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Environment and Health Policy
The Health and Environment Alliance supports precautionary health and environment policy within two main frameworks: the EU Environment and Health Strategy and the WHO Pan European environment and health process, which includes the the Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe.
Our work draws on the findings of the environmental health science revolution, which is revealing the impact of environmental degradation on health in an ever-widening range of diseases and conditions. These include amongst others, asthma, allergies, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, reproductive problems, behavioural problems and obesity.
We believe that many diseases and conditions, including birth defects, could be effectively prevented by changes in public policy as well as changes in personal behaviour and lifestyles. Greater priority should therefore be given to ensuring the safety of what we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. The special needs of children and other vulnerable groups should be given more recognition in environmental policy affecting health.
In this section:
> European Conference on Human Biomonitoring, 4-5 November
> French Presidency unveils priorities on health and environment issues
> OECD publication on Environment and Health
> World Environment Day 2008
> Parliamentary ENVI Committee holds unsympathetic hearing on Commission mid-term review of the EU Environment and Health Action Plan
> European conference on human biomonitoring, 4-5 November 2008
> New Health Commissioner Vassiliou debates with ENVI Committee on priorities for 2009
> EU Commission Conference on INSPIRE legislation, 23 June 2008
> International Public Health Symposium on environment and health research, 20-22 October 2008
> European Green Capital Award
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Our issues
Contact person at HEAL:
Genon Jensen, Executive Director, tel.: 0032 2 234 3641 Christian Farrar-Hockely, Senior Policy Advisor, tel.: 0032 2 234 3644
Health and environment primer
- Do you want to know more about environmental health policy in Europe? The Health and Environment Alliance has produced a “Health and Environment Primer”, which provides an introduction to all aspects of European environmental health policy.
Resources on this issue:
- >>> HEAL PRIMER on European health and environment Policy paper: European Environment & Health Action Plan 2004-2010 Final report: Environment and Health in Europe (Jan 2005) Final report: NGO Strategy Workshop: Taking the environment and health agenda forward in Europe (Dec 2004)
Members active on this issue:
- European Public Health Alliance International Society of Doctors for the Environment ISDE Austria Akut Luxembourg European Academy for Environmental Medicine All Members
Healthier environments for children
Health and Environment Quiz
Useful links:
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European Commission Health
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European Environment and Health Committee
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European Environment and Health Information System
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European Parliament (Committee Environment, Public Health & Consumer Protection)
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The Council of the European Union
Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) | 28 Boulevard Charlemagne, B1000 Brussels, Belgium
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The Health and Environment Alliance is grateful for the financial support of the European Commission, DG Environment. The views expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect the official views of the EU institutions.
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