Health In Europe

Behavioural and Cultural Insights draw on a range of fields to understand the different drivers and barriers to health. In this, the first of four episodes on flagship areas for WHO/Europe ahead of the 70th Regional Committee, we speak with Katrine Habersaat, Nils Fietje and Anastasia Koylyu about Behavioural and Cultural Insights and how they can be used to help create more effective health inter...

We speak with Patrick Hoffmann, a former nurse at a prison in Luxembourg who worked with colleagues to improve testing and treatment for a range of diseases, including hepatitis among the prison population. This included a tattoo studio where inmates could learn safe tattooing techniques under the supervision of health care workers. This is just one example in a compendium of good practice release...

500,000 people are killed in the WHO/European Region as a result of violence and injury each year. That means approximately one person every minute loses their life to violence and injury.  In this episode, we speak with Jonathon Passmore, Programme Manager of Violence and Injury Prevention at WHO’s Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen, about a new report on violence and injury.

Would you buy or consume a product without knowing what's in it?  What about one that's known to cause a range of diseases including cancer?  Would you expect these products to carry a warning or at least a list of ingredients? Welcome to the Health In Europe podcast from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.  Our Region is broad and diverse.  We work with fascinating...