World Health Organization
The child and adolescent health and development programme of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe assists European member states to take appropriate measures to pursue the full implementation of the health-related articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(www.who.dk/eprise/main/WHO/Progs/CHD/Home)
The Children’s health and environment programme is based in Rome.
http://www.who.dk/eprise/main/WHO/Progs/CHE/Home
The Health Promoting Schools initiative is a joint venture with the European Commission and the Council of Europe.
Visit: http://www.who.dk/eprise/main/WHO/Progs/ENHPS/Home
Children’s health and environment: a review of evidence is a joint publication of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and the European Environment Agency.
Information at www.who.dk and available from Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, L-2985 Luxembourg. ISBN 92 9167 412 5. Price 19 Euros.
Water and health in Europe, a joint report from the European Environment Agency and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
email: bookorders@who.int
Transport, environment and health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2000.
Can be ordered online from www.who.dk/docpub/publicat.htm
A physically active life through everyday transport with a special focus on children and other people and examples and approaches from Europe. WHO, Regional Office for Europe, Rome.
Available at: www.euro.who.int/transport
Tobacco and the rights of the child World Health Organization, 2001, reference: WHO/NMH/TFI/01.3 Rev.1
(www.who.int).
UNICEF
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is available at http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm
A decade of transition, and Report Card 2: A league table of child deaths by injury in rich nations, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in Italy.
UNICEF has also launched a Child Friendly Cities initiative.
European Community
Possible elements of a Community strategy on Environment and Health, consultation forum 21 May 2002, Working document, C2/VA D(2002) 420176.
Kids on the Move, published by the European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment.
Can be downloaded from the following address: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/youth/air/arguments7_en.html
A limited number of paper copies of the publication (ISBN: 92-894-1887-7) can be obtained from the following email address: env-pubs@cec.eu.int. Only French and English versions are presently available.
Report on the impact of transport on health (2001/2067(INI)), European Parliament Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism, Rapporteur: Caroline Lucas.
Let me tell you a secret about the environment: an illustrated children’s story is available in English and French as long as stocks last.
email: env-pubs@cec.eu.int
Draft resolution on paediatric medicines In December 2000, the Health Council discussed a proposal of the French Presidency for a Council Resolution on Paediatric Medicines. The draft resolution identifies the current lack of suitably adapted medicines available for children.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/library/press/press97_en.html
NGOs
Including children: Developing a coherent approach to child poverty and social exclusion across Europe, Euronet conference report 2002 and campaign document "Children are European citizens too: Children in the EU treaty".
Available at: http://europeanchildrensnetwork.gla.ac.uk
Memorandum on Health and Cycling was produced jointly by the European Heart Network and the European Cyclists Federation for European Mobility Week, September 2002.
Heart Matters, the quarterly publication of the European Heart Network, has addressed children’s and young peoples’ behaviour in relation to health covering such issues as poor diet, obesity and exercise.
Back issues of Update have covered children’s health issues in the context of chemicals policy (57 and 53); alcohol (54); climate change (55); accidents (56); enlargement (59); and health inequalities (60).
Other NGO contacts
European Forum for Child Welfare, www.efcw.org
European Youth Forum, www.youthforum.org
Wemos Foundation, www.wemos.nl/english
Women in Europe for a Common Future, www.wecf.org
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, www.rospa.org
The European Health and Environment Network (eHEN)www.ehen.org.
Health agencies
Putting children first, article in The Journal of Health Promotion for Northern Ireland, September 2002.
Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland
Measuring child poverty, comments from the Health Development Agency on a consultation document produced by the UK government.
Available at: www.had-online.org/uk under "policy comment".
