The European Commission has started up a project trying to reach young people, and encourage them to be active partners in promoting their health.

The chief aim of the project is
* To prioritise the health of children and young people in Europe.
* To highlight important health-related youth issues that the Commission is working on, including healthy life-styles, education, workplace, media and healthy environments.

A website has been set up here.

A 2-day conference will be held in Brussels in cooperationm with the European Youth Forum on 9 july. Around 400 people are expected to attend. The project also consist of a competition where youth between 15 and 25 years old are challenged to share their views about health issues in the form of a drawing, poster, photograph or video expressing their ideas.