During European Public Health Week 2022 EUPHA and partners urge governments to provide strong leadership to "build back better"

16/05/2022

During European Public Health Week 2022 EUPHA and partners urge governments to provide strong leadership to "build back better" The fourth edition of the European Public Health Week (EUPHW) was organised from 16-20 May 2022. Institutions and individuals across 32 countries organised a total of 235 events in 21 different languages. European Public Health Week is an initiative of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), co-funded by the European Commission and with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) – Regional Office for Europe. The event aimed to highlight the importance of improving health throughout the life course of all people living in Europe, particularly in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Each of the five days covered a different topic area:

• the first day discussed "A healthy and health literate youth"

• the second day addressed vaccination as key prevention strategy

• the third day focused on climate change and its impact on health

• the fourth day shone a light on mental health services and the long-term effects of adversities throughout the life course

• the fifth and final day addressed " Building resilient health systems".

Read more about this event, here: https://eupha.org/repository/EUPHW/EUPHW2022/Press%20release%20EUPHW2022%20final.pdf