The publication “Ageing Europe –looking at the lives of older people” from Eurostat provides a broad range of statistics that describe the everyday lives of the EU’s older generations. Population ageing isRead More…
Evaluation Design of EFFICHRONIC: The Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme (CDSMP) Intervention for Citizens with a Low Socioeconomic Position
Siok Swan Tan, Marta M Pisano, An LD Boone, Graham Baker, Yves-Marie Pers, Alberto Pilotto, Verushka Valsecchi, Sabrina Zora, Xuxi Zhang, Irene Fierloos, and Hein Raat, on behalf of the EFFICHRONIC consortium.Read More…
Development and Validation of a Self-Administered Multidimensional Prognostic Index to Predict Negative Health Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Persons
Alberto Pilotto, Nicola Veronese, Katerin Leslie Quispe Guerrero, Sabrina Zora, An L.D. Boone, Matteo Puntoni, Angela Giorgeschi, Alberto Cella, Ines Rey Hidalgo, Yves-Marie Pers, Alberto Ferri, Jose Ramon Hevia Fernandez, and MartaRead More…
Profile of socio-economic inequalities in alcohol, nutrition and physical activity by EU member
The profiles of socio-economic inequalities in alcohol, nutrition and physical activity by each EU member are already available. These reports summarise the data that are available to compare socio-economic inequalities relating toRead More…
EFFICHRONIC at the Norbienestar Conference
The Spanish Society of Public Health Care (SEAS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Asturias awarded Lourdes Ochoa de Retana and Estíbaliz Gamboa Morenos with the Research Prize “Francisco GarcésRead More…
The European Health Equity Status: more actions needed
According to a recent report of the World Health Organization, there is need to put in practice specific measures to address inequities within countries. Despite overall improvements in health and well-being inRead More…
1 in 8 deaths due coronary heart diseases in the EU
Following a recent report of Eurostat, among the 5.1 million deaths reported in the EU in 2016, 609 000 deaths were due to coronary diseases. Nearly 90% of these deaths concerned people agedRead More…
Diet and cancer
World Cancer Research Fund International organised in summer a webinar on the effects of lifestyle in the prevention of cancer. This webinar covered the following topics: The global impact of diet, nutritionRead More…
Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services
A recent flagship report from The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) shows that prompt access to primary healthcare, social care and long-term care can stimulate earlyRead More…
XVI Forum of Ethics and Aging of the Principality of Asturias
The Geriatrics Area of the Monte Naranco Hospital and the Geriatrics and Gerontology Society of the Principality of Asturias (SGGPA) organize the “XVI Forum on Ethics and Aging”. The Forum will beRead More…