Health

New study finds positive influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on cognitive function in young children

The University of Illinois has recently published a study highlighting the positive link between cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive health in children aged between 4 and 6.

EuropeActive joins the ‘All Policies for a Healthy Europe’ Initiative

As part of its increased engagement in EU health policy making in Brussels, EuropeActive has recently joined the All Policies for a Healthy Europe Initiative.

The EU4Health Programme 2021: potential solutions for a healthier European Union

On Wednesday March 24th, the European Commission’s administration for Health and Food Safety, DG SANTE, hosted the ‘EU4Health programme 2021: potential solutions for a healthier European Union’ workshop, looking to further explore the potential solutions for EU-wide health challenges under the four strands of the Programme by gathering stakeholders feedback.

With a budget of 5,1 billion EUR, the brand new EU4Heal

Active Lives survey finds worrying drop in children’s physical activity levels during pandemic

Sport England’s annual Active Lives Children and Young People survey, released mid-January 2021, provides essential insights into the sport and physical activity levels and behaviours of children (aged 5-16) across England from September 2019 to July 2020. A complementary second report was also released, with a special analytical focus on

The European Commission presents the new EU4HEALTH programme

On Friday 22nd January, the European Commission hosted a webinar to present the new programme “EU4Health – A vision for a healthier European Union”. The provisional political agreement on EU4Health was reached by the European Parliament and Council last December.

EC publishes Expert Panel opinion on the organisation of resilient health & social care following the pandemic

In December last year, the European Commission published the Expert Panel opinion on the organisation of resilient health and social care following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Staying active during the festive period

We are fast approaching the Christmas holidays, a time for rest, overindulging, and, in normal times, a chance to spend time with our family and friends. Though seeing our loved ones may not be on the cards this year, it is worth keepi

The new EU Work Plan for Sport 2021-2024 prioritizes physical activity promotion

Following the Council of European Ministers of Sport on Tuesday, December 1st 2020, The EU Work Plan for Sport (2021-2024) was published, which focuses on key activities and acts as a guiding instrument for development and promotion of co-operation between EU institutions, Member States and sport stakeholders. 

European Week of Active & Healthy Ageing

The European Week of Active and Healthy Ageing took place this week and emphasised that the changing European demography necessitates innovative capacity-building in systems and services for healthy ageing, and their implications to be more adequately addressed (click here for further reading on this issue).

Best practices on combatting chronic diseases are shared at the CHRODIS PLUS closing conference

On October 27^th, the CHRODIS PLUS conference on chronic diseases took place online. The conference focused on showing how the good practices, models and tools implemented by the CHRODIS PLUS project can be tailored to various national and local settings across Europe.