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Health-EU Newsletter
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Your gateway to trustworthy information on public health
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In this edition
- 10 October 2019
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Editorial
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EU-Health Award rewards initiatives that help young people get a healthy start in life
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European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis will present the EU Health Award on 17 October 2019 during the annual meeting of the Health Policy Platform in Brussels.
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Project in the Picture
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Joint Action on Nutrition and Physical Activity
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With 39 associated partners from 24 European countries and numerous collaborating stakeholders, this consortium provides the opportunity to share and analyse best practices to reduce childhood overweight and obesity.
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Key figures
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News from the EU
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Commissioner Andriukaitis urges cancer prevention through healthy lifestyles
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In what he called ‘probably his last speech’ at a European Parliament plenary debate in Strasbourg on 18 September 2019, the Commissioner said that he had lost three brothers to cancer and had vowed to make prevention and health promotion political priorities.
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Say no! Commission campaigns to stop violence against women
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Violence against Women is a brutal form of discrimination and a violation of women’s fundamental rights – and it happens all across the EU. The European Commission’s NON.NO.NEIN. campaign shows what the EU is doing about it and unites stakeholders in the fight.
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EURO Regional Meeting of Ministry of Health Focal Points for Violence and Injury Prevention held 1-2 October 2019
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Some 45 governmental representatives, also from the Commission, attended the event in Luxembourg to look at how best to prevent violence and injury, ranging from road accidents to self-harm and violence against women. Injury is the leading cause of death in the WHO European area.
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EU-Safety 2019 event takes place in Luxembourg 3 – 4 October 2019
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Organised by EuroSafe in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute of Health, this conference looked at research for enhancing the impact of safety strategies and actions.
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European Health Forum Gastein looks at the potential impact of disruption on health
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The theme of disruption – challenging the status-quo and transforming approaches – affects numerous areas of health: from how digitalization and artificial intelligence might influence the future of health care, to tackling misconceptions that block improved health equity.
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Real story of how an EU-led network of doctors helped a child with epilepsy wins prize at Cannes
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The Commission’s EU Protects campaign won two prizes at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards. The Silver Award went to the video about how a four-year old with a rare epilepsy condition was helped through the European Reference Networks – follow the happy tweets!
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Apply for membership in the European Reference Networks by 30 November 2019
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Healthcare providers in Europe may apply to join one of 24 different Networks focused on different health specialisations. Currently more than 950 clinical units hosted in 300 hospitals are members.
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Health services indicators updated and implemented with most recent data
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The European Core Health Indicators have been updated with new data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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1 in 8 deaths due to coronary heart disease, says Eurostat
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Over 609,000 deaths in the EU in 2016 were due to coronary diseases, including from heart attacks. The large majority - 90% - of these deaths occurred in people over the age of 65, and men were nearly twice as likely to die from coronary heart disease than women.
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Forthcoming events
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European Policy Platform annual meeting and EU Health Awards (Brussels, 17 October 2019)
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Registration has closed, but interested stakeholders are welcome to join via webstream!
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Blood, tissues and cells conference (Brussels, 28 October 2019)
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At this public event, the Commission will outline the findings of the Evaluation of the EU blood and tissues and cells legislation and give stakeholders an opportunity to discuss them. The conference will be web-streamed.
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European Antibiotic Awareness Day (18 November 2019)
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High-level conference: “Prudent use of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in Europe - are we doing enough?” (Stockholm, 18 November 2019)
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The conference, organised by the Commission and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, will include keynote speeches, a panel debate, and a public debate with stakeholders and citizens.
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EU Press Releases
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Commissioner Andriukaitis makes heartfelt statement for World Heart Day
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For World Heart Day, celebrated on 27 September 2019 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis gave a passionate statement, advocating healthy lifestyle choices to reduce risk factors.
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EU-UN Spotlight Initiative: at the forefront of ending violence against women and girls
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In the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, the EU and the UN hosted a high-level event on the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative on 26 September 2019, inviting everyone at all levels to join the movement and take action to end violence against women and girls.
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New publications
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WHO: Health Equity Status Report
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WHO's first-ever Health Equity Status Report reveals that health inequities in many of the 53 countries in the WHO European Region remain either the same or have worsened despite governments' attempts to address them.
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In the next issue
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