
Caroline Costongs
@carocostongs
Director of EuroHealthNet, passionate about health, equity, wellbeing and sustainability in Europe. Keen to work together! #EconomyofWellbeing
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Finland will launch their national health and well-being programme this year. The long-term objective is to reduce the need for health and social services. And to work towards a sustainable welfare society. stm.fi/en/-/national-… EuroHealthNet


🚬 Non-communicable diseases are an important issue in the 🇪🇺, so we must include #NCD prevention when discussing the future of the #HealthUnion. Ann Marie Borg Gauden Galea (data) Kremlin Wickramasinghe Caroline Costongs call for action in our 🆕 #Eurohealth #EU2024BE 🇧🇪 🇪🇺. bit.ly/3RXY4Ih



Happy to be at the @EU2024BE Presidency conference on #mentalhealth at work today. EU Vice President Margaritis Schinas confirms that Public Health is crucial for Europe & its economy. Commissioner Stella Kyriakides highlights results of her ambitious mental health approach of 1.3 bn€



Closing the #Schools4Health seminar Caroline Costongs shares her key take-aways. The urgency has never been greater. We need a systematic approach to healthy schools, going beyond putting health in curricula, to creating healthy environments - A joint responsibility across sectors.'


At today’s important Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 conference on #EUClimateAndHealth we hear about the climate crisis and how it is also a health ánd #mentalhealth crisis Sandra Gallina. A multi-disciplinary and systemic approach is key. I am happy to contribute tomorrow! EuroHealthNet


Excellent news! The EP just approved the Nature Restoration Law! A huge step forward to save biodiversity & climate, which will benefit our health and wellbeing as well. EuroHealthNet


Great to hear Minister VandenBroucke talking about the need to address the unhealthy industries (tobacco, fastfood, alcohol) & create healthy living environments! Wake up call for the EU to tackle the internal market! Bravo!#ConfHealthUnion24 #EU2024BE @FPSHealth EuroHealthNet


Many issues from Peter Piot’s (special health advisor to EC) speech at #ConfHealthUnion24 resonate with the findings from EuroHealthNet foresight study on the future of Public Health in Europe. Have a look! #EU2024BE EU One Health eurohealthnet.eu/publication/eu…

Excellent speechfrom Carina Ferreira-Borges WHO/Europe at the #ConfHealthUnion24. #EU2024BE 🍺 EU has an alcohol problem 🍺Alcohol taxes save lives 🍺Europeans have the right to know (labelling!) EuroHealthNet will be organising an event on alcohol & health on 9-10 December


Great to hear from Stella Kyriakides at the #ConfHealthUnion2. However more is needed to put social equity at the heart of the European Health Union. Plus advancing legal action to prevent NCDs, climate health concerns and health promotion. EuroHealthNet #EU2024BE


At @EU2024BE event on the Future of Social Europe we discuss the European Pillar of #SocialRights. Minister Johannes Rauch from Austria for example confirmed that health and social policy go hand in hand. Investment in health services is a social investment. Solidarity is key


✍️ Registered: 'Navigating times of change for public health' - EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar 3 June 2024 - Online and in person 🇳🇱 See you in Utrecht with speakers Caroline Costongs Claudia Marinetti Nicoline Tamsma @suzannemsc Marith Volp Nicolas SCHMIT et al.

Public health advocates need more resources to act on the Commercial Determinants of Health. It’s everywhere, and impact on #health and #inequalities is huge. EuroHealthNet theguardian.com/global-develop…

Congratulations 🎉 Vytenis Andriukaitis for having been elected to the European Parliament! It’s a great asset for the European health community. We EuroHealthNet look forward to support and working with you in the coming years!

🇪🇺#EU's leaked #StrategicAgenda 2024-2029 makes zero mention of #Health ‘One wonders what makes this agenda ‘strategic’, if it fails to incorporate the value of prevention before the damage is done.’ @GenonHEAL of Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) euobserver.com/health-and-soc…


Congratulations!!! A milestone for us all and for the health of generations to come. EuroHealthNet