European Public Health Association – EUPHA

And the future of public health in Europe

Marieke van der Waal

Dineke Zeegers Paget

Content:1. EUPHA in general2. Our tools

1. European Journal of Public Health2. EUPHA conferences3. EUPHA sections4. Statements and reports

3. EUPHA and the future of public health in Europe

1. EUPHA in general

• EUPHA in short• Founded in 1992 • Umbrella organisation for public health associations

in Europe• 48 Member associations from 39 countries• More than 10’000 Public Health Experts• Multidisciplinary approach to public health

1. EUPHA in general: objectives

• To promote and strengthen public health research and practice in Europe

• To improve communication between policymakers, researchers and practitioners

• To provide a platform for the exchange of information, experience and research

• To encourage and promote effective European joint research and other activities in the field of public health research and health services research in Europe

2. EUPHA tools

1. European Journal of Public Health

2. Annual scientific conference

3. EUPHA sections

4. Statements/projects

2.1. European Journal of Public Health

• Highly appreciated forum for the exchange of research

• 2005: year of change– Increase to 6 issues per year– New design/lay-out– More diversified content– Electronic format for our members

2.2. EUPHA conferences

• Oslo 2004:– 700 participants from 46 countries– 27 workshops– 25 parallel sessions– 150 posters

• Some images from Oslo 2004• Information on the 2005 EUPHA

conference

OSLO, NORWAY from 7 to 9 October 2004

Oslo Town Hall:

Reception by the mayor

Gunnar Tellnes

EUPHA president

Best abstract prize 2004

Best poster 2004

Best poster prize 2004

A captive audience

AIMS of theAIMS of the 2005 EUPHA conference in 2005 EUPHA conference in

GrazGraz

1.1. To identify and analyse major public To identify and analyse major public health challengeshealth challenges

2.2. To examine the opportunities for healthy To examine the opportunities for healthy public policies,public policies, e.g. policies linking health promotion and e.g. policies linking health promotion and

health carehealth care

3.3. To explore and discuss possible public To explore and discuss possible public health futures for Europehealth futures for Europe

SPECIAL FEATURES of theSPECIAL FEATURES of the2005 EUPHA conference2005 EUPHA conference

A conference co-organanised by three A conference co-organanised by three countries in a highly dynamic regioncountries in a highly dynamic region

In a region with different patterns of In a region with different patterns of health and social problemshealth and social problems

A conference emphasising a wide A conference emphasising a wide perspective of public health perspective of public health

- A conference linked to an EU project exploring A conference linked to an EU project exploring the knowledge base of public healththe knowledge base of public health

Submission of abstracts

• Deadline for submission: 1 May 2005

• All subjects

• Research or practice/policy

• Possibility of workshops

• Submission via WWW.EUPHA.ORG

See you ALLSee you ALL

in Graz !in Graz !

2.2. EUPHA conferences

2006: Montreux, Switzerland

16-18 November

“Politics, policies and/or the public’s health”

2007: Finland

“The future of public health in an Unified Europe”

2.3. EUPHA sections

• EUPHA encourages the creation of sections for specific public health themes, which are international and open to all regular EUPHA members.

• The goal is to bring together researchers and public health professionals working in the same field for the exchange of information and the setting up of joint policies, reports and research.

2.3. 10 EUPHA sections

1. Health promotion

2. Food and nutrition

3. Health services research

4. Youth

5. Migrant health

6. Infectious diseases control

7. Social security and health

8. Public health practice and policy

9. Utilisation of medicines

10. Public health epidemiology

2.3. Sections under negotiation

1. Health economics

2. Injury prevention

3. Chronic diseases

4. Public health genetics

5. …

2.4. EUPHA statements

• The future of public health in Europe: 10 years of EUPHA, 2002

• Ten statements on the future of public health in Europe, 2004

• Oslo conference proceedings book, 2005

• …

2.4. EUPHA projects

• OSI/EUPHA project to support public health associations in Eastern Europe– SAVEZ a prime example

• Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe – SPHERE

• ASPHER project on accreditation of public health training programmes

10 STATEMENTS ON THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN EUROPE

EUPHA report 2004-1

Methods

• Series of four workshops (2002-2003) with policymakers, practitioners and researchers

• Email exchange with our members

Workshop 1: Dresden, November 2003

• Gunnar Tellnes, Norway– The History of Public Health

• Ineke Thien, the Netherlands– The Problems of Implementing Public Health

• Jan-Maarten Boot, the Netherlands– Public Health in the Future

Workshop 2: Utrecht, May 2003

• Kieran Walshe, United Kingdom– Evidence-based management in health care: what

can public health learn from clinical practice? • Loek Stokx, the Netherlands

– The research-policy interface: implications for public health research

Workshop 3: Bergen, June 2003

• Eric Ziglio, WHO Europe– Investment for Health: lessons, opportunities and

challenges for public health

• Bjorn-Inge Larsen, Norway – How do we turn policy into practical public health

work?

• Geir Sverre Braut, Norway– Should Public Health efforts be integrated in other

sectors and political areas, or should it be a separate part of society’s tasks and policies?

Workshop 4: Rome, November 2003

• Dineke Zeegers Paget, EUPHA– The first results of the project the future of public

health in Europe

• Aginus Kalis, the Netherlands– A critical review of the first results

TEN STATEMENTS

1. Future public health can only be achieved if the whole society invests in it: building partnerships is essential here

2. The long term benefits of public health should be taken seriously by policymakers

TEN STATEMENTS

3. Public health should form an integral part of the political agenda in all fields

4. Public health policy should be based on assets rather than disease

TEN STATEMENTS

5. Research remains a solid basis for the development of public health practice and policy

6. Research should focus on the needs of policy and practice

7. Researchers should learn how to interact with politicians and practitioners

TEN STATEMENTS

8. Innovative ways to promote health should be encouraged

9. The future of public health practice: think globally, act locally

TEN STATEMENTS

10.The role of EUPHA1. EUPHA conferences should develop the

policy and practice side even further2. Pre conference training for researchers

and policymakers/practitioners3. Publish reports on the state-of-the-art of

public health issues in Europe4. Important partner of EU and WHO/EURO

to set up the new public health policy

THANK YOU