Health and Environment Alliance

The UBD Policy Project holds a science-to-policy consultation workshop on urban disease burden reduction in Warsaw

28th June 2024

The Health and Environment Alliance, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health , and the city of Warsaw recently hosted a half-day science-to-policy consultation workshop. The workshop brought together representatives from the city of Warsaw and regional authorities, doctors, researchers, and other stakeholders to discuss how to reduce the urban burden of disease in Warsaw through environmental, climate, and urban policies.

EU strategic agenda: Tackling pollution for healthy people, and a strong and secure Europe

25th June 2024

In a letter, HEAL urges EU Heads of State to include measures to tackle pollution for people’s health in their blueprint for the next five years of EU policymaking.

Strengthening the Polish healthcare sector’s climate preparedness

19th June 2024

As part of the conference “The role of green hospitals in tackling climate change", HEAL Poland organised a debate on the role of health experts in climate action and the health sector's preparedness, bringing together Polish and international health representatives.

Women’s health and endocrine disruptors: FREIA research project launches new webinar series

18th June 2024

This webinar series from the FREIA research project brings together leading partners to talk about their scientific findings after five years of research into the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on female reproduction.

Open letter to European Parliament group leaders by the Green 10

18th June 2024

The Green 10, the coalition of ten of the largest environmental organisations and networks active on the European level including HEAL, has sent a letter to European Parliament group leaders, making an urgent appeal to continue to prioritise a green and just transition towards climate neutrality, zero pollution and thriving nature, as political groups in the Parliament are holding talks over future priorities and consider their approval of a European Commission President.

What is essential? A closer look at the potential of the essential use concept in EU chemicals legislation

17th June 2024

The essential use concept is a relatively new notion in EU chemicals legislation that has great potential to speed up the regulation of harmful substances, by asking the critical question whether the specific uses of these chemicals are necessary for the functioning of society.

Opinion: EU’s leaked strategic agenda makes zero mention of health

13th June 2024

HEAL Director Génon K. Jensen writes for EUobserver on the importance to reflect the heavy toll climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are taking on health in the EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 .

Press note: Health groups welcome vote on restriction of bisphenols in food packaging

12th June 2024

Press note: EU member states expert committee voted to ban some bisphenols, including bisphenol A (BPA), in food contact materials. This measure is much needed to protect people from these endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), that have also been classified as toxic for reproduction.

Call for renewed, strengthened commitment to protect people’s health from climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss

10th June 2024

Following the elections to the European Parliament which closed last night, health groups underline the need for a renewed, strengthened commitment by EU decision-makers to protect people’s health across the bloc:

Press Release: 73 EU candidates pledge a toxic-free future ahead of EU-elections

4th June 2024

Press release: In a move to prioritise public health and environmental sustainability, nineteen leading environmental and health organisations have united to call on EU candidates to commit to a toxic-free Europe.

Monthly Archives: June 2024