WHO European Centre for Environment and Health

1. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Health and environment indicators: Recent developments World Health Organization Bonn Office Dafina Dalbokova, Michal Krzyzanowski Ecoinformatics Technical Workshop, session on Indicators EC JRC, Ispra, 17-20 January 2006

2. Actions (CEHAPE, NEHAP…) Policy process (EHIS, EEHC) Technical Projects (ECOEHIS, ENHIS) Networking WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Environment and Health Information System: Building Information Support for EH Actions

3. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health CEHAPE and its Regional Priority Goals Prevent and reduce morbidity and mortality by ensuring: RPG I: safe waters and adequate sanitation RPG III:clean air indoors and outdoors Prevent and reduce health consequences from accidents and injuries and from lack of physical activity by promoting: RPG II: safe, secure and supportive human settlements Reduce the risk of disease and disability from exposures to: RPG IV: hazardous chemicals, physical agents, biological agents and hazardous working environments

4. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Health and environment projects coordinated by WHO 2002-7 Country programmes: Russia, Latvia, Estonia ECOEHIS ENHIS ENHIS-2 EC DG Sanco 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

5. Development of methodology, IT solutions for EHIS elements: e.g. indicators Real-life application: assessments and indicator-based reporting 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Process IG Conf 2007

6. The DPSEEA WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Methodological developments A core set ofEH indicators Exposures <-> Effects <-> Actions Evidence health – environment links Children’s environmental health indicators focus on priority actions of CEHAPE

7. 17 ‘core’ indicators EU structural indicators EC Health Info Sys Water & Health Protocol WHO European Centre for Environment and Health A set of EH Indicators ECOEHIS ENHIS Children’s EH indicators 2004 – accepted 2005 – data retrieval 2005 - developed

8. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Selection of children-related EH indicators ENHIS outputs (2005)

9. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Example methodology Drinking water quality Policy/ regulatory context Reporting obligations

10. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health • Indicator-based reporting • What happens; Why it happens? • Health effects, environmental exposures • and determinants • How it is been handled? • Environmental policies and regulations • Potential impact of public policies on health; • Theoretical reductions in exposure.

11. CEHAPE Assessment Report 2007 WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Policy-oriented & indicator-based; Progress & CEHAPE implementation (4 RPGs); Country coverage -> pan-European; Applying methods & tools developed.

12. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Preparations of EH indicator-based report for IG Conference 2007: Demonstration of system operation PLANNING Outline of the report Feb 2006 Consultation with the CEHAPE WG 30-31 March 2006 WHO EHIS Workshop 27-28 April 2006 EEHC assessment 15-16 May 2006 IMPLEMENTATION (via ENHIS & other networks) 1st Draft Oct 2006 Review by MS / additional contributions Nov / Dec 2006 2nd Draft Jan 2007 Presentation at IG meeting June 2007

13. WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Thank You DDA@ecehbonn.euro.who.int More information: http://www.euro.who.int/EHindicators

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