EUREGHA will contribute to the 19th European Public Health Conference, taking place in Bilbao from 10 to 13 November 2026, through a pre-conference moderation role, a cancer prevention roundtable and a poster presentation on regional mental health action.
Transforming health and care systems
On 10 November, EUREGHA will moderate Session 2 – “From Cities to Villages: Transformative Ecosystems Driving System Change” during the pre-conference “Transforming Health and Care Systems: Climate Resilience, Place-Based Innovation and Equity.”
The session will explore how cities, regions and local ecosystems can drive health and care transformation, with a focus on governance, workforce, financing, infrastructure and the scaling of innovation.
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Citizen engagement for cancer prevention
EUREGHA will also contribute to the roundtable:
“Citizen Engagement for Health Equity: Evidence from the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Cluster”
The session will bring together the experiences from ONCODIR, 4P-CAN, CPW, CO-CAPITAIN, PIECES and PREVENT to share participatory approaches to cancer prevention and early detection.
Discussions will focus on how citizen engagement can help reduce inequalities, reach underserved groups and support the adaptation and scale-up of effective interventions.
Scaling regional mental health action
EUREGHA will present the poster:
“From Practice to Policy: Scaling Regional Mental Health Action Across Europe”
The poster draws on EUREGHA’s 2025 Annual Conference and its 2026 collection of mental health practices across the network.
It will present regional examples from Wales, the Basque Country and the Gorizia cross-border area, examining common enablers and barriers related to governance, workforce capacity, cross-sector cooperation and community engagement.
The contribution will also consider how European initiatives can better support the transfer, scaling and sustainability of regional mental health approaches.
Practical information
Dates: 10–13 November 2026
Location: Euskalduna Conference Centre, Bilbao, Spain
Event: 19th European Public Health Conference