The Faculty of Public Health’s Europe Special Interest Group (SIG) has been established to strengthen our capacity in health advocacy at the European Union level, and to collaborate on the development of competence-based public health education and training across Europe. Based on the best evidence.
The Europe Special Interest Group is co-chaired by Alison McCallum alison.mccallum@ed.ac.uk and Judit Simon judit.simon@muv.ac.at and reports to the Faculty's Global Health Committee.
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Activity: Re-establish the Europe SIG as a group
Outcome: Refreshed membership during 2024
Target date: December 2024
Name lead: Alison McCallum and Judit Simon
Progress to date: Judit agreed to co-chair and we have an outline plan for refreshing membership and webinars
Outputs: Welcome webinar; Initial list of priorities
Activity: Engage with overseas Members, Fellows and Honorary Members and Fellows linked with ASPHER, WHO, EUPHA, EPHA, WFPHA, IANPHI and EUMS
Outcome: Enhanced opportunities for joint working and learning
Target date: December 2024
Name lead: Alison McCallum, Judit Simon and John Middleton
Progress to date: In process of reaching out re shared seminars
Outputs: Two joint seminars in September and November 2024
Activity: Engage SIG in WHO/ASPHER core curriculum
Outcome: Increased engagement of the SIG with European Public Health Week and sharing next stage of curriculum development work
Target date: September and November 2024
Name lead: Alison McCallum and Judit Simon
Progress to date: FPH Education Committee is involved but overseas members have not been
Outputs: Seminars linked to EPH 2024
Activity: Develop shared understanding of priorities, strengths and challenges facing SIG members and their populations
Outcome: Enhance opportunities for collaboration through greater understanding of health systems, and organisation of public health and population health challenges across WHO Europe
Target date: December 2024
Name lead: Alison McCallum and Judit Simon
Progress to date: Work by individual members during the pandemic highlighted opportunities for mutual support and learning for professional and public health benefit
Outputs: Workshop to develop shared priorities in September 2024
Activity: Collaborate to develop an evidence statement that will inform Faculty’s position on public health priorities regarding the review and updating of the trade and co-operation agreement with the European Region during 2025/26
Outcome: Shared statement from public health specialists based in UK, EU and WHO European Region regarding priorities for improving health and reducing health inequities
Target date: May 2026
Name lead: Alison McCallum, Judit Simon and Meri Koivusalo
Progress to date: Preliminary consideration of feasibility only
Outputs: Workshop European Public Health Conference 2025; Abstract May 2025
Activity: Contribute to the development of ASPHER 2030 Strategy
Outcome: The contribution of the FPH and SIG to the shape, content and priorities of the 2030 strategy is evident
Target date: November 2024 to June 2025
Name lead: Alison McCallum and Judit Simon
Progress to date: Timetable for the development of strategy has just been announced and we are looking at how to align activities with the timetable
Outputs: Agenda for November 2024 workshop
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