title: European politicians need epidemiologists.
abstract: This paper reviews some of the recent discussions about public health policy in Europe. In particular it points to the interest in communicable diseases and the need to extend this interest into non-communicable fields. It draws attention to the consequential need for trained and continuously updated epidemiologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Glasgow.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D004813:Epidemiology / Q000193:education; D005060:Europe; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health