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... Programme on Health and Environment WHO Regional Office for Europe v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report summarizes information on the environment and health gathered by the European Environment and Health ... to the European Union (EU) Action Plan on Environment and Health 2004–2010, which puts a special emphasis on children’s health and their environment, and its key action focus on improving the ... children’s health and the environment in the WHO European Region in the context of the Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe The assessment provides a baseline against which the progress...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... Children and chemicals DISCLAIMER The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health ... hazards in the places where children spend their time • Train healthcare providers on the recognition, prevention and management of toxic exposures, and on the use of the paediatric environmental ... Chemicals Training package on child health and environment Birth cohort studies initiative National profiles on child health and environment www.who.int/ceh Pediatric environmental health history UNEP/WHO...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 15:20

... human activities and their broad impact on the global environment and human health The second part concentrates climate change as one of the most immanent global public health threats The last part ... and Child Health OBJECTIVES To understand the unique nature of human impact on the global environment in the 21st Century with an emphasis on global climate change To understand the health consequences ... in the way humans live on the planet These are urbanization, industrialization and globalization These changes will be discussed on the next slides Reference: •Raleigh VS World population and health...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20

... population and age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population Based on US Mortality Data, 2006, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009 In the United ... exposure to environmental agents can provide specific evidence of exposures and their relation to outcomes and, thus, aid in the study of how environmental exposures contribute to the development ... monitoring needs to continue after the removal of the potential offending agents to demonstrate that no further cases occur over a prolonged time period Reference: •Hill AB The Environment and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the ... function to death Children’s environmental health is the field that synthesizes these complex issues and attempts to make fundamental changes to improve children’s environments and prevent environment- related ... officials with information, education and clear messages based upon the evidence And, we must all recognize that as professionals with an understanding of both health and the environment, we are powerful...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... pledged in the Convention on the Rights of the Child to “combat disease and malnutrition…taking into consideration the dangers and risks of environmental pollution.” WHO held two international conferences ... children’s environmental health issues addressed by the high-level international and regional forums that bring together health and environment ministers and other the Commission on Sustainable ... children's health and the environment and the needs for green growth and sustainability Discussion Draft Page Global Plan of Action for Children’s Health and the Environment (2010 - 2015) The overall...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 11:20

... to Reproductive Health and Fertility To begin to answer these questions, the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment and the Collaborative on Health and the Environment s (CHE) ... Foundation Center for Environmental Health Collaborative on Health and the Environment Compton Foundation, Inc Fred Gellert Family Foundation Global Community Monitor/Tides The John Merck Fund National ... Reproductive Health and the Environment A report on the Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility Convened by the University of California, San Francisco and the Collaborative...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 14:20

... Professionals Conclusions References 69 70 72 73 73 Economics, the Environment and Health Introduction Links Environmental epidemiology and environmental health economics The Productive Economy and the ... Environmental Exposure and Role of Economic Sectors Effects on Health of Environmental Exposure Situation in the European Region Global and transboundary effects Effects on health of nonenvironmental factors ... 512 516 Conclusions and Recommendations Introduction Economic Sectors Environmental Health Management Economics, the Environment and Health State of Human Health The Database Air Pollution Ambient...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 19:20

... for them CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN NORTH AMERICA 1.0 An Overview of the Children’s Health and the Environment Indicators Initiative 1.1 CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT The ... the complex interactions between the environment and children’s health The MEME model highlights that exposure and health outcomes are based on many links between the environment and health and ... Cooperative Agenda for Children’s Health and the Environment in North America, a blueprint for regional action on children’s health and the environment Among the elements of the Cooperative Agenda was...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20

... greatly in their health effects: some are highly toxic, whereas some have no known effects on health As with other pollutants, the extent and nature of the effects on health will depend on many ... will be for a much longer period each day Ref: •Addressing the links between indoor air pollution, household energy and human health Based on the WHO-USAID Consultation on the Health Impact of Household ... by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the International Pediatric Association, 2003 Additional information on these references can be found at: www.who.int/indoorair/publications/en/...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... whether enforcing the Municipal regulations is practically possible Information Sheet No Theme: Health and the Environment Topic No 5: Water Pollution Conclusion Overuse and pollution of the ... coastal zone of the Erongo region The pollution problems in the Erongo region are associated with commercial and urban activities, especially in and around the Walvis Bay harbour area The fishing ... supplies Seen Environmental Learning Information Sheet No Theme: Health and the Environment Topic No 5: Water Pollution Important ideas to stress in your teaching and learning • • • • The earth’s...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 21:20

... The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the ... function to death Children’s environmental health is the field that synthesizes these complex issues and attempts to make fundamental changes to improve children’s environments and prevent environment- related ... officials with information, education and clear messages based upon the evidence And, we must all recognize that as professionals with an understanding of both health and the environment, we are powerful...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 03:20

... questions about population, health, and environment relationships First, what is the nature of these relationships? Second, how these relationships affect human wellbeing and the environment? And ... Figure The Population, Health, and Environment Cycle Environmental health Humans Source: Adapted from C.E Orians and M Skumanich, The Population Environment Connection: What Does It Mean for Environmental ... disseminates the latest analysis and scientific information on the causes and consequences of critical population, health, and environment interactions, and on the ways that these interactions can...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 21:20

... but concern has increased in the last few years among the medical and environmental communities due to the recognition of its environmental ubiquity and persistence and the developmental effects ... into the river along with the slurry "It is an ecological disaster,"… that brings in the deforestation and environmental devastation left in the wake of the gold-washers… poisoning of the fish ... portions! From US EPA/FDA 51 Shown here is the fish consumption advisory issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Food and Drug Administration (EPA/FDA) It illustrates the complexity...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 23:20

... in tandem This document focuses upon desalination and examines the major technologies and the health and environmental considerations that they bring that are in addition to water production from ... economic consequences and they also determine the extraction of metals and other pipe components during distribution Chemical additives and blending are used to adjust these parameters and the ... Environmental quality and environmental impact assessments As with any major project, large-scale desalination projects can have a significant effects on the environment during construction and...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 02:20

... consider the presentation, concentration and formulation of the products, as the toxic effects depend on the physical state of the product and also on the characteristics of the solvent or other ... enzymes in human beings and therefore, they pose risks to human health and the environment Pesticides are ubiquitous in the environment and most are synthetic There is growing concern about children's ... permanent effects on the structure and function of the brain These include: •neuronal and axonal differentiation; •alteration of serotoninergic system; and •altered synaptogenesis and programming...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 02:20

... The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan is a publication of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers ... to demonstrate that violence prevention leads to overall health and well-being Additional Information • The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control www.cdc.gov/ncipc • The National Scientific ... 16 The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan U.S Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... advice to the then Cornwall and Isles of Scilly District Health Authority on the implications for the health of the population in the Camelford area following the contamination of their drinking ... general observations; observations on water quality, usage and consumption; and health effects Information from local health professionals is summarised The chapter then describes the studies which ... Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment 245 Appendix 3: Health and other professionals who provided information 247 Appendix 4: Discussion of the quality and...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 10:20

... Manufacturing and the Environment October 2003 | Page environmental considerations and tools, where appropriate, into the context of operations-focused lean methods Recommendations The observations gained ... programs and initiatives, such as those focused on environmental management systems (EMS), waste minimization, pollution prevention, and Design for Environment, among others There is strong evidence ... Manufacturing and the Environment: Research on Advanced Manufacturing Systems and the Environment and Recommendations for Leveraging Better Environmental Performance Table of Contents Executive...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 19:20