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The new Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) - Ex EPHA Environment Network - website carries updated and in-depth news about about health and environment issues. This section will continue to cover the major issues a more limited way.
HEAL (Ex-EEN) is born as a sustainable platform to link together environment and health issues, and bring together diverse NGOs interested in the two topics.
HEAL Founding Members are the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the Dutch Monitoring Network for Health and Environment (MNGM).
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1er/04/2009
Farmers protected against GM patent lawsuits
A question mark remains over the safety of GMOs and their long-term impact on human health. In light of the upcoming CAP review and discussions on a renewed social agenda that incorporates sustainability at its core, the debate will remain high on the political agenda.
Background The WHO suggests that GM foods are developed – and marketed – because there is a perceived advantage either to the producer or consumer from these foods. This desired result is cheaper products that (...)
Background The WHO suggests that GM foods are developed – and marketed – because there is a perceived advantage either to the producer or consumer from these foods. This desired result is cheaper products that (...)
29/01/2009
*Update* WHO Event on Healthy Environments : Luxembourg, 28 January 2009
A thematic meeting on healthy environments is to be held in Luxembourg next week.
It is expected that recommendations for effective public action and policies in such areas as poor indoor air quality are expected from the meeting that will be organized by WHO/Europe and hosted by the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg and the European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers. The meeting will address respiratory disease, obesity and injuries, and will be a milestone in the (...)
It is expected that recommendations for effective public action and policies in such areas as poor indoor air quality are expected from the meeting that will be organized by WHO/Europe and hosted by the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg and the European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers. The meeting will address respiratory disease, obesity and injuries, and will be a milestone in the (...)
26/01/2009
WHO Event : "Sustainable and healthy transport can boost economies," Amsterdam, 22-23 January 2009
Organized by World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Ministries of Transport, Environment and Health of the Netherlands, the third high-level meeting on transport, health and environment takes place in Amsterdam on 22-23 January.
It reviews progress made in the implementation of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) since its establishment in 2002. High-level (...)
It reviews progress made in the implementation of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) since its establishment in 2002. High-level (...)
7/01/2009
HEAL and Mouvement pour les Droits et le Respect des Générations Futures Publish New Cartoon Strip
The “Choosing our Future” comic strip highlights – in a humorous and simple way – the recent evidence of harm to health from certain widely used chemicals.
Produced jointly by HEAL’s Chemicals Health Monitor project and Mouvement pour les Droits et le Respect des Générations Futures (MDRGF) in English and French, the publication and associated website aim to provide readers with what is currently known about the links between health and man-made chemicals and (...)
Produced jointly by HEAL’s Chemicals Health Monitor project and Mouvement pour les Droits et le Respect des Générations Futures (MDRGF) in English and French, the publication and associated website aim to provide readers with what is currently known about the links between health and man-made chemicals and (...)
18/04/2008
HEAL and EUREGHA launch the "Climate Change and Health Good Practice Awards"
On the occasion of the year’s World Health Day 2008 the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the EUropean REGional Health Authorities (EUREGHA) network launch a Good Practice Award for local and regional mitigation and adaptation projects that simultaneously promote human health and protect the climate.
The competition has two awards categories : climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, aiming to showcase health focused projects where establishments have reduced their (...)
The competition has two awards categories : climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, aiming to showcase health focused projects where establishments have reduced their (...)
18/12/2008
*Reminder* Primer on Environment and Health in Europe published
EPHA would like to take this opportunity to draw our readers attention to the Health and Environment Primer that was published earlier this year.
The Health and Environment Primer provides an introduction to European environmental health policy. The booklet sketches out basic environmental health concepts and maps out recent developments in the environment and health arena. It covers European policy developments in an accessible and approachable text that combines history with information (...)
The Health and Environment Primer provides an introduction to European environmental health policy. The booklet sketches out basic environmental health concepts and maps out recent developments in the environment and health arena. It covers European policy developments in an accessible and approachable text that combines history with information (...)
31/10/2007
Questions raised about the health impact of electromagnetic fields
The BioInitiative Working Group, an international group of scientists, researchers and public health policy professionals, has published in collaboration with the European Environment Agency (EEA), a new report which raises concerns about the negative effects of electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones, power lines and other sources, and calls for new safety standards.
The report, “Bioinitiative : A Rationale for a Biologically-Based Public Exposure Standard for (...)
The report, “Bioinitiative : A Rationale for a Biologically-Based Public Exposure Standard for (...)
30/10/2007
EPHA and HEAL conference on Climate Change and Public Health
EPHA and HEAL conference held on climate change and the challenges for Publci Health : priorities for EU Action.
25/09/2007
Streets for People : EU celebrates its 6th European Mobility Week
During the 6th annual European Mobility Week 2007 from 16 to 22 September, more than 133 million people across Europe will have the opportunity to benefit from initiatives promoting safe and environmentally sustainable urban mobility.
European Mobility Week aims to improve health and quality of life by promoting environmentally sustainable choices in urban mobility and transport.
European Mobility Week Activities
This European initiative creates an opportunity to implement a wide range of (...)
European Mobility Week aims to improve health and quality of life by promoting environmentally sustainable choices in urban mobility and transport.
European Mobility Week Activities
This European initiative creates an opportunity to implement a wide range of (...)
26/07/2007
Mercury : towards an overall EU ban
In the framework of the European Commission, the EU mercury strategy launched in 2005 the European Parliament work on the mercury ban. First of all, on the 20 June 2007, the European Parliament plenary session approved a draft regulation on the banning of exports and the safe storage of mercury by 2010. Secondly, the plenary session of the European Parliament approved a mercury ban on measuring instruments for domestic use, with a two year exemption for barometer manufacturers. (...)
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