Public health strand
In addition, there are huge developments in health technology that allow us all to check sleep, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, reactions to different nutrients, map genes, get full hormone, vitamin and blood analyses without much effort or cost.
Instead of harnessing the power of new technologies and people's engagement, public health policy often shrinks into demands for new regulations and restrictions.
At EPHI, we have a different idea. We believe in the abilities of individuals and we believe in new technologies and developments. We also believe that public health is created from the bottom up and from the inside out, not the other way around.
Current projects
- Healthier and greener food
- The spread and organization of vaccine resistance
- Harm reduction in ANDT policy
- Effective measures against antibiotic resistance
What's new
EPHI at Almedalen: Can Sweden Become a Leading Nation in Longevity?
Can Sweden shift from curative care to preventive care—and become a world leader in longevity? In this seminar from Almedals Week 2026, EPHI discusses how Sweden can move from primarily treating disease to focusing more on preventing it. Although Sweden spends...
EPHI at Almedalen: Who Gets to Speak to Those in Power?
Does limiting contact between politicians and the business community protect democracy—or do decision-makers risk making poorer decisions when important perspectives are excluded? In this seminar from Almedals Week 2026, EPHI CEO Marie Söderqvist and...
Report: Who Gets to Talk to Brussels?
The WHO wants to limit contact between politicians and companies in the alcohol and food sectors, just as has already been done with the tobacco industry. Will this protect decision-making from undue influence, or does it risk excluding large parts of the business community from...
EPHI in Almedalen 2026
Don't miss EPHI's exciting seminars on Thursday, June 25 Sweden spends hundreds of billions on healthcare, but almost nothing on keeping people healthy We spend almost 700 billion SEK a year on healthcare in Sweden, yet we are not getting healthier. The Swedish...
Report: From healthcare to health care
Sweden spends enormous resources on treating diseases once they have already occurred, but very little on keeping people healthy in the first place. The average Swede spends the last ten years of his or her life in poor health, and if we can reduce that time, there are huge...
Publications
Report: Who Gets to Talk to Brussels?
The WHO wants to limit contact between politicians and companies in the alcohol and food sectors, just as has already been done with the tobacco industry. Will this protect decision-making from undue influence, or does it risk excluding large parts of the business community from...
Report: From healthcare to health care
Sweden spends enormous resources on treating diseases once they have already occurred, but very little on keeping people healthy in the first place. The average Swede spends the last ten years of his or her life in poor health, and if we can reduce that time, there are huge...
Report: A final round - 50 years of the total consumption model
Just in time for midsummer, EPHI is releasing the report En sista runda (A final round), in which we review the background to Swedish alcohol policy. The aim of the report is to review the conceptual model that forms the basis for the state's monopoly on the sale of alcohol. The idea is based on the notion...
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 the treatment should be financed and how we...
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...