EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar 2024: Navigating times of change for public health (Report and recording available)

We are living in turbulent times, with conflict on our borders, rising costs of living, the climate crisis and demographic change. The digital and green transition, and political shifts tied to the upcoming European elections add to the uncertainty of the road ahead. It is essential to keep our long-term public health goals in mind to navigate towards progress. The EuroHealthNet 2024 Annual Seminar offers an important opportunity to calibrate our compass, taking stock of the latest policy and research in mental wellbeing and health behaviours to support healthier, more inclusive and sustainable societies, even in times of change.  

Recent crises reaffirmed how important people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing are and how deep inequalities still persist in our societies, preventing people from enjoying healthy lives. Health behaviours are increasingly influenced by structural and systemic factors beyond people’s control, raising questions of social justice. Even as more research and knowledge becomes available, it is not always clear how to apply it, who benefits, and how it can add value and improve the effectiveness of health systems across levels of governance. EuroHealthNet’s seminar will present new insights on mental health, wellbeing and health behaviours and how they can be applied to improve health equity in Europe.