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Information Guide 
 
Public Health 
 
A guide to information sources on Public Health in the European Union, 
the wider Europe and the countries of Europe 
 
 
 
 
Contents 
 
Information from EU Institutions and Agencies .......................................................... 2 
Overview information ..................................................................................... 2 
Legislative and policy making information ......................................................... 2 
European Commission .................................................................................... 2 
Other EU Institutions...................................................................................... 3 
EU Agencies .................................................................................................. 3 
International Organisations ..................................................................................... 4 
Professional Associations, Think Tanks and NGOs ...................................................... 5 
National sources of information ............................................................................... 8 
Blogs ................................................................................................................... 8 
Find further information through ESO ....................................................................... 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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Information from EU Institutions and Agencies 
 
Overview information 
 
 EUROPA: EU by Topic: Health 
 EUROPA: EU on Social Media: Health 
 EU Newsroom: Health and Food safety 
 European Commission: Topics: Public Health 
 European Commission: DG SANTE: Health: Press material 
 EU Bookshop: Health policy / Workers health and safety / Pharmaceutical and 
cosmetics industry 
 
Legislative and policy making information 
 
 Treaty on the functioning of the European Union: Article 168 – Public Health 
 EUR-Lex: Legislation: Health protection 
 EUR-Lex: Preparatory legislation: Health protection 
 EUR-Lex: Consolidated legislation: Health protection 
 EUR-Lex: Case Law: Public health 
 EUR-Lex: Summaries of EU Legislation: Public health 
 European Commission: DG SANTE: Health: Key documents 
 
European Commission 
 
 DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE) 
o Homepage 
o Public Health 
 Steering EU Public Health 
 Ensuring health security 
 Improving health systems 
 Risk assessment 
 Taking action against diseases 
 Health in Society 
 Fostering good health 
 Indicators and data 
 Pharmaceuticals 
 Endocrine disruptors 
 Biocides 
 Press Material 
 Key documents 
 Videos 
 Eurobarometers 
 Events 
 Consultations 
 Publications 
 Projects 
 Links 
 Funding 
o AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) 
 
 DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion 
o Homepage 
o Policies and Activities: Health and safety at work 
 
 DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 
o Homepage 
o Healthcare industries 
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o Medical devices 
 
 Horizon 2020 
o Homepage 
o Health, Democratic Change and Wellbeing 
 
 Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) 
o Homepage 
o Health 
 
 Eurostat 
o Homepage 
o Health 
 
Other EU Institutions 
 
 Council of the European Union 
o Homepage 
o Topics: Health 
o Lead Council: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs 
Council (EPSCO) 
 
 European Parliament 
o Homepage 
o Committee: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [ENVI] 
o Committee: Employment and Social Affairs [EMPL] 
o European Parliamentary Research Service 
 Public health (find information in the series: At A Glance / Briefing / 
In-Depth Analysis / Studies / EU Fact Sheets) 
 EU Fact Sheets: Public health 
 
 European Economic and Social Committee 
o Homepage 
o Section: Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship 
o Themes: Health 
 
 Committee of the Regions 
o Homepage 
o Commission: Natural Resources [NAT] 
 
 European Court of Auditors 
o Homepage 
o Public health enquiries 
 
 European Investment Bank 
o Homepage 
o Projects: Sectors: Health and Lifescience 
 
EU Agencies 
 
 Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) 
o Homepage 
o Health Programme 
 National Focal Points 
 
 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) 
o Homepage 
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 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 
o Homepage 
o Health Topics 
 
 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 
o Homepage 
o Topics 
 Nutrition and health claims 
 
 European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions 
(EUROFOUND) 
o Homepage 
 Absenteeism 
 Care 
 Chronic illnesses 
 Disability 
 Health 
 Health and Safety 
 Healthcare 
 Sick leave 
 Stress 
 Work-related health outcomes 
 Workplace health promotion 
 
 European Medicines Agency (EMA) 
o Homepage 
 Patients and carers 
 Healthcare professionals 
 Pharmaceutical industry 
 Sitemap 
 Human medicines 
 
 
International Organisations 
 
 World Health Organisation: Regional Office for Europe (WHO) 
o Homepage 
 Health Topics 
 Countries 
 Publications 
 Data and Evidence 
 
 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 
o Homepage 
 Health 
 
 Council of Europe 
o Homepage 
 Democracy: Health policy 
 
 Norden – Nordic Council 
o Homepage 
 Health and social affairs in the Nordic region (2016 theme) 
 Nordic health cooperation 
 
 
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Professional Associations, Think Tanks and NGOs 
 
 Active – Sobriety, Friendship and Peace 
o Homepage 
 Health: Alcohol 
 
 Age Platform Europe (AGE) 
o Homepage 
 Tag: Health 
 Healthy ageing 
 
 Association for Natural Medicine in Europe (ANME) 
o Homepage 
 Health Program 
 
 Association of School of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) 
o Homepage 
 Education for Global Publich Health 
 Undergraduate programes in Public Health 
 
 Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) 
o Homepage 
 
 BEUC (European Consumer Organisation) 
o Homepage 
 Health 
 
 Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries (COTEC) 
o Homepage 
 
 Eurochild 
o Homepage 
 Child Health Project 
 
 European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare) 
o Homepage 
 
 European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (PHA Europe) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Association of Senior Hospital Physicians (AEMH) 
o Homepage 
 
 European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Central Council of Homeopaths (ECCH) 
o Homepage 
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 European Chiropractors’ Union (ECU) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Committee for Homeopathy (ECH) 
o Homepage 
 
 European COPD Coalition (ECC) 
o Homepage 
 Health: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
 
 European Council of Doctors for Plurality in Medicine (ECPM) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Federation of Homeopathic Patients’ Associations (EFHPA) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless 
(FEANTSA) 
o Homepage 
 Health 
 
 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) 
o Homepage 
 Health 
 
 European Federation of Patients’ Associations for Anthroposophic Medicine 
(EFPAM) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Federation of the Associations of Dieticians (EFAD) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Health Forum Gastein 
o Homepage 
 
 European Health Parliament 
o Homepage 
 
 European Heart Network (EHN) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Hematology Association (EHA) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) 
o Homepage 
 Public Health 
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 European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Network of Medical Residents in Public Health (Euronet MRPH) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Patients Forum (EPF) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (EPSA) 
o Homepage 
 Public Health Campaign 
 
 European Policy Centre 
o Homepage  
 Programmes: Europe’s Political Economy: Health-related / Coalition 
for Health, Ethics and Society 
 Themes: Social Europe and Health 
 
 European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) 
o Homepage 
 Members (provides links to many further pan-European 
organisations with an interest in public health) 
 
 European Region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (ER-WCPT) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Respiratory Society (ERS) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Shiatsu Federation (ESF) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) 
o Homepage 
 
 European Vaccine Manufacturers (EVM) 
o Homepage 
 
 Fédération Européennne des Médecins Salariés / European Federation of Salaried 
Doctors (FEMS) 
o Homepage 
 
 Health Action International – Europe (HAI) 
o Homepage 
 
 Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) 
o Homepage 
 
 Health Consumer Powerhouse 
o Homepage 
 Euro Health Consumer Index 
 Other publications 
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 Independent Order of Good Templars (IOGT NTO) 
o Homepage 
 Health: Alcohol 
 
 International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART) 
o Homepage 
 
 International Diabetes Federation – European Region (IDF) 
o Homepage 
 
 Médecins du Monde – Doctors of the World (MdM) 
o Homepage [in French] 
 
 Medicines for Europe (formerly: European Generic Medicines Association) 
o Homepage 
 
 MedTech Europe (EDMA and Eucomed) 
o Homepage 
 Industry themes 
 Resource Library 
 Why MedTech Matters 
 Healthcare domains 
 
 Mental Health Europe-Santé Mentale Europe (MHE-SME) 
o Homepage 
 
 Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) 
o Homepage 
 
 Rand Europe 
o Homepage 
 Research: Health and Healthcare Research 
 
 Smoke Free Partnership (SFP) 
o Homepage 
 
 Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) 
o Homepage 
 Health Policy Areas 
 
 
National sources of information 
 
 There is a Health Information section in each ESO Information Guide in the series 
European Countries and Regions 
 
 
Blogs 
 
 The BMJ: European health 
 European Health Forum Gastein 
 
 
 
 
 
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Find further information through ESO 
 
Click on the hyperlinks below to find all information in ESO on the following topics: 
 
 Health [general information] 
o Testing of drugs and medicines [includes: European Agency for the 
Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA); European Medicines Agency; 
Medicines for human use; Medicines for veterinary use; Orphan medicines; 
EuroPharm] 
o Drugs [includes: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction 
(EMCDDA); Pompidou Group] 
o Tobacco [includes: Smoking; Framework Convention on Tobacco Control] 
o Communicable diseases [includes: AIDS; Malaria; Tuberculosis; Influenza; 
Bioterrorism; Network on Communicable Diseases; SARS; Avian Influenza; 
Health security; Epidemics] 
o Cancer 
o Other health-related issues [includes: European Health Insurance Card 
(EHIC); Human tissue engineering; Life sciences and biotechnology] 
o Health determinants [includes: Lifestyle; Nutrition; Alcohol; Mental health; 
Health inequalities; Health and environment; Electromagnetic fields; Injury 
prevention; Genetics; Screening; Obesity] 
o Health and safety at work 
 
 
 
 
An earlier version of this guide, with an extended narrative text, is still available. 
However, some aspects of the narrative text and/or hyperlinks may now be out of date. 
 
 
If you find any broken hyperlinks, or wish to make any suggestions for additions and/or 
corrections to this guide, please contact eso@cardiff.ac.uk, including ESO Information 
Guide in the subject field of your email. 
 
 
 
 
Ian Thomson 
ESO Executive Editor 
July 2016 
 


Public Health. A guide to information sources on Public Health in the European Union,
the wider Europe and the countries of Europe

Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 1     Information Guide  Public Health  A guide to information sources on Public Health in the European Union, the wider Europe and the countries of Europe     Contents  Information from EU Institutions and Agencies .......................................................... 2 Overview information ..................................................................................... 2 Legislative and policy making information ......................................................... 2 European Commission .................................................................................... 2 Other EU Institutions...................................................................................... 3 EU Agencies .................................................................................................. 3 International Organisations ..................................................................................... 4 Professional Associations, Think Tanks and NGOs ...................................................... 5 National sources of information ............................................................................... 8 Blogs ................................................................................................................... 8 Find further information through ESO ....................................................................... 9                        Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 2 Information from EU Institutions and Agencies  Overview information   EUROPA: EU by Topic: Health  EUROPA: EU on Social Media: Health  EU Newsroom: Health and Food safety  European Commission: Topics: Public Health  European Commission: DG SANTE: Health: Press material  EU Bookshop: Health policy / Workers health and safety / Pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry  Legislative and policy making information   Treaty on the functioning of the European Union: Article 168 – Public Health  EUR-Lex: Legislation: Health protection  EUR-Lex: Preparatory legislation: Health protection  EUR-Lex: Consolidated legislation: Health protection  EUR-Lex: Case Law: Public health  EUR-Lex: Summaries of EU Legislation: Public health  European Commission: DG SANTE: Health: Key documents  European Commission   DG Health and Food Safety (SANTE) o Homepage o Public Health  Steering EU Public Health  Ensuring health security  Improving health systems  Risk assessment  Taking action against diseases  Health in Society  Fostering good health  Indicators and data  Pharmaceuticals  Endocrine disruptors  Biocides  Press Material  Key documents  Videos  Eurobarometers  Events  Consultations  Publications  Projects  Links  Funding o AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance)   DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion o Homepage o Policies and Activities: Health and safety at work   DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs o Homepage o Healthcare industries Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 3 o Medical devices   Horizon 2020 o Homepage o Health, Democratic Change and Wellbeing   Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) o Homepage o Health   Eurostat o Homepage o Health  Other EU Institutions   Council of the European Union o Homepage o Topics: Health o Lead Council: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)   European Parliament o Homepage o Committee: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [ENVI] o Committee: Employment and Social Affairs [EMPL] o European Parliamentary Research Service  Public health (find information in the series: At A Glance / Briefing / In-Depth Analysis / Studies / EU Fact Sheets)  EU Fact Sheets: Public health   European Economic and Social Committee o Homepage o Section: Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship o Themes: Health   Committee of the Regions o Homepage o Commission: Natural Resources [NAT]   European Court of Auditors o Homepage o Public health enquiries   European Investment Bank o Homepage o Projects: Sectors: Health and Lifescience  EU Agencies   Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) o Homepage o Health Programme  National Focal Points   European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) o Homepage Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 4   European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) o Homepage o Health Topics   European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) o Homepage o Topics  Nutrition and health claims   European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) o Homepage  Absenteeism  Care  Chronic illnesses  Disability  Health  Health and Safety  Healthcare  Sick leave  Stress  Work-related health outcomes  Workplace health promotion   European Medicines Agency (EMA) o Homepage  Patients and carers  Healthcare professionals  Pharmaceutical industry  Sitemap  Human medicines   International Organisations   World Health Organisation: Regional Office for Europe (WHO) o Homepage  Health Topics  Countries  Publications  Data and Evidence   Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) o Homepage  Health   Council of Europe o Homepage  Democracy: Health policy   Norden – Nordic Council o Homepage  Health and social affairs in the Nordic region (2016 theme)  Nordic health cooperation   Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 5 Professional Associations, Think Tanks and NGOs   Active – Sobriety, Friendship and Peace o Homepage  Health: Alcohol   Age Platform Europe (AGE) o Homepage  Tag: Health  Healthy ageing   Association for Natural Medicine in Europe (ANME) o Homepage  Health Program   Association of School of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) o Homepage  Education for Global Publich Health  Undergraduate programes in Public Health   Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) o Homepage   BEUC (European Consumer Organisation) o Homepage  Health   Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries (COTEC) o Homepage   Eurochild o Homepage  Child Health Project   European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare) o Homepage   European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) o Homepage   European Association for Pulmonary Hypertension (PHA Europe) o Homepage   European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) o Homepage   European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) o Homepage   European Association of Senior Hospital Physicians (AEMH) o Homepage   European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) o Homepage   European Central Council of Homeopaths (ECCH) o Homepage Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 6   European Chiropractors’ Union (ECU) o Homepage   European Committee for Homeopathy (ECH) o Homepage   European COPD Coalition (ECC) o Homepage  Health: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   European Council of Doctors for Plurality in Medicine (ECPM) o Homepage   European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) o Homepage   European Federation of Homeopathic Patients’ Associations (EFHPA) o Homepage   European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) o Homepage  Health   European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) o Homepage  Health   European Federation of Patients’ Associations for Anthroposophic Medicine (EFPAM) o Homepage   European Federation of the Associations of Dieticians (EFAD) o Homepage   European Health Forum Gastein o Homepage   European Health Parliament o Homepage   European Heart Network (EHN) o Homepage   European Hematology Association (EHA) o Homepage   European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE) o Homepage   European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) o Homepage   European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) o Homepage  Public Health Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 7   European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP) o Homepage   European Network of Medical Residents in Public Health (Euronet MRPH) o Homepage   European Patients Forum (EPF) o Homepage   European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (EPSA) o Homepage  Public Health Campaign   European Policy Centre o Homepage   Programmes: Europe’s Political Economy: Health-related / Coalition for Health, Ethics and Society  Themes: Social Europe and Health   European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) o Homepage  Members (provides links to many further pan-European organisations with an interest in public health)   European Region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (ER-WCPT) o Homepage   European Respiratory Society (ERS) o Homepage   European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) o Homepage   European Shiatsu Federation (ESF) o Homepage   European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) o Homepage   European Vaccine Manufacturers (EVM) o Homepage   Fédération Européennne des Médecins Salariés / European Federation of Salaried Doctors (FEMS) o Homepage   Health Action International – Europe (HAI) o Homepage   Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) o Homepage   Health Consumer Powerhouse o Homepage  Euro Health Consumer Index  Other publications Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 8   Independent Order of Good Templars (IOGT NTO) o Homepage  Health: Alcohol   International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART) o Homepage   International Diabetes Federation – European Region (IDF) o Homepage   Médecins du Monde – Doctors of the World (MdM) o Homepage [in French]   Medicines for Europe (formerly: European Generic Medicines Association) o Homepage   MedTech Europe (EDMA and Eucomed) o Homepage  Industry themes  Resource Library  Why MedTech Matters  Healthcare domains   Mental Health Europe-Santé Mentale Europe (MHE-SME) o Homepage   Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) o Homepage   Rand Europe o Homepage  Research: Health and Healthcare Research   Smoke Free Partnership (SFP) o Homepage   Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) o Homepage  Health Policy Areas   National sources of information   There is a Health Information section in each ESO Information Guide in the series European Countries and Regions   Blogs   The BMJ: European health  European Health Forum Gastein      Copyright © 2016 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University 9 Find further information through ESO  Click on the hyperlinks below to find all information in ESO on the following topics:   Health [general information] o Testing of drugs and medicines [includes: European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA); European Medicines Agency; Medicines for human use; Medicines for veterinary use; Orphan medicines; EuroPharm] o Drugs [includes: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); Pompidou Group] o Tobacco [includes: Smoking; Framework Convention on Tobacco Control] o Communicable diseases [includes: AIDS; Malaria; Tuberculosis; Influenza; Bioterrorism; Network on Communicable Diseases; SARS; Avian Influenza; Health security; Epidemics] o Cancer o Other health-related issues [includes: European Health Insurance Card (EHIC); Human tissue engineering; Life sciences and biotechnology] o Health determinants [includes: Lifestyle; Nutrition; Alcohol; Mental health; Health inequalities; Health and environment; Electromagnetic fields; Injury prevention; Genetics; Screening; Obesity] o Health and safety at work     An earlier version of this guide, with an extended narrative text, is still available. However, some aspects of the narrative text and/or hyperlinks may now be out of date.   If you find any broken hyperlinks, or wish to make any suggestions for additions and/or corrections to this guide, please contact eso@cardiff.ac.uk, including ESO Information Guide in the subject field of your email.     Ian Thomson ESO Executive Editor July 2016  

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