Many chronic and acute diseases – such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes and obesity and also mental illnesses – are caused by or worsened by pollution in our present and past environments.
HEAL works with Global organisations like WHO and UNEP, European institutions and organisations as well as national decision-makers and partners to prevent this environmental burden of disease by stronger policy action.
Press Note: Health groups call on the European Parliament to protect children’s health from harmful chemicals in toys
Press Note: Health groups welcome restriction on widely used sub-family of PFAS
Swift, coherent and more ambitious action by EU Member States needed to address the climate, environment challenges for better health for all
Advancing on a coal phase out for better health in Turkey
In only a couple of years, public and decision-makers' attention has increased on the health…
Press Note: New scientific study indicates PFAS can increase risk of disease in unborn children
HEAL Executive Director at WHO webinar on Environmental Health Inequalities
Health benefits of a Green Deal approach in Turkey
HEAL’s vision for Europe leading the way towards a non-toxic environment
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) today released its vision for Europe leading the transition…
Climate mitigation is win-win for public health
A new publication in German by HEAL aims to shed light on a neglected topic…
Breast Cancer: Preventing the preventable
Breast Cancer: Factors influencing the risk of breast cancer – established and emerging
How PFAS chemicals affect women, pregnancy and human development: Health actors call for urgent action to phase them out
EU should ban brain-harming chlorpyrifos to protect health
Today, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) together with Générations Futures, Pesticide Action Network Europe…
HEAL fact sheet – Chronic disease and environment
HEAL and European Cancer Leagues relaunch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
How does early-life exposure to environmental pollutants affect our health? New flyer and video from the ATHLETE project
Mutualités Libres and HEAL launch infographic illustrating 10 tips to avoid endocrine disruptors in and around your home
Results from a new survey published by the Belgian Independent Health Insurance Funds (Mutualités Libres…
FIGO, UCSF and HEAL share 10 tips to avoid toxic chemicals during and after pregnancy
HEAL and European Cancer Leagues launch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
Letter to Ursula von der Leyen on the nomination of Wopke Hoekstra as Climate Commissioner
Green 10 letter to Commissioner Breton on boosting the green transition of the EU’s industry and upholding environmental and health safeguards
Letter to European Commission: Civil society vision on how the EU can deliver the European Green Deal and address the multiple crises we face
Green 10 letter to EU Commission Executive Vice-President Timmermans on REPowerEU package and environmental roll-back
The Green 10 have written to Vice-President Timmermans in advance of the publication of the…
Joint letter: taxonomy complementary delegated act
The Green 10, of which HEAL is part of, together with other groups has written…
Press Note: Health groups call on the European Parliament to protect children’s health from harmful chemicals in toys
Press Note: Health groups welcome restriction on widely used sub-family of PFAS
Press Note: New scientific study indicates PFAS can increase risk of disease in unborn children
Press Note: Agreement on the CLP reform – health groups welcome the outcomes of the negotiations
Press Release: ECHA report confirms that regulatory action is needed on PVC and its additives
Press Note: Glyphosate: failed Member States’ vote shows it is impossible to ignore science – European Commission called to drop its proposal
Non-Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants
Unpaid Health Bill – how coal power plants make us sick
In March 2013, HEAL launched the first ‘Unpaid Health Bill – How coal power plants…