European Public Health News

In this European Public Health news, health is put at the centre of society as it is impacting us from birth until death. Jakab emphasizes the importance of investing in health over the life-course, whilst McKee demonstrates that the whole society impacts health. A strong, unified health care system and seeing healthy people as the cornerstone of healthy economies is the key message in the contribution by Andriukaitis, the newly elected EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. Making the voice of public health visible, both nationally and internationally and facilitating a strong and unified voice is what Zeegers and Barnhoorn see as the core activities of EUPHA and the EPH Conference Foundation. # President's Column {#article-title-2} A new year is a time for both reflection and anticipation. Reflection on what has gone well, or not so well in the past year and anticipation of the challenges and opportunities we will face in the year ahead. For EUPHA, we have much to celebrate from the past year and much to look forward to in 2015. In my last column, I wrote about our conference in Glasgow, where a combination of excellent organization and outstanding content created an event that will be remembered for many years. Now we are looking forward to Milan, with a programme that promises to be every bit as imaginative and informative. One of the streams will be on communication and advocacy in public health, something that I am particularly looking forward to, given its importance in making the world a better place. We have a new President Elect, Natasha Muscat, who is already making an invaluable contribution to our work, stimulating our thinking about how we can take EUPHA to ever greater heights. We also have a new website and logo, two things among many for which we are grateful …