HEAL contributor to WHO Europe roadmap on reducing noncommunicable diseases
In December 2020, the Regional Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe established the Advisory Council on Innovation for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Advisory Council), on which HEAL’s Executive DIrector…
HEAL General Assembly 2022
For the first time since 2019, HEAL members came together in person in Brussels again, for the HEAL Annual General Assembly in October 2022. The HEAL secretariat and members spent…
HEAL at WHO Bonn Dialogue on Environment and Health: risk communication for environment and health
HEAL’s Anne Stauffer spoke at the fourth of a series of high-level Bonn Dialogues on Environment and Health, held by the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health (ECEH), under…
Heatwaves – A major health threat
HEAL and European Cancer Leagues relaunch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
HERA Final Conference: Research for the Green Deal / La Recherche pour le Pact vert
The Health Environment Research Agenda for Europe (HERA), of which HEAL is a project partner, will hold its final conference on 18 March 2022, taking place in Paris and as…
Webinar: How prenatal and postnatal exposure to PFAS affects child cardiometabolic health and inflammatory biomarkers – six European cohorts
Joint letter: taxonomy complementary delegated act
The Green 10, of which HEAL is part of, together with other groups has written to European Commission President Von der Leyen, in light of the Commission’s upcoming publication of…
How ATHLETE research on the Human Exposome offers tools for lifelong disease prevention and policy action: New overview article in Journal of Environmental Epidemiology
HEAL urges MEPs to put spotlight on environmental health at EU French Presidency exchange
High level panel: Why urgent action on the EU’s Zero Pollution ambition matters for health – voices from communities and vulnerable groups
Virtual, public event - moderated by Tamsin Rose. Friday, 10 December 2021, 14.30 – 16.00 CET Pollution harms our health and the environment. It is the largest environmental cause of…
Glyphosate: Health and cancer groups ask France to publicly clarify contradictory position regarding the health effects of the world’s top-selling herbicide
How does early-life exposure to environmental pollutants affect our health? New flyer and video from the ATHLETE project
HEAL assessment of Action Plan “Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil – building a Healthier Planet for Healthier People”
Beat pollution today to prevent disease tomorrow – for everyone
By Genon K. Jensen, HEAL’s Executive Director Adapted from speech given at high level event on 'A healthy environment for healthy lives', EU Green Week 2021 Almost 20 years ago,…
Save the date: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & Public Health – How mutuals are taking action
Setting Poland on the path for a healthy, green and just recovery
By end April, the Polish government has to submit a national recovery plan to the EU Commission, in order to receive funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). HEAL…
HEAL response to consultation on zero pollution
HEAL has submitted a response to the consultation on the European Commission's zero pollution action plan. It builds on HEAL's position on zero pollution 'Beat pollution - prevent disease'