"Health status of European children population is generally worsening. We are wittnesses of increased occurence of chronical diseases, allergic diseases, inclination of children towards infections is increasing, too - as well as the number of children who are handicapped in some way. We suppose that reasons of this situation are laying especially in life style of European population, in quality of life environment, in effects of psychic stres and so on. We, however, don´t know exact level of risks or level of influence of individual factors and/or their combinations on the health status of children. Why one child gets sick while the other is healthy when growing in the same environment?  
What is necessary to do for keeping all children healthy? ELSPAC is trying to give the answers to these and other questions…"