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.
HEAL feedback on new (8th) Environment Action Programme
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) welcomes the draft Decision on the 8th Environment Action…
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…
Survey shows almost 50% of Belgians are unaware of health-harming endocrine disrupting chemicals in daily lives
An ambitious implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans to prevent ill-health and move towards zero pollution
Green 10 letter on guaranteeing a Green Recovery across Europe in Next Generation EU by excluding fossil fuels from the RRF
The 10 largest environmental NGOs have written a letter on the need to exclude fossil fuels…
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
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
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
Climate change puts pregnant women at greater risk: new infographic by FIGO, UCSF and HEAL
An ambitious implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans to prevent ill-health and move towards zero pollution
Green 10 letter on guaranteeing a Green Recovery across Europe in Next Generation EU by excluding fossil fuels from the RRF
The 10 largest environmental NGOs have written a letter on the need to exclude fossil fuels…
Beat pollution – prevent disease
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is the leading European not-for-profit organisation addressing how the…
Survey shows almost 50% of Belgians are unaware of health-harming endocrine disrupting chemicals in daily lives
Moment of truth for EU as over one million people and 100 NGOs call for green, healthy and just recovery
Over one million people and 100 environmental NGOs across Europe are calling on the European…
The European Green Deal identifies right areas for action but more urgency needed to meet zero pollution ambition and benefit health
European Parliament safeguards future of EU financing for environmental health action
Endocrine disruptors – Put exposure reduction at the centre of EU action now, urge health groups
As the European Commission’s consultation on a roadmap for a framework on endocrine disrupting chemicals…
Health groups call for phasing out of diesel cars as a public health imperative
Dieselgate has put the high health impacts from polluting diesel cars into the public and…
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…