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Healthy generations? Exploring inequalities in health, well-being and health policy attitudes across Europe |
| Coordinator 1 | Dr David Consolazio (University of Milan/European Values Study (EVS)) |
| Coordinator 2 | Professor Terje Eikemo (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
| Coordinator 3 | Dr Insa Backhaus (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
| Coordinator 4 | Dr Ruxandra Comanaru (European Social Survey HQ (City St George's, University of London)) |
| Coordinator 5 | Dr Yuliya Kazakova (Generations and Gender Programme (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute/Universtity of Groningen)) |
Session Details
Health and well-being are central to the resilience of European societies and feature prominently within the Healthy pillar of the NextGenerationEU initiative. Recent crises – including the COVID-19 pandemic, population ageing, mental health challenges, and widening health inequalities – have highlighted the need to better understand how different generations experience health risks, access healthcare, and evaluate health-related policies.
The Infra4NextGen project has generated new cross-national evidence on health, well-being and related attitudes through the CRONOS-3 panel, a probability-based, input-harmonised web and paper survey conducted across eleven European countries between 2024 and 2026. The Infra4NextGen waves were designed by bringing together European research infrastructures (European Social Survey, European Values Study, Gender and Generation Programmes, and CESSDA) with academic and policy experts, drawing on the ESS Round 11 “Social Inequalities in Health” module to ensure items are relevant, methodologically sound and useful for policy, in line with Infra4NextGen's broader aim of supporting a strong, equal, digital, green and healthy Europe
This session invites submissions using the CRONOS-3 panel, other Infra4NextGen outputs (including harmonised datasets and the e-NextGen tool), or related comparative surveys to investigate health, well-being and health-related behaviours across generations, life stages and European countries. Contributions may examine physical and mental health, access to healthcare, health inequalities, healthy lifestyles, trust in health institutions, or support for health policies. We particularly welcome papers that exploit the comparative nature of these new data sources while providing methodological and policy-relevant insights.
