EU can do for health. By participating in this prize, not only are journalists' reputations enhanced, but also interesting topics are
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Preventing depression and improving awareness through networking in the EU (PREDI-NU)
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Promotion of young people's mental health through technology-enhanced personalisation of care (PRO-YOUTH)
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Vigilance and Surveillance of Substances of Human Origin (SOHO V and S)
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CRC Screening (CRCS)
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In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, the plan is to highlight the importance of clean air and to focus on actions to improve air quality.
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Results of the Public Consultation on the Health Technology Assessment Network 2012 are now available.
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A new round of invitations for commitment has been launched. Deadline 28 February 2013.
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Some fragrance ingredients can produce skin irritations. Can a safe limit amount of allergens be set for allergenic ingredients in cosmetic products?
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The focus in 2013 will be on combating damaging myths and misconceptions about cancer.
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The findings of the Asthma and ORMDL3 project could change our understanding of childhood asthma, a potentially fatal condition which affects over 30 million children and adults in Europe.
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Reporting from across Europe
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Health 2015 is a long-term health policy programme to improve health, allowing people to lead longer active lives and reducing health differentials between population groups.
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This programme will reduce the number of new patients and increase survival rates by improving oncology health services on all levels from prevention to care to rehabilitation of patients.
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The Federal Centre for Health Education starts its annual public information organ donations tour actively encouraging citizens to become donors.
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Forthcoming events
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The conference will showcase best practice from across Europe relating to a wide range of Healthy Stadia initiatives, focussing on the health and societal benefits of using sports stadia to promote health.
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Organised by the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), the conference has as its theme: Universal approach to cardiovascular prevention and implementation.
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New publications
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Published by the World Health Organization, this study was commissioned to provide the evidence base for the new European health policy, Health 2020.
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The booklet presents this year's finalists and their articles on the general topics and the special prize on smoking cessation.
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In 2010, a new enhanced surveillance system for invasive pneumococcal disease was established in the EU. This report from ECDC describes the results of the first year of data.
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The publication explains how OECD policy makers inform public and private stakeholders and citizens on how to address demands for more and better quality health care.
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EU Press Releases
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The winners of the fourth EU Health Prize for Journalists were announced by Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, at an award ceremony in Brussels on 29 January 2013.
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