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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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...
EPHI in Almedalen - A modern public health policy
Economist David Sundén meets psychiatrist David Eberhard, moderated by Henrik Jönsson, to discuss nicotine and public health. Both David Sundén and David Eberhard have each published a report on nicotine and public health. Now they are meeting to discuss how a modern public health policy should relate to nicotine. See...
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167. Finding meaning in life
Psychologist Siri Helle tells us how to be happier and find meaning in our lives.
166. should women menstruate?
Helena Kopp Kallner, consultant at Danderyd Hospital's women's clinic, believes that women do not need to bleed. Kopp Kallner explains why she is skeptical of the argument that natural is always best.
165. Political parenthood
Maja Larsson has written the book Föräldrarnas födelse (The Birth of Parents), about Swedish child rearing over the last 250 years. In the podcast, we go through how politics affects the view of children, and why it seems more difficult than ever to be a parent today.
164. Private care in Almedalen
In Almedalen, we discussed the raison d'être of private healthcare together with Arena idé's director Lisa Pelling, Timbro's chief economist Fredrik Kopsch and Klas Tikkanen, COO at Nordic Capital. YouTube: https://youtu.be/agDMyjnfc08?si=6uZiYAZ1hMeiMIC6
163. Gene therapy in and outside healthcare
Gene editing sounds like science fiction to many, but in fact it is already a reality. Edvard Smith, Professor of Molecular Genetics at KI, talks about this technology and its future.
162. Swedish alcohol policy, a relic of the 70s
Just in time for midsummer, EPHI is releasing a report in which Fredrik Nyström, Professor of Internal Medicine, Adrian Mehic, PhD in Economics, and Mattias Svensson, editorial writer and author, review the Swedish view of alcohol from different perspectives. Read the report...
161. How you feel after a 100-mile ski trip across Antarctica
Are extreme sports really healthy? Adventurer Per Nordström answers this question after skiing to the South Pole for two months in 30 degrees below zero.
160. The Swedish Transport Agency and the PEth tests
Does the Swedish Transport Agency really have the right to revoke driving licenses based on blood tests alone? We find out with Fredrik Bergman Evans, Director of the Center for Justice.
159. How Stockholmers will give birth to more children
Can subsidized freezing of eggs make Stockholm women give birth to more children? That is the opinion of Nike Örbrink, group leader for KD in the City of Stockholm.
This is Health for the Unhealthy
Health for the Unhealthy is a podcast on public health by the think tank ephi, led by Vincent Amble-Naess and Nicolina Söderqvist. The podcast answers all the questions you might have about public health. How should we organize health care in the best way? Why are there so few children born in...
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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
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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.