The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing: a quicker route to reaching goals
by Maddalena Illario, MD, PhD, Federico II University and Hospital, Naples
The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA) has redefined the way we look at getting old. We are now more aware that the lifestyle choices we make today will greatly impact the quality of our lives tomorrow.
The Partnership came along for Campania in the fall of 2012: awareness about ageing back then was mostly limited to doctors and geriatricians. There was little concern among regional stakeholders about the burden of an ageing population or about how ageing could be seen as a societal opportunity as well as a burden.
The Partnership provided a new, experimenta
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AGEING WEALTH
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ICARE4EU
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e-CAPACIT8
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'The old people's village on the island of immortals', by Henrik Ennart, 2013 national winner from Sweden
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'My life with Annleena', by Andrei Hvostov, 2013 national winner from Estonia
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'Bone weary: Yves Muscat Baron', by Duncan Barry, 2012 national winner from Malta
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The EU remains confident that the risk of Ebola spreading in Europe is low, and says that the best prevention is to continue to provide aid to West Africa. See updates on the outbreak and preparedness within the EU on the dedicated page of the Public Health Europe website.
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This Opinion by the Commission and its independent Scientific Committees provides clarification about the definition of SynBio and paves the way for Opinions to come.
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More than one third of all cancers are preventable. The European Code Against Cancer is a key prevention tool that provides a simple list of recommendations to avoid cancer and improve health in general.
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The United Kingdom is the latest Member State to contribute vital assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, and has supplied ambulances, other vehicles, and equipment for the construction and operation of a 92-bed treatment facility to Sierra Leone.
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José Manuel Durão Barroso has announced that the European Commission will again scale up its financial support to help West Africa.
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The on-line public consultation, open through 16 January 2015, will help define criteria for endocrine disruptors as required by the regulations on biocidal and plant protection products. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interfere with hormone systems.
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The adopted measures limit the maximum concentration of two preservatives used in cosmetics, namely Propylparaben and Butylparaben.
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This booklet collects the posters presented at Gastein and EUPHA conferences presenting the projects and joint actions funded under the second EU Health Programme.
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Forthcoming events
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This year's theme is “Dignity and autonomy in dementia", and the event will explore how recognising the human rights of people with dementia, their carers, partners and families is key to ensuring dignity and respect. Best practices will also be showcased.
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This conference deals with five areas in public health to promote progress, health and stability of Mediterranean countries: international health regulations, antimicrobial resistance, lifestyles, health and migrations and health projects in the Mediterranean area.
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Reporting from across Europe
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In its first year, the website has been consulted by nearly 900,000 people looking for reliable information about medications, their characteristics, effects, price and level of reimbursement.
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People receive varying standards of healthcare depending on where they live. By following guidelines for health care access criteria and taking other steps, more equal service provision should be available in Finland.
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Health Cooperation in the Mediterranean
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