We are very pleased to have been accepted as a new member of the DG-Justice’s Civil Society Forum on drugs. The Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSF) meets at least once a year and serves as a platform for informal exchanges of views and information between the Commission and civil society organisations. The objectives of …
Understanding differences in prevention outcomes It is well known that differences in health and wellbeing within and between populations are influenced by a range of biological and social factors. However, less attention has been given to identifying how differences in these factors may influence the experiences or outcomes of prevention work. Prevention interventions and policies …
2012 EUSPR Conference Plenary Speaker Presentations Prof Marc A. Zimmerman, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (USA) – Adolescent Resiliency: Applications of Theory and Research Prof Judith Prochaska, Stanford University (USA) – Methods of quantifying change in multiple risk factor interventions Dr Patricia Conrod, Université de Montréal (CA) – Individual- and population-level benefits of …
Back to main 2012 conference page We held a special guided poster session as part of Day 1. There were prizes for the best poster including one year’s free Society membership and free conference fees for next year’s conference. Awarded presenters were invited to present and discuss their work to all conference delegates in …
Back to main 2012 conference page Day 1 – 6th December 8.30 – 9.30 Registration 9.30 – 9.45 Opening and salutations Prof Harry Sumnall (EUSPR Board President), and Krzysztof Brzozka – the Director of the State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol Related Problems (PARPA) 9.45 – 11.15 Plenary Session 1 Chair: Prof Harry Sumnall …
The Nightlife Em-powerment and Well Being Implementation Project are happy to announce that the submission of contributions to NIGHTS 2013 is now officially open! NIGHTS 2013. Health, pleasure and communities, is a first International Conference derived from the “Nightlife Em-powerment and Well Being Implementation Project (NEWIP – www.safernightlife.org)” supported by the European Agency for Health and …
The Third EUSPR conference was held in Kraków, Poland on 6-7 December 2012. The conference theme was Common risk and protective factors, and the prevention of multiple risk behaviours. View full report…
“Common risk and protective factors, and the prevention of multiple risk behaviours” Several health related behaviours share common risk factors and comprehensive programmes could be effective by addressing them together. Health services have tended to overlook the potential for prevention to intervene between the emergence of problems or vulnerabilities early in life and manifestations, for …
Institute for Research and Development “Utrip” has published the guidelines and recommendations as part of the “Pilot implementation of the European prevention programme EU-Dap in a school year 2010/2011 in the Republic of Slovenia” (is financially supported by a grant from Switzerland under the Swiss Contribution to the enlarged European Union). Download PDF for more …
Second EUSPR Conference, 8-9 December 2011, Lisbon, Portugal “Synergy in prevention and health promotion: individual, community, and environmental approaches” Further information is available on the link. Read more…