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2012 UEFA European Football Championship: health advice

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:11:21 +0100

Vulnerability and health: WHO opens new collaborating centre in Hungary

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:15:33 +0100

WHO has designated the Department of Preventive Medicine in the Faculty of Public Health at the University of Debrecen, Hungary a WHO Collaborating Centre on Vulnerability and Health.

WHO/Europe and the European Forum of Medical Associations (EFMA) prepare for next meeting

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:49:17 +0100

WHO/Europe hosted EFMA’s Liaison Committee on 10 February 2012, and discussed preparations for EFMA’s next meeting and its partnership with WHO.

WHO launches expanded European Centre for Environment and Health in Bonn, Germany: new report on environmental health inequalities published

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:38 +0100

One citizen out of five dies from environment-associated diseases in the WHO European Region. The environmental burden of ill health varies significantly across the Region, however, ranging from 14% to 54%. Within countries, the poor can be exposed to environmental risks five times more often than their wealthier peers, a new WHO report concludes.

Turkey launches “World report on disability”

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:38:37 +0100

Violence and injuries

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:15:40 +0100

Presentation: “Health for Europe’s future: Health 2020”

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:45:23 +0100

18 February 2012, Debrecen, Hungary

Environment and Health Ministerial Board meets

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:32:20 +0100

The Environment and Health Ministerial Board held its second meeting on 14 February 2012, to set priorities to put before WHO’s Regional Committee for Europe in September. Read more …

Speech on the reopening of the European Centre for Environment and Health

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:31:45 +0100

14 February 2012, Bonn, Germany

Guidance on water supply and sanitation in extreme weather events

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:41:01 +0100

This publication describes how adaptation policies should consider the new risks from extreme weather events, how vulnerabilities can be identified and which management procedures can be applied to ensure sustained protection of health.

Environmental health inequalities in Europe. Assessment report

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:31 +0100

The main findings indicate that socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in risk exposure are present in all countries, though they vary from country to country. The report reviews inequalities related to housing, injuries, and the environment, identifies gaps in evidence that still need to be filled, and suggests priority action to be taken at both the subregional and the national level, bearing in mind those national variations.