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EPHA response to the European Commission public consultation on sustainability agenda

EPHA responded to the European Commission public consultation on “Delivering a more Sustainable Production and Consumption” highlighting that greater synergies between sectors are necessary, especially to address both sustainable development and social inequalities. EPHA response to public consultation from DG Environment on Delivering More Sustainable Production and Consumption. The main rationale behind participating in the consultation was the fact that sustainability is (...)

WHO report on Environmental burden of disease associated with inadequate housing.

The WHO Europe published a report on the environmental burden of disease associated with inadequate housing. It provides substantial evidence on the consequences of bad housing on health. The report - entitled "Environmental burden of disease associated with inadequate housing. Methods for quantifying health impacts of selected housing risks in the WHO European Region. Summary report." - looks at several health issues that would be improved with adequate housing: indoor dampness and (...)

Child Injury prevention takes on new TACTICS to get the job done

Every year, unintentional injuries kill nearly 42 000 children and young people under the age of 20 in the WHO European Region. TACTICS - Tools to Address Childhood Trauma - is a large scale, multi-year initiative of the European Child Safety Alliance, funded by the European Commission, with the aim to provide better information, practical tools and resources to support adoption and implementation of evidence-based good practices in Europe. EPHA partners the project. In order to make the (...)

’Quiet Please!’ A conference on the future of EU noise policies

‘Quiet please-The future of EU noise policies’ event co-organized by Transport and Environment (T&E), the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), and the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), took place on the 25th of May at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. Kathleen Van Brempt MEP chaired the first panel, and introduced Mr. Philippe Jean, Director (acting), Internal Market, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, who gave further detail on the (...)

WHO Decade of Action for Road Safety - saving lives and money

Road accidents and injuries are biggest cause of mortality and disability among the youngest and most productive part of our societies. Road safety is a key element of sustainable transport policies creating healthier and wealthier societies. With this goal, WHO Europe has launched the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 and a new health economic assessment tool for transport. Road-traffic crashes kill over 350 Europeans every day, or over 120 000 per year. Almost half of them are (...)

Food For Everyone: Towards a Global Deal

On the 23rd of May the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a conference on global food security under the title “Food for Everyone: Towards a Global Deal”. The purpose of the event was to explore and understand the issue of food security and propose solutions supporting the achievement of the MGDs. With close to one billion people worldwide suffering from hunger1, and a much higher number from malnutrition, food security is again placed high on the political (...)

HEAL co-organises conference "Quiet please - the future of EU Noise Policy", 25 May 2011 in EESC

On 25 May 2011, HEAL co-organises a conference on the future of EU Noise Policy. Leading European environmental networks - Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Transport and Environment (T&E) and European Environmental Bureau (EEB) organise a conference “Quiet Please – the Future of EU Noise Policy” on Wednesday, 25 May, 13:00 – 18:00, at the European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels. Confirmed speakers include representatives from the World Health (...)

Noise pollution a critical public health problem, new WHO report says

WHO Europe released a new assessment on the burden of disease from environmental pollution - in particular from noise pollution, which shows that noise especially from road traffic, railways and airports is a critical public health problem: it is the second biggest environmental problem affecting health after air pollution. The report on the burden of diseases from noise from the WHO Europe shows that over 1 million healthy years of life are lost every year in the western countries of WHO (...)

Chronic Non-Communicable Disease: European Commission invited to take actions

On 15 March 2011, the European Chronic Disease Alliance sent a letter to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission in order to raise awareness on the need to tackle chronic diseases. On 15 March 2011, the European Chronic Disease Alliance, an alliance representing over 100 000 health professionals acting in the prevention of such a societal burden, sent a letter to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. The four main factors of chronic non-communicable (...)

EPHA calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious 30% move in emission reduction target

Jointly with environmental groups, EPHA jo-signed an open letter to EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barosso to adopt an ambitious 30% move in emission reduction target based on public health benefits and economic savings in healthcare. Climate letter to EU Commission President Barosso and the EU Commissioners supporting a 30% move in emission reduction target in the EU. Discussions are underway and the Commission is preparing the EU’s 2050 Low carbon economy Roadmap, which is (...)