Letter to the President of the European Commission on protecting people’s health against climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss
HEAL calls on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to commit to protecting people’s health from the triple crisis during her second term in a letter. HEAL urges her to safeguard and strengthen the EU climate and environmental acquis for better health, and accelerate on the zero pollution path, including for the foreseen reform of the EU chemicals law REACH.
Green 10 letter to the President of the European Parliament calling to address the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergency
The Green 10 coalition, which HEAL is a part of, encourages the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola upon her re-election to put the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergency at the forefront of her tenure.
Green 10 letter to the President of the European Commission on upholding and scaling up Green Deal commitments
The Green 10 coalition, which HEAL is a part of, encourages the EU Commission President to prioritize and scale up the Green Deal commitments towards zero pollution, thriving nature and health.
Letter: Civil society groups call on UNEP and the WHO to protect scientific integrity of scientific report on endocrine disruptors
A number of NGOs sent a letter to UNEP and the WHO calling for a strict policy on conflicts of interest in the update process for the state-of-the-science report on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
Letter: Protecting people’s health against climate, environmental threats and reducing health economic cost
HEAL has sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament urging them to commit to protecting health against climate, environmental threats in the next five years, in their positions on legislative proposals as well as in all budgetary and financial decisions.
Building Polish doctors’ capacity on environment, climate and health
In collaboration with the Polish Supreme Medical Chamber and the Polish Society of Allergology, HEAL Poland organized a series of virtual trainings for over 300 doctors. These trainings delved into critical health topics, including the impacts of air and transport pollution, health and climate change, and the urban burden of disease. The aim was to enhance doctors' awareness and understanding of the environmental and climate-related threats to health in Poland.
FREIA research project reveals recommendations for strategies to protect women’s health against endocrine disrupting chemicals
Following five years of research, the EU-funded research project FREIA has published recommendations for health promotion strategies and EU-wide policy action to reduce exposure.
Joint letter to European Commission President- and Secretary-General to keep DG SANTE’s lead for EU pesticide regulation
Pesticide Action Network Europe sent a joint-letter with over 80 organisations, among them HEAL, to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Secretary-General of the European Commission Ilze Juhansone, calling them to keep the competence on pesticides within DG SANTE.
Press note: Health should remain in the scope of the ENVI committee
Press note: HEAL calls on the European Parliament to maintain health within the scope of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
NGOs response to ECHA’s call for evidence on aromatic brominated flame retardants
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), ChemSec, the Cancer Prevention and Education Society, Zero Waste Europe, CHEM Trust, Health Care Without Harm Europe, Fidra, and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB)…
Letter: Keep health in the scope of the EP’s ENVI Committee
In a letter, HEAL urges Members of the European Parliament to keep the current scope of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) to protect health against the triple crises of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
The UBD Policy Project holds a science-to-policy consultation workshop on urban disease burden reduction in Warsaw
The Health and Environment Alliance, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health , and the city of Warsaw recently hosted a half-day science-to-policy consultation workshop. The workshop brought together representatives from the city of Warsaw and regional authorities, doctors, researchers, and other stakeholders to discuss how to reduce the urban burden of disease in Warsaw through environmental, climate, and urban policies.
EU strategic agenda: Tackling pollution for healthy people, and a strong and secure Europe
In a letter, HEAL urges EU Heads of State to include measures to tackle pollution for people’s health in their blueprint for the next five years of EU policymaking.
Strengthening the Polish healthcare sector’s climate preparedness
As part of the conference “The role of green hospitals in tackling climate change", HEAL Poland organised a debate on the role of health experts in climate action and the health sector's preparedness, bringing together Polish and international health representatives.
Women’s health and endocrine disruptors: FREIA research project launches new webinar series
This webinar series from the FREIA research project brings together leading partners to talk about their scientific findings after five years of research into the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on female reproduction.
Open letter to European Parliament group leaders by the Green 10
The Green 10, the coalition of ten of the largest environmental organisations and networks active on the European level including HEAL, has sent a letter to European Parliament group leaders, making an urgent appeal to continue to prioritise a green and just transition towards climate neutrality, zero pollution and thriving nature, as political groups in the Parliament are holding talks over future priorities and consider their approval of a European Commission President.
What is essential? A closer look at the potential of the essential use concept in EU chemicals legislation
The essential use concept is a relatively new notion in EU chemicals legislation that has great potential to speed up the regulation of harmful substances, by asking the critical question whether the specific uses of these chemicals are necessary for the functioning of society.
Opinion: EU’s leaked strategic agenda makes zero mention of health
HEAL Director Génon K. Jensen writes for EUobserver on the importance to reflect the heavy toll climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are taking on health in the EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 .
Press note: Health groups welcome vote on restriction of bisphenols in food packaging
Press note: EU member states expert committee voted to ban some bisphenols, including bisphenol A (BPA), in food contact materials. This measure is much needed to protect people from these endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), that have also been classified as toxic for reproduction.
