Strengthening the Polish healthcare sector’s climate preparedness
HEAL Poland joins roundtable discussions on health and climate
Are you our new Environmental Health Policy Specialist?
Help us influence policymakers in Poland HEAL has been active in Poland for the past ten years, to engage the Polish health and medical sector, to communicate the latest science…
Health sector meeting with Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment: say yes to the AAQD deal!
Polish civil society groups call for ambitious action on EU clean air standards revision to protect health, the environment and the economy
Infographic: What is nitrogen dioxide and how does exposure to it affect your health?
Webinar series recordings: The healthy and clean city of tomorrow
In June 2023, HEAL organised a series of three webinars to put a spotlight on three themes for a healthy and clean city: physical activity, active mobility and reduced car…
Science review: The health impacts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
Webinar series: The healthy and clean city of tomorrow
Health threats of short-term winter smog in Poland
Today, HEAL Poland has published an analysis of particulate matter air pollution in Poland during the 2022/23 heating season, and the associated health impacts of short-term exposure to air pollution.…
Encouraging healthy mobility in Warsaw, Poland
The city authorities of Warsaw have been consulting with residents and experts on the details of setting up a Low Emission Zone (LEZ), the first of its kind in the…
Infographic: health sector calls for climate action
New infographic on health sector engagement for climate action, as health protection: Download the full pdf Download the social media assets:
An early coal phase-out in Poland can save lives, improve health and strengthen the economy
Webinar: Wood burning – a sustainable energy alternative or a health threat?
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 10.00 – 11.30 am CEST In recent years, the burning of wood in private homes, in power or heat plants has increased, and is hailed by…
Mental health and cities
Our new infographic explores the links between cities, climate change, air pollution and mental health - and how we can create mental health-friendly cities. Available in English and Polish.
Healthy Mobility: A new approach to urban space environments
Across Europe, from East to West, North to South, mayors and local decision-makers have initiated measures to make cities more sustainable and climate-friendly. There is a wealth of good practice…
The impact of air pollution from transport on children’s health and development
HEAL Poland has published a new infographic highlighting the fact that children are particularly vulnerable to suffering impacts from air pollution, with sometimes lifelong consequences, available in English and Polish.
HEAL Poland at a Polish senate hearing on climate
HEAL’s Weronika Michalak recently presented on climate change and health at a hearing in the Senate, Poland’s upper chamber. The meeting explored the direction in which Polish climate policy should…