Prevent NCD

07/01/2026

WHO/Europe and JA PreventNCD are co-hosting a scientific webinar titled “Shaping Healthier Food Environments through Front-of-Pack Labelling”.

Date: 10 February 2026
Time: 10:00–11:30 CET

Front-of-pack labelling is a key policy tool to support healthier food choices and contribute to the prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This webinar will bring together leading international experts to examine the latest scientific evidence, policy approaches, and practical experiences related to front-of-pack labelling.

Webinar programme highlights:
• Keynote presentations by global and European experts
• Panel discussion featuring country-level experiences
• Live A&A session with speakers and panelists

Registration:
Interested participants are invited to register via the following link:
https://lnkd.in/gbPhfcRV

19/12/2025

⏰ 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝟑 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝟐𝟑:𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐄𝐓).

JA PreventNCD is recruiting for the 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐘𝐀𝐆) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Silvia Grothe i Riera, current YAG member, puts it simply:

“𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘈𝘎 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘴.”

If you are 𝟏𝟖–𝟑𝟓, 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, and care about prevention (cancer and other NCDs), this is your moment.

👉 Apply here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAO__cX8-elUMzMwSUNIOEdHVlZJTk5TWlVHUDdQRzgwUi4u&route=shorturl&fbclid=IwY2xjawOyHedleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEef7qrvv-nwa6wHLVG8rSUYqwRfn-VmWL3SPXRnC6Nl2S4UbxnhOjOIcgQe-c_aem_GHVpZaVr7-LU45Q_HwouIw

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19/12/2025

📰 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐉𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐍𝐂𝐃 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death and disability in the EU, and the European Commission has launched its Cardiovascular Health Plan, the 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧, setting a clear direction for stronger cooperation on prevention, early detection and screening, treatment and care, and reducing inequalities.

JA PreventNCD welcomes the Plan and its strong focus on prevention across the life course. Many of its priorities align closely with our work as an EU4Health Joint Action supporting countries to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and other noncommunicable diseases by addressing both personal and societal risk factors, while actively reducing health inequalities.

Here is where we see especially strong alignment:
1️⃣ Life-course prevention, including “EU cares for your heart”
2️⃣ Clear action on major risk factors (including to***co, diet, physical inactivity and alcohol)
3️⃣ Stronger protections for children and young people
4️⃣ A more coordinated approach to early detection and screening
5️⃣ A stronger focus on inequalities, including an EU-level inequalities dashboard modelled on the European Cancer Inequalities Registry
6️⃣ Research, innovation and responsible digitalisation (including AI, with equitable access)

We also underline what will make the difference in delivery: sustained investment in prevention, strong population-level measures alongside individual-level tools, and equity safeguards built in from the start.

“𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬.”
Professor Knut-Inge Klepp, Scientific Coordinator, JA PreventNCD

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: https://www.preventncd.eu/newsroom/press-releases/ja-preventncd-welcomes-the-eu-safe-hearts-plan-and-its-strong-focus-on-prevention/

JA PreventNCD welcomes the EU Safe Hearts Plan, highlighting strong prevention measures, equity focus, and priorities to strengthen impact across Europe.

19/12/2025

World leaders have adopted a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 (𝗡𝗖𝗗𝘀) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO).

JA PreventNCD welcomes this declaration and its clear message: prevention must be at the centre of our response, supported by whole-of-government and whole-of-society action on key risk factors and the wider determinants of health.

As an EU4Health Joint Action, JA PreventNCD is working with countries across Europe to strengthen effective cancer and NCD prevention strategies, reduce inequalities, improve monitoring, and support policies that help decision-makers prioritise what works.

“𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁.”
𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘑𝘈 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘕𝘊𝘋

👉 Read our statement and the WHO news release here: https://preventncd.eu/newsroom/news-updates/ja-preventncd-welcomes-the-global-declaration-on-ncds-and-mental-health/

JA PreventNCD welcomes the new global declaration on NCDs and mental health and calls for stronger prevention action and equity across Europe.

17/12/2025

🗣️ 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐂𝐃 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐧𝐮𝐭-𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐊𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐩

Following the special issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (SJPH) on JA PreventNCD, we sat down with Scientific Coordinator Knut Inge Klepp to look behind the scenes and talk about what this means for prevention in Europe.

In the interview, we discuss why this was the right moment to publish a special issue, which scientific and strategic foundations are most important for JA PreventNCD, and how equity, youth engagement and commercial determinants are woven into the work. Knut-Inge also reflects on what he expects from the second half of the project, including the role of pilots, country support and how JA PreventNCD connects with wider EU efforts such as EU4Health, “Healthier Together” and the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan (the Safe Hearts Plan).

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞:
https://preventncd.eu/newsroom/scientific-publications/building-the-foundations-for-stronger-ncd-prevention-in-europe-an-interview-with-knut-inge-klepp/

Interview with Scientific Coordinator Knut-Inge Klepp on the JA PreventNCD special issue, its scientific foundations and the next steps for NCD prevention in Europe.

17/12/2025

We are very pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (SJPH) focused on noncommunicable disease prevention and health promotion across Europe, with a spotlight on the JA PreventNCD. 🎉

Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes remain the leading cause of death and disability in the WHO European Region, and much of this burden is preventable. The special issue presents the scientific and strategic foundations of JA PreventNCD and shows how the Joint Action is organised to help countries strengthen prevention, address health determinants and reduce inequalities. 🌍

Our new article on the JA PreventNCD website:
✔️ Summarises what the special issue covers and how JA PreventNCD is structured
✔️ Highlights how collaboration across sectors, equity, youth engagement and commercial determinants of health are built into the project
✔️ Explains how contributions from WHO Regional Office for Europe, EU Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) and Professor Harry Rutter place the Joint Action within the wider European and global agenda on NCD prevention

👉 Read the article and access the special issue via our website: https://preventncd.eu/newsroom/scientific-publications/special-journal-issue-highlights-the-foundations-of-ja-preventncd/

Special issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health showcasing the scientific and strategic foundations of JA PreventNCD at its halfway point.

16/12/2025

🫀 𝐀 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞

Europe has strong evidence on what works, but prevention, early detection and equity-focused action need to be scaled faster and more consistently across countries.

This is a clear message in the report just published by the European Commission and the OECD, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

JA PreventNCD is proud to have contributed input to this important report, alongside partners including JACARDI and other key stakeholders.

As the EU moves towards its cardiovascular health plan, we look forward to seeing ambitious commitments that support prevention and reduce avoidable inequalities across Europe.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭:

https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/state-cardiovascular-health-european-union_en

The State of Cardiovascular Health in the European Union

15/12/2025

📍 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬.

Across Europe, many of the decisions that shape our health are taken outside the health sector. Transport, housing, education, employment and the environment all influence who gets to live a long and healthy life, and who is left behind. Integrating 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 and 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 into these policies is key to preventing non-communicable diseases and reducing inequalities.

A new article from the team working on Health in All Policies within JA PreventNCD has been published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (SJPH). It presents JA PreventNCD’s study protocol to strengthen Health in All Policies (HiAP) across Europe. 🧩🏛️

The publication explains how the team will:
✔️ Map how health and equity are included in policymaking across sectors and levels of government
✔️ Identify opportunities for health gains in other policy areas
✔️ Examine challenges to evidence-informed policymaking, including the role of commercial actors
✔️ Use literature reviews, policy and stakeholder analysis, interviews, workshops and cross-country comparisons
✔️ Develop tools, policy briefs, toolboxes, policy dialogues and capacity-building activities to support decision-makers 📚🔍🛠️

👉 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://preventncd.eu/resources/scientific-articles/health-and-health-equity-in-policymaking-across-sectors-identifying-opportunities-and-challenges-in-implementing-health-in-all-policies/

Study protocol from JA PreventNCD mapping how health and equity are included across sectors in Europe, identifying barriers, tools, and solutions.

12/12/2025

📰 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: Five decisive actions to transform Europe’s NCD monitoring systems: “What gets measured gets prioritised”

How Europe monitors noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will determine whether we can deliver more equitable and effective health systems in the years ahead.

A new policy paper in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 – 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, developed jointly by JACARDI, JA PreventNCD and WHO Regional Office for Europe, sets out 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 to strengthen NCD monitoring systems across the region, so that they are more inclusive, accountable and useful for policymaking.

As Professor Knut Inge Klepp, Scientific Coordinator of JA PreventNCD, reminds us:

“Across Europe we already see solutions that work. Joint Actions like JA PreventNCD and JACARDI help countries align methods, share tools and learn faster from each other. That is how we improve comparability between countries and make monitoring more useful for prevention and health promotion, including by showing more clearly where inequalities persist”

The call to action focuses on the need to:
1️⃣ Collect truly inclusive and disaggregated data, so inequalities become visible and can be addressed
2️⃣ Strengthen governance, legal frameworks and long-term investment
3️⃣ Embed monitoring in real-time policymaking to shape decisions and drive accountability
4️⃣ Ensure meaningful participation of community voices and people with lived experience
5️⃣ Boost cross-sector collaboration, knowledge sharing and capacity building

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞:

https://www.preventncd.eu/newsroom/press-releases/five-decisive-actions-to-transform-europe-s-ncd-monitoring-systems-what-gets-measured-gets-prioritised/

A new policy paper in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe sets out five decisive actions to transform how Europe monitors noncommunicable diseases. Developed by JACARDI, JA PreventNCD and WHO/Europe, it calls for truly inclusive and disaggregated data, stronger governance and investment, real-time...

11/12/2025

In an emergency, the smallest children face the biggest risks. 🌍👶

When water, food systems and health services are disrupted, breastfeeding becomes a life-saving act, protecting infants from malnutrition and infection while supporting mothers’ health and resilience. Our latest article explores how Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E), guided by WHO Regional Office for Europe/UNICEF standards and the Operational Guidance for IYCF-E, can be integrated into Baby-Friendly Communities to strengthen preparedness and equity across Europe.

🧩 Within JA PreventNCD, our work on “Baby-Friendly Communities & Health Services” focuses on embedding IYCF-E into local systems so that infant nutrition is protected before, during and after crises.

📅 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩, 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥

"Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Strengthening Baby-Friendly Communities for Resilience and Preparedness"
🗓 19 December 2025
🕛 12:00–14:30 CET
💻 Online (Microsoft Teams)

Join us to hear perspectives from WHO Regional Office for Europe, Pan American Health Organization and partners, learn from global case studies and discuss how your community can be better prepared.

🔗 Read the article: https://www.preventncd.eu/newsroom/events/infant-feeding-in-emergencies-strengthening-baby-friendly-communities-for-resilience-and-preparedness/

🔗 Join the workshop: https://www.preventncd.eu/events/webinar/infant-feeding-in-emergencies-strengthening-baby-friendly-communities-for-resilience-and-preparedness/

👥 Feel free to tag colleagues working in maternal and child health, emergencies, breastfeeding support or local preparedness.

10/12/2025

🚀 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧: 𝐉𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐍𝐂𝐃 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐘𝐀𝐆) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Are you 𝟏𝟖–𝟑𝟓 and based in Europe? We’re inviting young people from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to join the JA PreventNCD 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 and help bring youth perspectives into prevention work on 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 (𝐍𝐂𝐃𝐬).

No previous health experience is needed. If you care about your own health and the wellbeing of your community, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAO__cX8-elUMzMwSUNIOEdHVlZJTk5TWlVHUDdQRzgwUi4u&route=shorturl

⏰ Deadline: 𝟐𝟑 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟑:𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐄𝐓

🔁 Know someone perfect for this? Tag them or share this post with your networks.

08/12/2025

🤱 Protecting and Promoting Breastfeeding: Shared Efforts and Good Practices from Slovenian Case Examples

As part of the endeavors of promoting baby-friendly community and health services in the , the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health recently held a webinar on the importance of breastfeeding protection and promotion.

Key message: Breastfeeding is not only a responsibility of mothers, but a shared social, professional, and community effort.

Highlights:
✅ Baby-Friendly Communities initiative demonstrates how municipalities can create social spaces that welcome, protect, and normalise breastfeeding, with an open call for municipalities to join the initiative.
✅ Breastfeeding support should be only provided by properly trained professionals, ensuring quality, safety, and empowerment for mothers.
✅ Encouragement and positive motivation during challenging periods are a key towards success.
✅ Breastfeeding should be understood as a dyad – a relationship that requires care, presence, and informed support.

💡 With knowledge, empathy, and supportive actions, we can ensure that families receive the support they deserve and that breastfeeding becomes a natural, respected part of community.

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