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From prevention and health promotion to medicines, medical devices, chemicals and health security, European Union action establishes common frameworks designed to protect citizens while supporting innovation and the functioning of the Single Market.
Protecting citizens' health is one of the central objectives of EU public-health policy. While Member States remain responsible for organising healthcare, many health risks, products and markets operate across national borders and require coordinated European action.
EU intervention combines prevention, common legislation, risk assessment, surveillance and market rules. It covers both individual health determinants and highly regulated sectors such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biocidal products.
The result is a broad policy framework connecting public health with consumer protection, industrial policy, research, chemicals regulation and emergency preparedness.
Seven policy areas form the next level of this section. Select an area to continue through eEuropa's Health Policy structure and access the specific topics, rules and instruments organised within it.
Prevention and health promotion covering tobacco, nutrition, physical activity, alcohol and the social determinants that influence health and inequalities.
Explore health promotion →Follow EU action on disease surveillance, serious cross-border health threats, preparedness, crisis response and coordination between Member States and EU agencies.
Explore diseases & health threats →EU rules for medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics combine patient safety, conformity assessment, clinical evidence, traceability, EUDAMED and market surveillance.
Explore Medical Devices →Explore the EU pharmaceutical framework: authorisation, quality, safety, efficacy, pharmacovigilance, availability and the role of the European Medicines Agency.
Explore Pharmaceuticals →Understand the harmonised EU framework for active substances and biocidal products, including risk assessment, authorisation and protection of health and the environment.
Explore Biocides →Follow the EU framework for chemicals capable of interfering with hormonal systems, including identification criteria and their treatment across chemicals, pesticides and biocides.
Explore Endocrine Disruptors →Blood, tissues, cells and other substances of human origin require high EU standards for quality and safety, donor and recipient protection and cross-border cooperation.
Explore Substances of Human Origin →Follow EU health legislation, regulatory developments, institutional activity and policy changes across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, public health, health security and the wider European Health Union.
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