Letter to EU environment ministers ahead of June EU Environment Council Conclusions on 8EAP
HEAL has sent a letter to EU environment ministers on European Environment Action Programme (8EAP) for adoption at the June Environment Council.
2024 Climate and Health Policy Priorities for Europe – new briefing!
The 2024 Climate and Health Policy Priorities for Europe briefing, co-authored by the Health and Environment Alliance, highlights key priority focus areas for European policy, supported by evidence from the Lancet Europe Countdown report 2024 on health and climate change.
Press note: 2024 Climate and Health Policy Priorities for Europe
Press note: The Lancet Europe Countdown report on health and climate change 2024 indicates European governments have not successfully protected their citizens from the health impacts of climate change.
To achieve a strong Europe, we need leaders unafraid to prioritise health
Blogpost by Genon K. Jensen, HEAL founder and Executive Director on the need to prioritise health in the 2024 EU elections: it is time policymakers take strong and consistent action to address climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution for their constituents' benefit.
HEAL letter on EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029: Include and prioritise both climate and environmental action for healthier people and a healthier planet
HEAL has today sent a letter to members of the European Council regarding the EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029. The over 80 members strong alliance working for a healthy planet for…
First ever climate risk assessment highlights the EU’s health emergency
The European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) carried out by the European Environment Agency (EEA) identified 36 climate risks, with health being one of five priorities. The report confirms the urgency to act…
UBD Policy project continues science to policy consultation with workshop in Zagreb
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) recently hosted yesterday a half day science to policy consultation workshop with representatives of the Zagreb administration and other stakeholders, on how to reduce the urban burden of disease in Zagreb through environmental policies. This consultation workshop was the second in a series of stakeholder engagement activities in various cities in Europe.
Swift, coherent and more ambitious action by EU Member States needed to address the climate, environment challenges for better health for all
HEAL responded to the public consultation by the European Commission on the mid-term review of the 8th Environment Action Programme (8 EAP).
Advancing on a coal phase out for better health in Turkey
In only a couple of years, public and decision-makers' attention has increased on the health burden from environmental, climate threats and the opportunities for disease prevention through protective policies. HEAL…
UBD Policy project holds science to policy consultation workshop on urban burden disease reduction in Brussels
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) recently hosted a half day science to policy consultation workshop with representatives of the Brussels administration and other stakeholders, on how to reduce the urban burden of disease in Brussels through environmental policies. This consultation workshop was the first in a series of stakeholder engagement activities in various cities in Europe.
Health sector awareness and engagement on climate across Europe
This new briefing prepared as part of the EU-funded CISIP project aims to shed light on why “health” is at the heart of climate change and present some of the milestones of health sector engagement on climate.
Celebrating 20 years of HEAL
Twenty years ago, I realised that environmental pollution is linked to ill health and serious acute and chronic diseases, like cancer, asthma and respiratory diseases. This is when I launched into my environmental health journey and founded HEAL. It became clear to me that our ways of living and the environmental pollution resulting from that impacted our health. I wanted to know more about the impacts and the extent, how much of it was preventable, and what role and power policy-making could have in it....
HEAL General Assembly 2023 – celebrating 20 years of work towards a healthy planet for healthy people
In October 2023, HEAL hosted its annual General Assembly gathering members and partners together. This year was a special occasion to celebrate the achievements in protecting people’s health against environment and climate threats since the organisation's inception 20 years ago, and to look ahead.
Letter to Ursula von der Leyen on the nomination of Wopke Hoekstra as Climate Commissioner
The Green 10, of which HEAL is part of, has written a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to express their concern about the nomination of the Dutch Designate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra as Climate Commissioner:
Promoting health and well-being in urban environments
A new EU funded research project, the Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy Making (UBDPolicy), to which HEAL is a partner, aims to respond to this need by providing decision-makers with health impact assessments and socioeconomic costs and benefits analyses, for application in urban planning and design policies, including transport and environmental measures.
Infographic: Health benefits of a Green Deal (TR)
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…
Infographic: Mental Health and Climate Change (TR)
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…
Closing event of the Turkish ÇİSİP project
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.
ÇİSİP Uyardı: Türkiye Sağlık Sistemi Depremlere Ve İklim Değişikliğine Karşı Güçlendirilmeli, Dirençli Bir Sağlık Sistemi Oluşturulmalı
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…
Closing event of the ÇİSİP project this Friday 2 June
This Friday 2 June, the three-year EU-funded project ÇİSİP, which is implemented by HEAL, HASUDER and Kocaeli University, and focuses on strengthening Turkish health sector engagement on climate and environmental…
