Behavioural change to tobacco, alcohol,diet and impact on health Minister Corcoran Kennedy highlighted importance of price measures in changing behaviour in relation to cigarettes, alcohol and unhealthy diets as she opened a health promotion conference in Liverpool. She highlighted the importance of price measures to encourage behavioural change in relation to tobacco use, alcohol and…
Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health
Event 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health April 28 – 29, 2017 Porto, Portugal. Call for submissions ICT4AWE is organized in 4 major tracks: Ambient Assisted Living Telemedicine and e-Health Monitoring, Accessibility and HCI Independent Living More……
Enterprising Women in Tech – showcasing best practices
EVENT Enterprising Women in Tech – showcasing best practices Celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2016, WeHubs is organising Enterprising Women in Tech, Brussels, next Thurs 17th. Nov 2016 Join and learn how to be part of a network with: 300 Women Web Entrepreneurs (WWEs) 90 Business Support Organisations (BSOs) 30 Women Associations 15 mentorsMore than 9…
Best Practice Award for General Practitioners
Best Practice Award for General Practitioners: organised by ASSET project. The European project ASSET – Action plan in Science in Society in Epidemics and Total pandemics is a four-year project and is implemented under the 7th Framework Programme of the EU – DGResearch (FP7). ASSET AIM ASSET – Action Plan on SiS Related Issues in…
1st Congress – Coordination and Management of EU funded Health Research Projects
1st Congress, Coordinating and Managing EU Health Research Projects. This Congress will be held on November 8th, 2016; at the “Fundación para la Investigatión del Hospital Clínico de la Comunidad Valenciana” Valencia. It’ s part of the activities of the European Health Projects Office – Valencia Region (www.opesval.eu). Its mission is to promote international initiatives…
Conference:Counterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation (COMPIE 2016)
Events 20/10 – 21/10/2016 Conference – Counterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation ( COMPIE 2016) The European Commission, in collaboration with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, is organising the Counterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation 2016 (COMPIE 2016) conference on 20 and 21 October 2016. It brings together policy makers and researchers to…
Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day Many groups around world are celebrating Women’s Equality Day, but why? If you are a European woman, maybe it would be better to put your celebrations on hold! Even better, you may be able to do something that would really be worth celebrating. While Europe is perceived as a global leader in…
World Breastfeeding Week
Event World Breastfeeding Week – Aug 1 to 7th. Minister of State for Health Promotion Marcella Corcoran Kennedy today welcomed World Breastfeeding Week, which takes place from August 1st to 7th. “We know that breastfeeding has many advantages for babies and their mothers, and I’m glad to say that there has been an increase of…
European Health Forum Gastein 2016
EVENT European Health Forum Gastein 2016 From Wed. 28th Sep 2016 to Fri. 30 Sep 2016, Bad Hofgastein, Salzburg, Austria 2016 high-level conference will include a forum called “Reality meets Reality”: Healthcare providers and professionals, citizens and policy makers recognise the need for changes in healthcare systems and, although slowly, they are consistently becoming part…
Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing challenge
Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing challenge Stakeholder consultation on H2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 In preparation of the next H2020 Work Programme Societal Challenge 1 (SC1 – Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing), the European commission (DG CONNECT) is consulting with the SC1 Programme Committee, the SC1 National Contact Points and stakeholders. The National Contact Points together…