The REACH legislation sets out how the European Union registers, evaluates, authorises and restricts chemicals. The sorely needed overhaul of this juggernaut of EU chemicals legislation is an opportunity to strengthen its effectiveness in protecting our health and the environment through better and earlier identification of hazardous chemicals.
Are you our new Advocacy and Campaigns Officer?
Are you HEAL’s new Finance and Operations Officer?
Our vision is clean air for all, across the European continent, and reaching WHO’s air quality guidelines by 2030.
Help us create a toxic-free environment by 2030 The evidence on how hazardous chemicals and pesticides impact people’s health and contribute to rising rates of cancer and other ill-health has…
Reporting to: Programme Lead, Health and Chemicals Purpose of the role: As a member of the Health and Chemicals team, the Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer develops and implements effective…
Reporting to: Head of Communications. Purpose of the role: The Science Communications Officer is responsible for the delivery of communications and dissemination activities related to HEAL’s participation in research projects…
Help us communicate on cutting-edge science Evidence-based facts and scientific publications are key to informing political decisions. This is why the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) takes part in several…
Since April 2020, HEAL, together with HASUDER and Kocaeli University have been implementing the EU funded project ÇİSİP, which focuses on strengthening Turkish health sector engagement on climate and environmental policies, and building their capacity on the science behind climate change. On 2 June 2023, we organised the project’s closing event in Ankara, Turkey, to discuss how to build climate and disaster resilient health systems in Turkey.
Help us create a toxic-free environment by 2030 The evidence on how hazardous chemicals and pesticides impact people’s health and contribute to rising rates of cancer and other ill-health has…
While evidence of the existence of microplastics within our bodies exists, we currently do not know how they affect human health. This new Polyrisk flyer illustrates how this EU-funded project aims to advance the science of how MNPs in our environment impacts health, particularly in relation to the immune system.
We are exposed to a wide mix of potentially harmful chemicals on a daily basis. To assess whether and how exposure to chemical substances can impact our health and the environment, European and national regulatory authorities rely on the results from several testing methods, including animal testing, when performing their safety assessment. In this Q&A, HEAL answers several key questions about the use of animal testing in the European Union.
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is recruiting a new Advocacy and Campaigns Officer to implement advocacy and campaign action plans on key files of the Health and Chemicals Programme,…
Coal power generation is a chronic pollution for the environment, the climate and people’s health in the vicinity and far away from plants. HEAL focuses advocacy, knowledge sharing and engagement across the European region, and especially on the Western Balkans and Turkey. We also continue to advocate for a swift coal phase out in Poland, as the only country in the EU missing such a date.
The Lancet Countdown team has published its 2022 report, tracking the relationship between health and climate change across five key domains and 43 indicators. “It shows that the world is…
Health leaders across Europe are calling for urgent measures to reduce exposure to harmful pesticides following their participation in the citizens’ science project ‘the Pesticide-CheckUp’, results of which were published…
A study carried out in the Italian province of Bolzano-South Tyrol reveals that despite measures taken by local authorities to reduce pesticide pollution, synthetic pesticides that can harm health and the environment are still detected in nearby children's playgrounds and schoolyards.
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is recruiting a new Senior Communications and Media Officer to support the Health and Chemicals Programme’s media outreach activities, develop and implement effective public…
