All Policies for a Healthy Europe

💭 Have you already seen read our new manifesto, the European Health and Well-being Deal? If you haven't, you can read it below! 👇 Our coalition believes that key matters such as promotion of #physicalactivity and #mentalhealth, #digital literacy in healthcare, preservation of healthy living environments, #preventive approach to health - and many more - should be at the 💜 of 🇪🇺 policy-making. For us, the #health and #wellbeing of EU citizens are of the highest priority 🔝

🔔 Have you read our Revisited Narrative for 2024-2029? Don’t worry if not – we’ve got a brief summary of its key points below! 👇 Defined by the economic and quality of life drivers, our Narrative advocates for a #holistic, cross-sectoral approach to EU policymaking, emphasising #health and #wellbeing as central pillars for achieving sustainable growth and resilience across the 🇪🇺 Check below to find all the key points of our Narrative 💜

📢 Yesterday, we were delighted to attend the #EUHealthSummit in Brussels, organised by the EU Health Coalition. The event brought together the EU Commissioner for Health, Olivér Várhelyi, and various key stakeholders from the #health community to discuss reshaping the future of health in Europe. 💡 Key discussions centered on topics aligning with our Coalition’s mission, including: 🟣 Making health the foundation of EU, through a holistic approach and 🟣 Advancing #sustainability in healthcare, through boosting #innovation & #digitalisation. We are very happy to see the dialogues focusing on bringing #health and #wellbeing at the forefront of the EU agenda. Together, we can build a healthier, more #resilient Europe! 💜

🇵🇱 Poland has started their Presidency of the EU Council!  On 1 January, Poland took over from Hungary and kicked-off its 6-month #presidency of the Council of the European Union 🇪🇺    Our coalition is pleased to see #health as one of the security dimensions of their program, with main focus being on #digital transformation of healthcare🌐, #medicine security 💊 and #mentalhealth of young people🧠. We are looking forward to seeing how their priorities will take shape! 💜    Explore the key health priorities of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union that are most important to us below 👇 

🎄 Our coalition, All Policies for a Healthy Europe, would like to wish you all a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year! 🎅    We are grateful for your support and for following our mission to place #health and #wellbeing at the 💜 of 🇪🇺 policymaking. Here’s to another year of success and continued progress 👏    Wishing you a restful holiday break, stay healthy, and take care!  

📣 Today, we participated in the final conference of the 2024 #BEACTIVE DAY campaign, coordinated by our Partner EuropeActive. 🤸🏼♂️ 🏋🏻♂️ What is the #BEACTIVE DAY? ➡️ A European-wide initiative led by the physical activity and fitness sector, dedicated to highlighting the fun and importance of staying #active. The campaign is also a key part of the #EuropeanWeekofSport 🎯 This year, the focus of the campaign was on: 🟣 #accessibility ➡️ supporting physical activity venues in becoming more inclusive 🟣 #sustainability ➡️ promoting eco-friendly practices in the fitness and physical activity sector The initiative also included the launching of two guides, one for each of the two focal areas, which served as the starting point of today’s panel discussions. 💡 Our Coalition is very happy to see the growing momentum for healthier, more active lifestyles across Europe! Together, we can make a difference by driving policies that prioritise physical #health and #Wellbeing4All. 🌍💜

Today, we participated in an event organised by Merck, as part of their incredible futURe project, focusing on amplifying the voices of younger generations in policymaking 🗨️ The event was hosted by MEP Daniel Caspary at the premises of European Parliament. It offered valuable insights from Merck's White Paper on Dialogues on Emotional Health and Wellbeing, which highlights actionable recommendations for integrating young people's concerns & expectations into #policymaking, while ensuring their #wellbeing is prioritised. 💡 We were very happy to see key issues that are dear to our Coalition being at the core of the discussions, including: 🟣 #Mentalhealth & wellbeing 🧠 🟣 Societal wellbeing 🤝 🟣 Environmental protection ♻️ 🟣 The right to affordable housing 🏠 By prioritising the wellbeing of our societies, we can pave the way for a #sustainable & #prosperous European Union. 🙌

That’s a wrap of our Strasbourg trip! 🧳🇪🇺 The past few days have been busy and fruitful for Healthy Europe delegation – so here’s a quick recap of what we got up to 👇 🟪 We reconnected with our MEP champions who will continue to drive #health and #wellbeing forward in the next mandate 🔝 and met inspiring new MEPs who share our vision that health is the backbone of the EU’s prosperity and #resilience 🤝 🟪 We participated in interesting events and networked with like-minded individuals from across Europe 💬 🟪 We witnessed the momentous Commission vote live in the European Parliament hemicycle & engaged in refreshing discussions surrounding this #plenary session 💡 🟪 ... and even soaked in the festive spirit at the opening of Strasbourg’s Christmas market 🎄✨ Now we’re ready to head back to Brussels to continue our mission to champion health and wellbeing... But truth be told, we’re already looking forward to our next #Strasbourg trip! 🚄👀

📣 Healthy Europe is anything but bored in Strasbourg during this plenary week – as it's also a time of many inspiring events! Today, we are excited to have attended the “Expert Roundtable on New Narrative for Climate Action” organised by our Partner Re-Imagine Europa together with MEP Magdalena Adamowicz at the premises of the European Parliament here in #Strasbourg. 💬 ➡️ The discussion was a follow-up to the Depolarisation Exhibition on New Narratives for Climate Action, hosted by our Partner yesterday. The session brought together many other MEPs – Vytenis Andriukaitis, Leire Pajín, Lena Schilling, Klára Dobrev, Brando Benifei – & more stakeholders, who engaged in fruitful discussions on disinformation surrounding the climate crisis and reframing existing narratives 🌎🌱 We’re very delighted to support such an important initiative, showcasing the significance of #climateaction in EU #policymaking. 🙌

📢Today is a big day for our Coalition! We are delighted to have hosted a breakfast meeting today with our Coalition Partners, our former chair MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis at the premises of European Parliament in #Strasbourg✨ The breakfast gathered MEPs Aurelijus Veryga, Leire Pajín and Tomislav Sokol and our Coalition Partners; Elisabetta Gatti from Johnson & Johnson, Erika Staël von Holstein from Re-Imagine Europa and Alina Chebes & Kiera Wason-Milne from EuropeActive. Our keynote speaker, MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis, shared his experience in the #policymaking sphere, underlining that discussions around #health have shifted during the years. There’s a clear need for collective effort to place health & #wellbeing at the💜of policymaking ➡️ essential for the #EU competitiveness, sustainable #growth and #resilience across Europe. That’s why we believe discussions like the one we had today are essential! Our time in Strasbourg is only just beginning! 🤗 We are looking forward to continuing these important discussions while growing the #APH4E network of MEP champions! 👐