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

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,...

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...

Nicotine and the brain
Doctor David Eberhard has written a report for EPHI on nicotine, the brain and addiction. Eberhard asks whether addiction itself is really dangerous and how we distinguish between an addiction and a habit. The report is available in both English and Swedish. Watch the call from Brussels...

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...
Publications

Taste of nicotine
Taste of nicotine Professor Fredrik H Nyström teaches future doctors at the University of Linköping and has long been a very productive researcher. A researcher who manages to combine his own research with the writing of more accessible popular science texts. In the...

Taste of nicotine
Taste of nicotine Professor Fredrik H Nyström teaches future doctors at Linköping University and has long been a very productive researcher. A researcher who manages to combine his own research with the writing of more accessible popular science...

Duty to exercise?
Obligation to exercise? Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered a matter of personal choice. This applies to adults, children and pensioners alike. Is it really reasonable to...

The idea was a good one - about political reforms that don't get the results intended by those in power
The idea was a good one - about political reforms that do not produce the results intended by those in power Political decisions made with good intentions often have unforeseen consequences. Government investigators propose that all flavors in e-cigarettes and e-liquids...

Syringe fear - Vaccine resistance in Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic
Syringe fear - Vaccine resistance in Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic Vaccination rates are high in Sweden, but many people have chosen not to get vaccinated. What is the impact of the so-called anti-vaccination movement? And how does it work? In order to...