Publications and events

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 (...)

At the beginning of this century, the public health sector is confronted with the major challenge of how to merge environmental health policies with the fight against social inequality in prevention and healthcare. In this light, the Belgian Presidency organised a conference on Environmental Health and Social Vulnerabilities on 21-22 October in Namur. The event focused on the impact of social inequalities on environmental and occupational health, health inequalities and their impact on the (...)

European Mobility Week 2008 From 16 to 22 September 2008 the European cities and towns will have the opportunity to participate to the most widespread event on sustainable mobility, the European Mobility Week. A full week of events dedicated to sustainable mobility will be organised in more than 2000 cities and towns. After the organisation of two successful ”In town without my car!” events in the whole of Europe, the year 2002 marked the start of a new initiative, the (...)

The second citizens Agora took place on the 12th-13th of June 2008. The Agora is originally a ancient Greek word for an open citizens debate, this being the idea behind the current Agoras. The first Agora, as previously reported by EPHA, had the heady title of ’The Future of Europe’ and as many agreed was far too broad a topic. This second Agora was on the marginally slimmer topic of Climate Change. Gerard Onesta, Vice-President of the European Parliament and architect of the (...)

The report "Time for action-towards sustainable consumption and production in Europe", summarizes the recommendations of the event on "Sustainable Consumption and Production in Europe" held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, back in September last year. The report emphasizes the necessity to step up efforts towards sustainable consumption and production. Nearly one hundred experts, representing governments, research institutions, non-government organizations (NGOs), business and international (...)

A new World Health Organisation report concludes that 24% of global disease is caused by environmental exposure and therefore could be avoided. The figures are even higher when children are concerned as 33% of diseases in children under the age of 5 are of environmental origin. Entitled "Preventing disease through healthy environments", the report aims to be a comprehensive study of environmental hazards contributing to a wide range of diseases and injuries. The authors estimate that (...)

The European Forum of Insurances against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases organises a Conference on Occupational Diseases Linked to Asbestos, in Brussels, 22 June 2006. Results of a recently published study on occupational diseases linked to asbestos will be presented. Carried out by the European Forum Working Group on occupational diseases, it attempts to provide answers to the following questions: which diseases are recognised to be involved? using which criteria? how (...)

The European Commission 2006 Green Week, which ran from 30 May to 2 June 2006 focuses on changing people’s behaviour with regard to the preservation of biodiversity. The Greek Week 2006 Conference Programme looks at key aspects of EU biodiversity policy and potential approaches for strengthening cooperation with stakeholders to ensure the 2010 target is reached. The programme is structured around four main strands: Biodiversity as a global issue; The management of natural (...)

A major international conference on mental health was held in Budapest in March 2006. This conference is part of the project Implementation of Mental Health Promotion Policies and Strategies in EU Member States and Accession countries (EMIP), of which EPHA is a partner. The project is coordinated by the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - FIOSH/BAuA (Germany). The goal of EMIP is to provide national partners and the wider EU membership with opportunities, resources, (...)

The European Environmental Agency (EEA) has issued a report analysing "Household consumption and the environment". It concludes that about one third of households’ total environmental impact is related to food and drink consumption. Covering 31 European countries, the report structures its assessment of the environmental effects of household consumption into four categories: food and drink; housing; personal travel and mobility; and tourism. Household consumption has increased and (...)