Many chronic and acute diseases – such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes and obesity and also mental illnesses – are caused by or worsened by pollution in our present and past environments.
HEAL works with Global organisations like WHO and UNEP, European institutions and organisations as well as national decision-makers and partners to prevent this environmental burden of disease by stronger policy action.
Heatwaves – A major health threat
HEAL and European Cancer Leagues relaunch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
Green 10 letter to EU Commission Executive Vice-President Timmermans on REPowerEU package and environmental roll-back
The Green 10 have written to Vice-President Timmermans in advance of the publication of the…
HEAL’s submission to consultation on the evaluation of the LIFE programme
HEAL has submitted a response to the European Commission's consultation on the evaluation of the…
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,…
European Parliament recognises the European Green Deal as a significant contributing factor to cancer prevention in Europe
HEAL’s vision for Europe leading the way towards a non-toxic environment
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) today released its vision for Europe leading the transition…
Climate mitigation is win-win for public health
A new publication in German by HEAL aims to shed light on a neglected topic…
Breast Cancer: Preventing the preventable
Breast Cancer: Factors influencing the risk of breast cancer – established and emerging
How PFAS chemicals affect women, pregnancy and human development: Health actors call for urgent action to phase them out
EU should ban brain-harming chlorpyrifos to protect health
Today, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) together with Générations Futures, Pesticide Action Network Europe…
HEAL fact sheet – Chronic disease and environment
HEAL and European Cancer Leagues relaunch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
How does early-life exposure to environmental pollutants affect our health? New flyer and video from the ATHLETE project
Mutualités Libres and HEAL launch infographic illustrating 10 tips to avoid endocrine disruptors in and around your home
Results from a new survey published by the Belgian Independent Health Insurance Funds (Mutualités Libres…
FIGO, UCSF and HEAL share 10 tips to avoid toxic chemicals during and after pregnancy
HEAL and European Cancer Leagues launch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
Green 10 letter to EU Commission Executive Vice-President Timmermans on REPowerEU package and environmental roll-back
The Green 10 have written to Vice-President Timmermans in advance of the publication of the…
Joint letter: taxonomy complementary delegated act
The Green 10, of which HEAL is part of, together with other groups has written…
Glyphosate: Health and cancer groups ask France to publicly clarify contradictory position regarding the health effects of the world’s top-selling herbicide
Letter – Advancing on the zero pollution ambition, especially in recovery financing and investments, under the Portuguese Presidency
HEAL has sent a letter to the Portuguese presidency of the European Union, calling for…
European Parliament recognises the European Green Deal as a significant contributing factor to cancer prevention in Europe
How ATHLETE research on the Human Exposome offers tools for lifelong disease prevention and policy action: New overview article in Journal of Environmental Epidemiology
Glyphosate: Health and cancer groups ask France to publicly clarify contradictory position regarding the health effects of the world’s top-selling herbicide
HEAL reaction to the European Commission’s Zero Pollution Action Plan
Today, the Commission published its Zero Pollution Action Plan for air, water and soils (ZPAP).…
If Europe really wants to beat cancer, it needs to drastically reduce environmental pollutants and action its Zero Pollution ambition
Survey shows almost 50% of Belgians are unaware of health-harming endocrine disrupting chemicals in daily lives
Non-Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants
Unpaid Health Bill – how coal power plants make us sick
In March 2013, HEAL launched the first ‘Unpaid Health Bill – How coal power plants…