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Children’s Environment & Health Action Plan Europe (CEHAPE)

The Development of the Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe, in the United Kingdom Dr Simon Dyer Policy Coordinator, Health Protection – Toxicology & Radiation Branch Department of Health November 2005. Children’s Environment & Health Action Plan Europe (CEHAPE).

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Children’s Environment & Health Action Plan Europe (CEHAPE)

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  1. The Development of the Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe, in the United Kingdom Dr Simon Dyer Policy Coordinator, Health Protection – Toxicology & Radiation Branch Department of Health November 2005

  2. Children’s Environment & Health Action Plan Europe (CEHAPE) • What is CEHAPE? • Where did it come from? • Where is it going? • The UK context • The UK contribution

  3. CEHAPE • Document for policy makers • Addresses environmental risk factors most affecting health of Europe’s children • Four Regional Priority Goals for Europe • Complemented by Technical Documents

  4. CEHAPE • Developed at request of WHO Europe Member States • 4th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest 2004 • Health and Environment Ministers • European Commission involvement • Focus on Children

  5. CEHAPE Regional Priority Goals • Ensure safe water and adequate sanitation • Ensure protection from injuries and adequate physical activity • Ensure clean outdoor and indoor air • Aim at chemical free environments

  6. Regional Priority Goal 3 • Aim to prevent and reduce respiratory disorders due to indoor & outdoor pollution • Development of indoor air quality strategies • Framework convention on tobacco control • Healthier and safer cooking and heating systems • Regulations to improve indoor air quality • Reducing emissions of outdoor air pollutants

  7. WHO Actions • European Environment and Health Committee (EEHC) • CEHAPE Task Force • Progress reporting, web-based • Environment and Health Indicators • ENHIS • WHO “Action Packs” • Mid term review, 2007

  8. EU Actions • EU E&H Strategy • S cience • C hildren • A wareness • L egal instruments • E valuation • Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 • 13 Action Points • Develop environmental health indicators • Develop a coherent approach to biomonitoring in Europe

  9. UK Actions • Interdepartmental Steering Group on Environment and Health (ISG) • Membership • HPA Support • Projects • CEHAPE / SCALE Scoping Study • Environment & Health Indicators Project • Biomonitoring Scoping Study

  10. CEHAP UK Environment & Health Indicators Project Observer at ENHIS Project Groups Bio-monitoring Study PINCHE Project Reports Interdepartmental Steering Health & Env. Group Budapest WHO Euro Committee on Toxicology… CEHAP Scoping Study Committee on Mutagenicity Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollution High Level Interdeparmental/Agency Policy Development Group HPA Burden of Disease Report June 2004 Dec 2005

  11. More Information • WHO Europe Website • http://www.euro.who.int/childhealthenv • DH – UK lead on CEHAPE • simon.dyer@dh.gsi.gov.uk

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