Improving access to preventive services for vulnerable children and adolescents

29 April 2025 15:00 – 16:00 CET

Tuesday 29 April 2025, 15:00-16:00 CET

Childhood and adolescence are crucial in shaping long-term health, development and wellbeing. However, children at risk of poverty or social exclusion have higher unmet needs and worse health outcomes, while also facing greater barriers in accessing health and social care services.

Targeted interventions are key in addressing disparities and interventions in early childhood and health promotion tackle both risk factors and their long-term negative impacts.

But how can we improve access to health promotion and preventive services? Which pathways create effective health promotion and preventive services for children and adolescents? What lessons can we learn from each other? Join us to find out!

Speakers:

Astrid Eriksen, Technical University Berlin, Germany (Keynote)

Karin Boode, Association of Regional Health Services Netherlands

Tania Gaspar, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies in Lisbon, Portugal

Adrienne Alayli, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Damiano Costantini, Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland

Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, WHO Regional Office for Europe

 

Moderators: Ewout van Ginneken & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)

 

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