Addressing Health and Climate Change Issues in Europe
Discover the key priorities of focusing on health and climate change in the EU, delve into healthcare challenges in Ireland, propose solutions for data sharing in healthcare, and advocate for free healthcare services within the EU. Explore how citizen involvement, especially young individuals, can drive positive change in addressing these critical issues.
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A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPE Lauren, Sarah, Ellie, Daisy & Ellen This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.
We believe that the two main priorities the EU needs to focus on are health and climate change In this presentation we will be discussing the issues currently associated with health and climate change and our recommendations for addressing these issues. We will then discuss how the EU can involve citizens, especially young people, in the process of addressing those issues. KEY PRIORITIES
HEALTH ISSUES WITHIN IRELAND Many healthcare services in Ireland and other EU countries are only open on a 9-5 basis. However, health is not a 9-5 issue. One can not choose when they break their leg, fall ill with the flu or develop erratic pain. We need more shifts covered in hospitals, doctors offices and health clinics. More employment is critically essential in the health sector however in order to employ more people in healthcare facilities, we need to train and educate more healthcare workers which is a huge difficulty given the lack of services, funding and university places. Due to pay a lot of people that are trained in healthcare go to other countries for work. This goes for mental health service as well eg psychologists it s extremely difficult to train to work as a phycologist in Ireland as there is a lack of those services in Ireland. There s a huge link between health and education in Ireland so we need EU funding for education in order to then further improve healthcare.
Currently, if somebody falls ill in a country that they aren't native to, they are entitled to emergency healthcare however, the data that is collected is not shared For example, if somebody from Ireland had a home in France, that is entirely legal because of freedom of movement, if they have a stroke in said home they will be treated under the French healthcare system but when they return to Irelan, their local go won't have access to any results of tests that were run, medical notes, or anything else that the French doctor may have done. A solution that we would propose is an online database, only available to the health sector of each member state that gives a medical history of patients where every patient is given a number which the gp can then look up to find critical information about the patient such as allergies, past scans and x rays and past injuries. HEALTH ISSUES WITHIN THE EU
Health services We believe that healthcare should be free in the EU as it is a basic human right. This should include visits, free hospital visits and free non-cosmetic dental care. We also believe that free healthcare should be available 24 hours a day, as you cannot control the time you get sick/injured. This should be available to people of all ages and all incomes.
Education There is a lack of medical staff within the EU, making it harder for EU citizens to access healthcare. We feel that the EU should put more money into education, in order to encourage more young people to become doctors and nursing. We suggest that there should be an EU wide grant which would allow EU citizens to study medicine and nursing for free or if not possible, for a reduced price. This would mean that all EU universities would receive funding in order to provide free education for medical and nursing students. This would encourage more young people to study medicine and nursing, and we feel that this is an effective method in combating the lack of medical staff in the EU.
Education We also think that the EU should put more funding into secondary education. For example, we think that all secondary students should have a day or two where they are exposed to a medical setting. We think that there should be an EU wide scheme where each school is partnered with their local hospital. Either the students would go into the hospital, or a doctor or nurse would come to speak to them. We believe that this would also encourage more students to go into medicine or nursing.
We feel that there should be more EU funding in mental health services. We suggest that the EU allocates a psychologist to each school. The psychologist would provide their services to each student that needs it, and would this would be paid for by the EU. This would improve the wellbeing of young people in the EU. Mental health
HOW TO GET EU CITIZENS AND THE YOUTH INVOLVED Use social media and make surveys to get people's opinions on issues. Ask the public for their opinion on what should be changed and for them to give ideas. Junior parliaments and more events like the one we attended Use Twitter and the like so that posts can be retweeted and sent around. Strikes Exposure in Transition Year to Medical practices eg. Hospitals to encourage them to do Medicine
The biggest cause of climate change is our increased use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas to generate electricity, run transport and power manufacturing and industry. Climate Change The EU should focus its investment on sourcing renewable energy such as solar panels, wind energy, hydroelectric energy and more.
If under-developed countries in the EU are not kept as up to date with climate change as more developed EU countries, it could create a divide between member states. EU and Climate Change There is already a great divide between member states in terms of development, however climate change is a global issue which must be targeted by each state. It is vital that the EU work with all countries so that all of them can work together to combat climate change on a global scale. Should the EU not force member states to act on climate change, there will be significantly less action taken- climate change is getting progressively worse at an alarming rate and if the member states are left decide what actions to take on their own accord then we can't trust that they will act rapidly and enforce significant change.
How can we get young people to Young people can attend climate strikes to voice their opinions and prove to the EU governments that climate change requires immediate action and that young people are being severely affected. Young people can share their ideas on how to combat climate change through social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. Social media is a way for ideas to be shared on the largest possible scale. It is much easier for ideas to be shared and heard online. help?
