Threats to health

Blood and human organs and tissue

• Quality standards to be met by blood banks

Antimicrobial agents

• A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance

Other measures

• Early exchange of information in the event of a radiological emergency

Lifestyle for health

Nutrition and physical activity

• Tackling the epidemic of childhood obesity

EU Public Health

State of health in the EU

• Driving patient-oriented innovations in EU health systems
• Ensuring the sustainability of Europe’s health systems
• Economic crisis and healthcare: European health strategy

Health programmes

• Health for Growth: EU health programme (2014-20)

Ensuring health security

Cross-border threats to health

• Combating serious cross-border threats to health

 Blood, tissues and organs

• Quality and safety of organs intended for transplantation
• Safe human tissues & cells for transplantation
• Human blood and blood components - maintaining standards

Improving healthcare systems

Cross-border healthcare

• Healthcare in other EU countries — patients’ rights

Healthcare workforce

• The EU’s healthcare workforce

Patient safety

• Patient safety and quality of care in EU public health systems
• Patient safety and the prevention of healthcare associated infections

Risk assessment

• The precautionary principle

Scientific committees

• EU scientific committees on consumer safety (SCCS) & on health, environmental and emerging risks (SCHEER)

Disease prevention

Antimicrobial resistance

• Prudent use of antimicrobial agents in human medicine
• Antimicrobial resistance — EU action

Communicable diseases

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Vaccination

• Seasonal influenza vaccination
• The role of vaccination in the EU’s healthcare system

Major and chronic diseases

• Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: EU initiatives
• Promoting cancer screening in the EU

Rare diseases

• Rare diseases — improving care and quality of life

Health in society

• Limiting the exposure of workers to risks from electromagnetic fields (from July 2016)

Promoting good health

Nutrition and physical activity

• Promoting healthy diet and physical activity across Europe
• Nutrition, overweight and obesity — EU strategy
• Promoting health-enhancing physical activity for all

Alcohol

• EU alcohol strategy

Tobacco

• Preventing smoking
• Tighter EU rules on tobacco
• Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke
• Tobacco advertising and sponsorship

Pharmaceuticals

Medicines for veterinary use

• EU rules on the authorisation, import and production of veterinary medicines
• Authorisation, import and manufacture of veterinary medicines

Security of medical devices

• EU system to identify medical devices for greater patient safety
• Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMDD)
• Medical Devices (MDD)
• In vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices

In May 2017, the EU adopted new rules on medical devices: which will enter in force in May 2020. The new rules will only fully apply after a transitional period.

• Medical devices Regulation - From May 2020! (Amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC)
• In vitro diagnostic medical devices Regulation - From May 2022! (Repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU)