The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Chemsec, HEAL and ChemTrust clarify the controversy around substances with more than one constituent (MOCS), and essential oils specifically, with regards to the European Union CLP regulation revision in this joint briefing and explainer.
Following new evidence of the health economic benefits of a phase out of coal power generation, HEAL has contacted decision-makers in Turkey, to underline that a swift phase out is…
A new science review commissioned by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) shows the significant impact of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on health.
The Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional office for Europe, between 5 - 7 July in Budapest, gathers decision makers to help define future environment and health priorities in the European region. To increase civil society engagement and speed up action on key areas of environmental health, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) will participate in this key conference.
A new infographic on the health benefits of a Green Deal has been created in the frame of the EU-funded project ÇİSİP, a joint project on health collaboration on climate…
A new infographic on mental health and climate change has been created in the frame of the EU-funded project ÇİSİP, a joint project on health collaboration on climate change and…
Anne Stauffer, Deputy Director of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) comments: “The ENVI committee has taken a major step towards cleaner air for everyone today: health groups are delighted that MEPs followed the science, and people’s needs by supporting an ambitious overhaul of the EU’s clean air standards. More...
Air pollution is the top environmental threat to health in Europe. It leads to hundreds of thousands premature deaths per year and billions of Euros in health costs. It is…
Civil society organisations and health experts, as part of the Health Collaboration on Climate Change and Environment Project (CISIP), have published a new briefing titled "Climate Change and Mental Health"…
HEAL and CHEM Trust presented their joint statement on 6-7 June 2023 in the RAC discussion on the universal PFAS restriction.
Ahead of the June 2023 Environment Council, HEAL and health partners across the EU call on ministers to take ambitious action for clean air for health. More...
83 civil society groups, including HEAL, urge the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety to respond to the unfulfilled requests from the EU Parliament to improve Europe's current pesticide authorisation system.
83 civil society groups, including HEAL, urge Members of EU Parliament to recall the Parliament's requests to the Commission and member states to improve the existing pesticide regulation in a plenary vote in January 2019.
Since April 2020, HEAL, together with HASUDER and Kocaeli University have been implementing the EU funded project ÇİSİP, which focuses on strengthening Turkish health sector engagement on climate and environmental policies, and building their capacity on the science behind climate change. On 2 June 2023, we organised the project’s closing event in Ankara, Turkey, to discuss how to build climate and disaster resilient health systems in Turkey.
Çevre, İklim ve Sağlık için İş Birliği Projesi (ÇİSİP) kapsamında, geçtiğimiz hafta yapılan kapanış toplantısında ayrıca Türkiye'deki sağlık sisteminin dirençli olması gerektiğine yönelik çağrılar yapıldı. ÇİSİP, 2023 Şubat ayında yaşanan…
