Following five years of research, the EU-funded research project FREIA has published recommendations for health promotion strategies and EU-wide policy action to reduce exposure.
HEAL has sent a letter to EU Heads of State as they are set to adopt the EU’s Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 later this week.
HEAL urges them to include measures to tackle pollution for people’s health in their blueprint for the next five years of EU policymaking – the latest draft now considers measures on climate change as well as nature protection but is silent on reducing pollution and the positive impacts on people’s health:
HEAL calls on you to mention health clearly in the title of the priority on a strong and secure Europe, and to add measures to reduce pollution across the different sectors concerned.
Full letter here