Health

Healthy lifestyles and fighting childhood obesity are gaining more importance

More attention is now being given to childhood obesity, with several events taking place in the past couple of weeks on the topic. During these various events, the importance of physical activity as part of prevention measures was highlighted.

On July 13th, the Health working group of the ENVI Committee at the European Parliament organized a webinar on healthy lifestyles and fighting childhood obesity.

WHO Webinar – Build forward stronger: opportunities for exercise, fitness and health

COVID-19 severely impacted the ability of individuals to be physically active while also underlining the importance of physical activity for mental and physical health. Because of this, the World Health Organisation is organising a series of eight webinars on ReINVENT & ReBUILD – Working together for a stronger and fairer physical activity and sport system for all.

Youth spaces after COVID-19 - sport in flourishing communities

An online discussion on youth spaces after COVID, with a focus on sport, was co-organised by the European Parliament Sports Group and the UEFA Foundation for Children on 21st April 2021.

In the course of the discussion, MEP Dragos Pislaru reminded the participants that the current crisis is affecting coaches, sports clubs and fitness centers, especially financially, but it is also affecting the population.

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