- Finland: allergen labelling in non-prepacked foods
- EFA member Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation will start cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finnish Food Authority, the Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa and Finnis ...
- First electronic health records of patients exchanged between EU countries
- From late June, first health records of patients are exchanged in the EU thanks to the cross-border electronic health services. As of now, doctors in Luxembourg will be able to receive digital patient ...
- Allergia-, Iho- ja astmaliitto celebrates 50th anniversary
- EFA Member Allergia-, Iho- ja astmaliitto (Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation) celebrates this year its 50th anniversary and has therefore developed an interactive website showing the hi ...
- European Food Safety Authority discusses civil society concerns
- The use and presence of pesticides, and their classification as endocrine disruptors where among the top food-related health concerns that civil society representatives discussed with European Safety ...
- The burden of allergy has decreased in Finland
- EFA member, the Finnish Lung Health Association (Filha) organized the National Asthma and Allergy Conference in Helsinki on November 22 nd and 23 rd . In the final seminar of the Finnish Allergy Progr ...
- Finnish patients encourage first aid training on anaphylaxis
- On the International Day of the Emergency Number 112, EFA member the Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation launched an awareness campaign on allergy management, encouraging Finns to learn how to ...
- Go to vote, but without allergens
- Finnish EFA member Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation updated their poster for the Finnish presidential and other upcoming elections. In Finland, the polling stations are usually situated in school p ...
- EFA Finnish member also covers now rare skin diseases
- EFA members have got to know the Finnish federation for being specialised in allergies and asthma. After being united with the Finnish Association for Skin Patients in March 2017, the target group of ...
- 'Patients experiences are helpful for policy’ says EFA President at EAACI Congress
- EFA President Mikaela Odemyr spoke at the EAACI EU Policy Stakeholder lunch celebrated on the 19 June during the EAACI Congress that took place in Helsinki 17-21 June. Next to Member of the European P ...
- Finnish Allergy Week: Do you wash your new clothes before the first use?
- EFA Member, the Finnish Allergy and Asthma Federation organized its yearly campaign, Allergy Week, in April. This year the campaign theme was chemicals used in textiles. Textile industry uses more tha ...
- Third year of scent sensitivity campaign in Finland
- EFA Member the Finnish Allergy and Asthma Federation organized its scent sensitivity campaign for the third time last November attracting media attention and visibility to the problem of fragrances. ...
- 75th anniversary of the Finnish Organisation for Respiratory Health - Congratulations!
- EFA's Member the Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland, representing patients, celebrated its’ 75th anniversary in August. The event was celebrated in the central square of the main four citi ...
- Guide to help and encourage smokers to quit tobacco
- Material: Guide to help and encourage smokers to quit tobacco Original name: Tänään on oikea päivä and I dag är rätta dagen and Сегодня правильный день Author: The Organisation ...
- Guide on indoor air quality to identify mold and dampness at home
- Material: Guide for lung disease patients cope with oxygen treatment at home Original name: Sisäilmaopas and Guide om inneluft Author: The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland ...
- Respiration filters help with street dust in Finland
- Street dust is a recurring problem in Finland in the springtime. The dust causes irritation to eyes, throat and noses. It is especially harmful for people with respiratory illnesses who in spring need ...
- Guide to help and encourage pregnant women to quit smoking
- Material: Guide to help and encourage pregnant women to quit smoking Original name: Mikä onkaan parempi syy lopettaa tupakointi? and Det finns ingen bättre orsak att sluta röka! Author: ...
- Guide for lung disease patients cope with oxygen treatment at home
- Material: Guide for lung disease patients cope with oxygen treatment at home Original name: Opas kotihappihoidosta Author: The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland Language: Finnish ...
- A guide to deal with astma in every day life, with self-management advice
- Material: A guide to deal with astma in every day life, with self-management advice Original name: Opas astmaa sairastaville Author: The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finla ...
- Guide for school nurses and teachers about the special needs of children with asthma
- Material: A guide for school nurses and teachers about the special needs of children with asthma Original name:Ohje lapsen astmasta päivähoitoon/kouluun Author: The Organisation for Respirato ...
- Guide for parents of children and young people with asthma, with self-management advice
- Material: A guide for parents of children and young people with asthma, with self-management advice Original name: Lasten ja nuorten astma and Astma hos barn och unga Author: The Organis ...