Health organisations highlight health risks from climate change
On 14 May, health organisations representing health and health-promotion professionals and health care institutions from around the world, wrote to the Director General of the WHO highlighting the urgent concerns of the health and medical professionals and health care workers in relation to the health risks from climate change.
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HEAL’s latest Newsflash features:
HEAL welcomes MEP vote for better health protection in the 7th EAP
The future of EU EDCs policy
The Unpaid Health Bill launched in Germany
Health benefits from cleaner air
Fish consumption: which mercury intake is tolerable?
Call to reduce our exposure to EDCs
In a letter to the President of the EU Commission, environmental, occupational/workers and health organisations express their concerns about the global threat of EDCs and the need to reduce our exposure to them.
Read more »The Unpaid Health bill launched in German
On 24 April HEAL launched the European report on the health impacts of coal power generation in German at a press conference in Berlin.
25 April 2013: HEAL responds to vote on 7th Environment Action Programme
26 March 2013: Which endocrine disrupting insecticides are children exposed to everyday?
21 March 2013: EFSA opinion on endocrine disruptors problematic
14 March 2013: European Parliament vote on EDCs conveys urgency of protecting health
7 March 2013: Coal’s health bill reaches €43 billion a year
All press releases »Health risks from climate change highlighted in joint letter to the WHO
8 May 2013Joint NGO letter to President Barroso and Commissioners: Call to reduce our exposure to EDCs
24 April 2013HEAL response to EURACOAL statement
All letters »8 May 2013: Joint NGO comments on review of air policies
3 May 2013: CHEM Trust & HEAL’s view on the report of the ED Expert Advisory Group
25 April 2013: NGOs Position Paper on the EC proposal for a Medical Device Regulation COM(212) 542
11 April 2013: HEAL position paper on the 7th EU Environment Action Programme
2 April 2013: Joint position paper: NGO recommendations: Encouraging 3rd Party participation in the REACH authorisation process
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10 May 2013: EFA: Call for support for Allergology education on World Asthma Day
10 May 2013: EPHA: Briefing on health in Europe 2020
10 May 2013: ELF: New research on effects of ozone on the fatty lining of the lungs
10 May 2013: WECF: Strengthen chemical and product safety in the Western Balkans
10 May 2013: Vivosano: Voting recommendations on 7th EAP sent to Spanish MEPs
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