EUPHA Newsletter 10 – 2016 Published: 22 December 2016 In this newsletter: 1. EUPHA update ........................................................................................................................................... 2 2. European Public Health Conference ....................................................................................................... 2 3. EUPHA members update .......................................................................................................................... 2 4. European Journal of Public Health .......................................................................................................... 3 5. Call for proposals, job opportunities ...................................................................................................... 7 6. Interesting news ........................................................................................................................................ 7 7. Upcoming courses and conferences ...................................................................................................... 9 8. Interesting publications .......................................................................................................................... 11 9. European Commission news ................................................................................................................. 12 10. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control news ............................................................ 13 1 1. EUPHA update EUPHA present at Working together for better health and well-being conference Both our president, Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, and our past president, Prof. Martin McKee, were present at this important conference hosted by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of France. The aim of the conference, "Promoting intersectoral and interagency action for health and well-being in the WHO European Region," was to strengthen intersectoral cooperation between the health, education and social sectors in the WHO European Region, for better, more equal health and social outcomes for children and adolescents and their families. EUPHA at the ECIBC meeting in November in Ispra, Italy Our new section council chair, Dr Iveta Nagyova, represented EUPHA at the November meeting of the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer in Ispra, Italy. The European Commission, in response to the Council of the European Union's conclusions on reducing the burden of cancer, initiated this ground-breaking project to develop a European quality assurance scheme for breast cancer services underpinned by accreditation and referring to high quality, evidence-based guidelines. Vienna Declaration on health promotion summarized in The Lancet The Vienna Declaration, initiated by EUPHA and the Austrian public health association, and supported by many of our members and partners, gained momentum. A summary of this Declaration to support the Ottawa Charter was published in The Lancet. http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/l... 2. European Public Health Conference 9th European Public Health Conference: All for Health, Health for All Austria Centre Vienna, 9 - 12 November 2016 ‘Everybody will be there’ The EPH Conference aims to contribute to the improvement of public health in Europe by offering a means for exchanging information and a platform for debate to researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of public health and health services research as well as public health training and education in Europe. The European Public Health Conference Foundation, the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Swedish Association of Social Medicine are pleased to invite you to the 10th European Public Health Conference. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION WILL OPEN ON 1 FEBRUARY 2017. Check our website for more information!! 3. EUPHA members update Members' meetings at Vienna 2016 During the Vienna 2016 conference, EUPHA offered members the possibility to have short meetings with delegates from their country. This was taken up by Norway, Belgium, France and Israel. Israel meeting at Vienna 2016 Our Israeli member organised a short meeting with the delegates from Israel during the Vienna 2016 conference. This meeting was attended by 10 delegates, who received information on EUPHA and on the activities of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians. 2 French meeting at Vienna 2016 The French Society for Public health organised a meeting during the Vienna 2016 conference. Around 30 came to the meeting. SFSP introduced the meeting by explaining the role of national associations in EUPHA, representing SFSP in the governing board but also contributing to news from France for EUPHA´s letter, to the editorial board of EJPH, to the scientific committee of the conference and to the search committee for new president. The interaction with EUPHA through SFSP was discussed, including on being more active in organizing specific joint sessions in EUPHA annual meetings. The role of SFSP to help its members was discussed. 4. European Journal of Public Health The European Journal of Public Health is a multidisciplinary journal in the field of public health. The EJPH is published bimonthly. The journal provides a forum for discussion and debate of current international public health issues with a focus on the European region. In 2016, the impact factor of the journal is at 2.751. The 5-year impact factor is 2.512. The EJPH is the official journal of EUPHA. Eur J Public Health Table of Contents for December 1, 2016; Vol. 26, No. 6 Editorials The Vienna Declaration on Public Health Martin McKee, David Stuckler, Dineke Zeegers Paget, and Thomas Dorner Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 897-898 [Extract] Lonely and bored stiff: challenging phase for ethnic minority and migrant health in Europe Charles Agyemang Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 898-899 [Extract] Viewpoint Environmental and public health tracking to advance knowledge for planetary health Behrooz Behbod, Paolo Lauriola, Giovanni Leonardi, Helen Crabbe, Rebecca Close, Brigit Staatsen, Lisbeth E. Knudsen, Kees de Hoogh, Sylvia Medina, Jan C. Semenza, and Tony Fletcher Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 900 [Extract] Health services research Do social norms play a role in explaining involvement in medical decision-making? Anne E.M. Brabers, Liset van Dijk, Peter P. Groenewegen, and Judith D. de Jong Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 901-905 [Abstract] Health literacy in Europe: the development and validation of health literacy prediction models Iris van der Heide, Ellen Uiters, Kristine Sørensen, Florian Röthlin, Jürgen Pelikan, Jany Rademakers, Hendriek Boshuizen, and on behalf of the EPHORT consortium Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 906-911 [Abstract] Quantifying low-value services by using routine data from Austrian primary care Martin Sprenger, Martin Robausch, and Adrian Moser Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 912-916 [Abstract] Policy challenges and reforms in small EU member state health systems: a narrative literature review Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Tjede Funk, Sandra C. Buttigieg, Kenneth E. Grech, and Helmut Brand Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 916-922 [Abstract] 3 Contributions of knowledge products to health policy: a case study on the Public Health Status and Forecasts Report 2010 Ingrid Hegger, Maarten O. Kok, Susan W.J. Janssen, Albertine J. Schuit, and Hans A.M. van Oers Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 922-927 [Abstract] [Full Text] OPEN ACCESS Task shifting from physicians to nurses in primary care in 39 countries: a cross-country comparative study Claudia B. Maier and Linda H. Aiken Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 927-934 [Abstract] Positive effects of medical staffing on readmission within 30 days after discharge: a retrospective analysis of obstetrics and gynecology data Seung Ju Kim, Kyu-Tae Han, Hyo Jung Lee, Jeoung A Kwon, and Eun-Cheol Park Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 935-939 [Abstract] Child and Adolescent Health Epidemiology of poisonings, fractures and burns among 0–24 year olds in England using linked health and mortality data Ruth Baker, Elizabeth Orton, Laila J. Tata, and Denise Kendrick Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 940-946 [Abstract] Correlates of home and neighbourhood-based physical activity in UK 3–4-year-old children Jill A. Hnatiuk, Kathryn R. Hesketh, and Esther M.F. van Sluijs Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 947-953 [Abstract] [Full Text] OPEN ACCESS Evaluation of a German version of the Strengthening Families Programme 10-14: a randomised controlled trial Christiane Baldus, Monika Thomsen, Peter-Michael Sack, Sonja Bröning, Nicolas Arnaud, Anne Daubmann, and Rainer Thomasius Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 953-959 [Abstract] Stabilisation of the trend in prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Spain: 2001–11 Estrella Miqueleiz, Lourdes Lostao, and Enrique Regidor Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 960-963 [Abstract] Do stronger school smoking policies make a difference? Analysis of the health behaviour in school- aged children survey B. Hallingberg, A. Fletcher, S. Murphy, K. Morgan, H.J. Littlecott, C. Roberts, and G.F. Moore Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 964-968 [Abstract] [Full Text] OPEN ACCESS Children’s exposure to second-hand smoke before and after the smoking ban in Bavaria—a multiple cross-sectional study Linda A. Liang, Alisa Weber, Caroline Herr, Lana Hendrowarsito, Nicole Meyer, Gabriele Bolte, Uta Nennstiel-Ratzel, Stefanie Kolb, and for the GME Study Group Eur J Public Health 2016 26: 969-974 [Abstract] Validity of home-measured height, weight and waist circumference among