The Environment and Public Health Institute is a think tank that addresses the environmental and health threats of our time. We do so with the conviction that free enterprise, economic growth, new technologies and free choice are not threats to our environment and health, but rather a prerequisite for them. Read more "
Our work is divided into public health program area and Environment program area.
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Make America Healty Again
Make America healthy again! Robert F. Kennedy Jr, RFK, nephew of former President John F Kennedy and son of Robert F Kennedy, who switched from the Democrats to the Republicans in this year's election, will be tasked by President Donald Trump. He will make, perhaps, the world's most unhealthy population healthy again. I spent...
EPHI is looking for student employees
We at EPHI are looking for a flexible, fast and efficient student who can help us with administration, research, receipt management and events alongside their studies. Interested? Contact us at nicolina.soderqvist@ephi.se
In the wake of Northvolt's crisis - EPHI investigates the European Battery Industry
Following the discussions on Northvolt in Sweden and the push for a new competitiveness agenda for the EU, we at EPHI are looking at similar initiatives around Europe. We have commissioned Jonas Grafström, PhD in Economics, to produce a report on the European battery industry. Northvolt is not the only costly failure. THE EU...
Is the EU's sustainable transition sustainable?
This week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the proposal for new Commissioners. Swedish Jessika Roswall was given the environment, water and circular economy portfolio. At the same time, there are other commissioners for climate, sustainable transport and clean transition. It may seem confusing, but behind the titles hides the fact that...
EPHI launches in Brussels
EPHI was originally set up by former MEP Christofer Fjellner to work on sustainability and public health issues at EU level. Now EPHI has a person on the ground in Brussels. Erik, tell us a little about yourself? A northerner who grew up in the mill town of Bollstabruk, who came into politics via MUF and for more than thirteen years...
New voices in health for the unhealthy
Starting this fall, EPHI's podcast will sound slightly different. Doctor Vincent Amble-Naess will now take over as host together with EPHI's communications manager Nicolina Söderqvist. Amble-Naess promises celebrity guests and highly topical subjects. Vincent Amble-Naess, in the future we will hear you in the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Who are you, Vincent? I am...
EPHI in Almedalen - Is slim a choice?
Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess has written a report for Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The question is who should get it, how should the treatment be financed and how should we really view obesity and overweight? On stage to discuss access to...
136. Working long and hard
Drama actress Marie Göranzon is a guest on the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Göranzon talks about why she is fitter than Joe Biden and why women should rule the world.
135 Preventive health - a paradigm shift
Private health tests can prevent disease and save billions, says Werlab CEO Henrik Forsberg in today's episode. We also find out how Henrik Jönsson really feels and who at EPHI has the lowest blood pressure.
134. M and V in debate on Stockholm's care choices.
In today's episode, Jonas Lindberg from the Left Party and Axel Conradi from the Conservative Party meet in a debate on the phasing out of care choices in Region Stockholm. Today's guests don't agree on much, not even on whether care queues have increased or decreased.
133. Should blood donors be paid?
There is a severe shortage of blood in healthcare and regions are buying blood from each other, but the donors themselves receive no financial compensation. Ingrid Engström, communicator for the Blood Center, explains why. We also answer listeners' questions about alternative medicine and how healthcare can be...
132. Vaginal birth is not for everyone
Ellika Andolf, Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Karolinska Institutet, guests on the podcast to discuss whether pregnant women should be allowed to choose their delivery method. In the episode, Andolf explains the risks of vaginal delivery compared to caesarean section and...
131. Less ideology in City Hall
Swedes are moving less than ever. Can politicians plan for healthy citizens? We find out with Christofer Fjellner (M), opposition mayor and group leader in the city of Stockholm.
130. Is ageing a disease?
Doctor and writer Vincent Amble-Naess answers everything you ever wondered about diseases and healthcare, and comes up with a big news story.
129. Get rid of your food anxiety
Karin Magnusson, dietitian, CBT therapist and author of the book Kroppskontakt, talks about the complicated relationship with food that many people suffer from, and how to get to the bottom of the problem.
128. Is children's screen time a political issue?
Children sit in front of screens on airplanes, on the picnic blanket, in the car and on the couch. Everywhere and sometimes way too much, some say. But is it so dangerous that politicians should introduce a ban? Assistant Professor Anett Sundqvist explains how dangerous screens...
127 How to optimize training for the menstrual cycle
Lisbeth Wikström-Frisen at the University of Umeå has investigated how women's menstrual cycle affects women athletes. In her studies, Wikström-Frisen has concluded how women can train in a smarter way to take advantage of the hormonal changes over the cycle to...
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Several of EPHI's publications are available both in text and as recorded podcasts. Most often it is the authors themselves who read their text. Subscribe to EPHI's recorded reports and essays and you can listen to new exciting perspectives on environment and health issues when it suits you.
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3: PM Nilsson - Duty to exercise?
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered to be something that you have to do entirely at your own discretion. This applies to adults as well as children and...
1: Jojje Olsson - China and the climate after COP26
This is a reading of a briefing paper from EPHI. China's emissions are the single most important factor for the future of the climate. It currently emits more carbon dioxide than the EU and all other OECD countries combined. In contrast to other leading economies, they increased...
2: Lena Andersson - To eat or not to eat
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Eating has become so much more than a way to get nourishment. What you eat can be a stand for a better world for humans as well as animals, for domestically produced products or a national agriculture....
3: PM Nilsson - Duty to exercise?
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered to be something that you have to do entirely at your own discretion. This applies to adults as well as children and...
2: Lena Andersson - To eat or not to eat
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Eating has become so much more than a way to get nourishment. What you eat can be a stand for a better world for humans as well as animals, for domestically produced products or a national agriculture....
1: Jojje Olsson - China and the climate after COP26
This is a reading of a briefing paper from EPHI. China's emissions are the single most important factor for the future of the climate. It currently emits more carbon dioxide than the EU and all other OECD countries combined. In contrast to other leading economies, they increased...
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Marie Göranzon on healthy ageing: Working long and leisurely
Marie Göranzon generously shares her best life advice for a longer and healthier life in the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Read more about it
"Would have liked to do much more", V on the closure of private clinics in Stockholm
Since 2022, healthcare facilities in Stockholm have been closed down as part of the phasing out of care choices in the region. The change comes from the coalition governing...
Professor: Vaginal birth is not for everyone
Ellika Andolf, Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Karolinska Institutet, joins the podcast Health for the Unhealthy to discuss...
Who should receive obesity medicines?
1.3 million Swedes have been diagnosed with obesity or are at risk of becoming obese. Obesity often leads to a range of secondary diseases...
Report launch: Is slim a choice?
How should healthcare address obesity? And where do the new obesity drugs fit into the Swedish healthcare system? That's what doctor Vincent Flink asks...
A market economy and individual freedom are needed to overcome threats to our environment and health.
Ephi presents facts and analysis to contribute to an environmental and health debate based on reality - not on opinions and emotions.