In a recent exchange organized by euPrevent focusing on “Overweight,” several partners shared their insights. Given different health systems in neighbouring countries, the population in the border regions are confronted with great challenges. Moreover, when health promotion is not seen as an obligation for the municipality, the health of the communities can largely vary. On […]
The recent gathering of euPrevent partners from programme line “Addiction” showed how a euregional project can lay good foundation for sustained cross-border collaboration. Many partners have participated the euPrevent project SNA (Social Norms Approach). This project ended in 2022, but the enduring connections among partners remain and inspire more collaborations in the future. Hans Dupont […]
On 12 March, the euPrevent partners of the “Environmental Health” program met in Heerlen to discuss environmental health issues. These challenges to health from the environment and climate change are significant, especially as health systems are limited to national boundaries, while the environment itself knows no borders. However, partners see border regions as ideal for […]
The second meeting of partners in the Mental Health program focused on sharing expertise and finding ways to collaborate effectively. Our discussion centered on how to present mental health data in the Euregional Health Atlas (EHA) in the future and how to make data collection more efficient. Participants also learned about mental health first aid, […]