Prevent NCD

20/10/2026

🇪🇺 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?

That was the focus of JA PreventNCD’s third 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦, held in Brussels on 14 October, bringing together representatives from across the European Commission and partners from our joint action.

The discussions explored how our work can support European and national policy priorities, from healthier living environments and food policies to health equity, sustainable investment in prevention and monitoring progress.

Importantly, the exchange provided an opportunity to hear directly from Commission representatives about policy priorities, practical challenges and opportunities to put evidence and recommendations into practice.

As JA PreventNCD approaches its final year, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞.

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the discussions, and to our colleagues at NIJZ and Sciensano for organising the forum.

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞:

https://www.preventncd.eu/newsroom/news-updates/turning-prevention-evidence-into-action-through-dialogue-with-the-european-commission/

JA PreventNCD brings European Commission representatives and partners together in Brussels to explore how prevention evidence can inform policy and support implementation across Europe.

19/10/2026

Missed our webinar on PFAS?

PFAS, often referred to as "forever chemicals", are a growing concern for both public and environmental health. These highly persistent chemicals are found in a wide range of everyday products and have been linked to adverse health effects, making them an increasingly important topic for policymakers, researchers, and public health professionals.

In our recent webinar, experts discussed the health and environmental impacts of PFAS, the challenges posed by widespread exposure, and the actions needed to reduce risks and better protect health. The discussion also highlighted opportunities for stronger policy measures to support the phase-out of harmful PFAS across Europe.

🎥 Watch the recording:
https://www.preventncd.eu/resources/webinars/webinar-pfas-why-bother/

📄 To learn more, read our policy brief, Phasing Out PFAS in Europe: Urgent Actions to Protect Health and Environment:
https://www.preventncd.eu/resources/policy-briefs/phasing-out-pfas-in-europe-urgent-actions-to-protect-health-and-environment/

Reducing Europe's cancer and NCD burden through coordinated strategies on health determinants. Focusing on effective policies, societal and personal risk factors.

14/10/2026

📢 New policy brief: Phasing Out PFAS in Europe: Urgent Actions to Protect Health and Environment

PFAS, often referred to as "forever chemicals", remain a significant threat to both public health and the environment. These substances persist for decades, accumulate in people and ecosystems, and are linked to a range of adverse health effects.

Our newly published policy brief examines gaps in current European legislation and outlines four key recommendations to reduce PFAS exposure, strengthen regulation, and better protect health across Europe.

📄 Read the policy brief here: https://www.preventncd.eu/resources/policy-briefs/phasing-out-pfas-in-europe-urgent-actions-to-protect-health-and-environment/

Interested in learning more? Join our webinar tomorrow, where experts from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency, and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare will present the findings and discuss why coordinated action on PFAS is urgently needed.

🔗 Register for the webinar: https://www.preventncd.eu/events/webinar/pfas-why-bother/

Reducing Europe's cancer and NCD burden through coordinated strategies on health determinants. Focusing on effective policies, societal and personal risk factors.

13/10/2026

🌍 𝗝𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗡𝗖𝗗 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗷𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗮



On 22 and 23 September, representatives from European countries met in Ljubljana to advance cooperation on preventing cardiovascular diseases, cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).



The 𝗝𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗡𝗖𝗗 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 brought together policymakers, experts, European institutions and young people to discuss how evidence and knowledge can be translated into effective policies and sustainable action. A key priority was ensuring that successful prevention approaches and collaboration continue beyond the lifetime of the Joint Action, helping build healthier societies across Europe.



🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:

https://www.preventncd.eu/newsroom/press-releases/european-countries-met-in-ljubljana-to-advance-the-prevention-of-non-communicable-diseases/

12/10/2026

🌍 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬!

Across nutrition, physical activity, alcohol, and to***co and ni****ne, individual decisions matter. But those decisions are always made within the conditions around us.

Policy, regulation, planning, public services and community action can make healthier options easier, fairer and more accessible.

Preventing cardiovascular diseases, cancer and other non-communicable diseases is both an individual and a shared responsibility.

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬.

🔎 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐍𝐂𝐃 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐛: https://www.preventncd.eu/prevention

10/10/2026

💬 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞?

On 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲, we highlight the importance of involving people with lived experience in shaping mental health policies and services.

Within JA PreventNCD, European countries are working together to better understand and address structural stigma and discrimination related to mental health, as part of our work on 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬.

In our latest article, Helga Arnardóttir, Project Manager at the Directorate of Health in Iceland, draws on examples from Iceland to explore how lived experience can contribute to improving mental health services and informing policy, and why listening must be followed by action.

🔎 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://www.preventncd.eu/newsroom/blog/world-mental-health-day-turning-lived-experience-into-meaningful-change/

For World Mental Health Day, discover how JA PreventNCD is involving lived experience in efforts to address structural stigma and discrimination in mental health.

08/10/2026

💚 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.

Support can help, and stopping brings health benefits at any age.

Smoke-free and aerosol-free spaces, reliable information and protection from marketing also make it easier for people to avoid to***co and ni****ne in the first place.

👉 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.preventncd.eu/prevention/general-public/to***co-ni****ne/

***co ****ne

07/10/2026

📱 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲.

How should prevention respond to newer products, flavours, digital marketing and new routes into ni****ne dependence among young people?

We spoke with Hanna Ollila, JA PreventNCD thematic coordinator for to***co and ni****ne, about the changing landscape and what effective prevention requires today.

💬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: https://www.preventncd.eu/newsroom/interviews/preventing-addiction-protecting-health-in-conversation-with-hanna-ollila/

***co ****ne

Hanna Ollila discusses to***co and ni****ne prevention, youth protection, quitting support, industry interference and policies for a to***co-free Europe.

05/10/2026

🚭 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.

Ni****ne is highly addictive. If you already use to***co or ni****ne products, quitting can benefit your health at any age, and support can make quitting easier.

💚 You do not have to do it alone.

👉 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨, 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: https://www.preventncd.eu/prevention/general-public/to***co-ni****ne/

***co ****ne

02/10/2026

💛 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐭.

Affordable and appealing alcohol-free options, social situations where alcohol is not the main focus, clear information about health risks and easy access to advice and support can all help.

Choosing not to drink, or to drink less, should always feel like a normal and easy option.

Tomorrow, 3 October, is 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥-𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, led by JA PreventNCD Stakeholder Group member Movendi International.

💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥, 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥, 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?

👉 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡:
https://www.preventncd.eu/prevention/general-public/alcohol/