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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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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 (...)
14/02/2008
Primer on Environment and Health in Europe published
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 about relevant organisations and web-page references. The primer is a resource to aid people can refer to find out about the important environment (...)
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 Electromagnetic (...)
The report, “Bioinitiative: A Rationale for a Biologically-Based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic (...)
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.
27/09/2007
**Updated** Sweden obtains annulment of Directive authorising paraquat
In 2004, the Swedish government brought a case before the Court of First Instance over the Commission’s decision to permit the use of paraquat, a hazardous pesticide, in the EU. The Court of First Instance annulled Directive 2003/112 authorising the use of paraquat in July 2007.
This article has been updated with the results of the Court case.
Background
Paraquat has been banned in Sweden since 1983 and is used in herbicides for olive, wine grape and hazelnut farming in the EU.
The European (...)
This article has been updated with the results of the Court case.
Background
Paraquat has been banned in Sweden since 1983 and is used in herbicides for olive, wine grape and hazelnut farming in the EU.
The European (...)
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. (...)
1/05/2007
Enforcing Transatlantic Links Between Environmental NGO’s
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL, Europe) and the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE, U.S.) have set up a partnership which aims to raise the level of public and professional dialogue on the impact of the environment on human health.
The partnership will focus on:
Developing a stronger relationship with patients, health professionals and scientific organizations and individuals.
Furthering precautionary approaches to the management of environmental contaminants.
How (...)
The partnership will focus on:
Developing a stronger relationship with patients, health professionals and scientific organizations and individuals.
Furthering precautionary approaches to the management of environmental contaminants.
How (...)
28/04/2006
EEN wins Children’s Environmental Health Recognition Award
In March 2006, EPHA Environment Network received the Children’s Environmental Health Recognition Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Children’s Health Protection.
The prize intends to recognise ongoing and sustainable dedication and notable leadership in protecting children from environmental health risks at local, regional, national and international level. It was awarded to EPHA Environment Network for a youth participatory project entitled "It’s (...)
The prize intends to recognise ongoing and sustainable dedication and notable leadership in protecting children from environmental health risks at local, regional, national and international level. It was awarded to EPHA Environment Network for a youth participatory project entitled "It’s (...)
2/10/2005
Several new initiatives on mercury and its health effects
Mercury and its health effects is a key priority of EPHA’s sister organisation the EPHA Environment Network (EEN). The issue is gradually moving up the EU agenda and EEN is actively involved in several important current and upcoming events and initiatives.
EEB and EEN International NGO Conference
The European Environmental Bureau in cooperation with EEN will host an International Environment and Health NGO meeting on Mercury. The meeting will take place on the 14-15 October 2005, in (...)
EEB and EEN International NGO Conference
The European Environmental Bureau in cooperation with EEN will host an International Environment and Health NGO meeting on Mercury. The meeting will take place on the 14-15 October 2005, in (...)
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