HEAL Newsflash - January 2012
Opportunities for health & environment under Danish EU presidency
EU biocides law considered a “standstill” by NGOs
HEAL signs onto joint statement about mercury-contaminated sites
Cutting emissions, boosts health, says UK doctor Featured in the European Voice - View details here
New HEAL Call for tender Consultancy for EU chemicals campaign - View details here
Read more »Commission’s good news on health benefits should tip balance for higher EU climate target
Brussels, 30 January 2012 - The billions of Euros in health benefits from stronger climate action that are estimated in a European Commission paper published today is an opportunity not to be missed to increase the EU’s climate ambition.
Read more »Study offers warning of negative immune effects from PFC exposure
HEAL has responded to a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) today (25 January 2012), which found that elevated exposures to perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in children are associated with reduced immune response to routine immunizations (tetanus and diphtheria) in children aged 5 and 7 years old. The lead researcher is Dr. Philippe Grandjean from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Read more »EU biocides law considered a “standstill” by NGOs
The new EU biocides regulation adopted by the European Parliament sounds ambitious but represents a standstill for health and environmental protection, according to HEAL and other health and environment groups.
30 January 2012: Commission’s good news on health benefits should tip balance for higher EU climate target
25 January 2012: Study offers warning of negative immune effects from PFC exposure
18 January 2012: EU biocides law considered a “standstill” by NGOs
11 January 2012: How fracking threatens public health, more research needed
9 December 2011: Reaction to new EU vehicle noise limits proposal
All press releases »Joint letter to MEPs on air pollution from ships
13 September 2011To: EU Health Commissioner, John Dalli; and
President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso;
European Commissioner for the Environment, Janez Potocnik;
Members of the European Parliament;
WHO focal points for environment and health
Re: United Nations High-level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), 19-20 September 2011
5 September 2011
To: Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General;
Dr Margaret Chan, World Health Organization Director General
Re: Call for diseases and risk factors to be considered
All letters »
3 November 2011: HEAL response to the UN Rio+20 consultation
19 October 2011: Joint NGO recommendations for EP ENVI Committee’s 2nd reading on the biocide regulation (COM (2009) 267)
15 April 2011: HEAL Position Paper: Preventing cancer through environmental policy change
7 April 2011: HEAL Briefing paper: Children’s health and the environment
3 April 2011: NGO Position paper: Requirements for the proper regulation of chemicals with endrocrine disrupting properties
All position papers on Resources »12 December 2011: Acting now for a better Health - 30 % Reduction Target for EU Climate Policy (Informational Postcard)
22 November 2011: Hydraulic fracturing of shale gas: a real scandal!
13 October 2011: HEAL Annual Review 2010
13 September 2011: HEAL fact sheet - Chronic disease and environment
24 June 2011: Six steps to pesticide reduction: A HEAL toolkit for communities and individuals wishing to reduce local pesticide use
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