Nessa Childers

Policymakers must tackle work-related stress
30 Apr
Policymakers must tackle work-related stress
If policymakers continue to neglect mental health, this could result in a loss of productivity and added burden on medical services, warns Nessa Childers.
Tobacco epidemic weighing heavily on Europe
30 May
Tobacco epidemic weighing heavily on Europe
EU countries are not doing enough to implement tobacco control policies, says Nessa Childers.
EU should confine tobacco agreement to dustbin
05 Feb
EU should confine tobacco agreement to dustbin
Dealing with cancer in Europe means dealing with its causes at the source, says Nessa Childers.
EU has duty to protect public health from tobacco
26 May
EU has duty to protect public health from tobacco
Implementing the WHO's framework convention on tobacco control is key to tackling the industry's repeated legal challenges, says Nessa Childers.
MEPs committed to tackling mental health disorders
18 Nov
MEPs committed to tackling mental health disorders
The European parliament interest group on mental health, wellbeing and brain disorders provides the right platform to strengthen links between mental health, public health and other policy areas, argues Nessa Childers.
Cost of ignoring COPD ‘too great to bear’
31 Mar
Cost of ignoring COPD ‘too great to bear’
The EU must prioritise raising awareness of COPD if this disease’s undeniable social and economic burden is to be lifted, argues Nessa Childers