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Brigit Staatsen, Jessica Kwekkeboom, Anne Knol, Caroline Ameling, Kees Huijsmans, Tilly Fast, Diane Houweling. Environment and Health Information System in the Netherlands. Background. NEHAP: aim:
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Brigit Staatsen, Jessica Kwekkeboom, Anne Knol, Caroline Ameling, Kees Huijsmans, Tilly Fast, Diane Houweling Environment and Health Information System in the Netherlands
Background • NEHAP: • aim: • develop a system to collect, analyse and present spatial and temporal trends on environment and health
In the Netherlands: • A lot of information available, scattered over various databases • combining • harmonising • development of an Environment and Health Information System
Environment and health information system information on dataholder information on dataset datawarehouse E&H(Oracle) indicators F. EURO INDY G. RIF P H E background information (projects etc) data analysis indicators: justification of data-analysis indicator reports policy regulations background information on indicators results
Driving forcesAffluence/disposable incomeMobilityetc. ActionEconomic policiesTransport policiesSocial policies etc.Clean technologies, emission limits ,planning controls etc.Environmental standards monitoring remediation etc.Education, awareness raising ,early warning systems etc.Counseling, treatment, rehabilitation etc. PressureRoad development Road traffic density StateNoise levels ExposureNoise Effectannoyancesleep disturbanceHypertensionCardio-respiratory illness
Evaluation by policy makers: • EH infosystem useful • expansion and further harmonisation needed (national, regional, local) • policy evaluation sometimes based on other indicators (for instance number of environmental health professionals) • website for public: also information on how to deal with complaints about environmental health • expansion of the dataset to enable international comparisons
Conclusions about EH information system: • Information in NL not always according to definitions WHO methodology sheet • time consuming (harmonisation indicators and instruments; regional, national, international) • HIA: possibility to calculate health effects based on exposures • Most efforts you do for the WHO EHIS project have relevance for the national EH information system • Future: website and data exchange platform
Indicators available in Dutch environmental data compendiumhttp://arch.rivm.nl/environmentaldata/