The EU’s Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases recently identified their priorities in public health, with the prevention of non-communicable diseases identified as a key issue. As a result, the European Commission is now calling for the identification and submission of best practices that can be shown to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases, with a particular focus on the reduction of the use of tobacco products, improving the environmental determinants of health, reducing overweight and obesity, and reducing alcohol-related harm.
The Commission will invite the submitters/owners of the top ranked best practices to present them to Member States’ representatives in a Marketplace event, where countries may select their favourites for joint implementation across the EU. The implementation of those best practices may subsequently be supported by EU funding programmes. Governmental and non-governmental actors are invited to submit practices at the EU Best Practice Portal: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dyna/bp-portal/. The deadline for submission is 28 February 2021 (midnight CET).
