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Establishing tools to monitor the implementation of the Parma Conference commitments. WHO consultation in Bonn, Germany, 25-26 November 2010 30-10-2010

This WHO consultation aims to laying the grounds for future development and upgrade of the European Environment and Health Information System (ENHIS) to enable targeted evaluation of the effects of policy actions on reducing adverse health outcomes associated with these priority factors.

Experts select indicators to monitor the implementation of commitments from the Parma Conference 21-03-2011

At a WHO meeting, experts from 35 Member States and three international organizations selected a minimum set of indicators related to the five Parma Declaration commitments with specified deadlines for implementation. These 18 indicators provide information on exposures to environmental factors, health effects and policy actions.

Monitoring the implementation of Parma Conference commitments: organizational and methodological issues. Bonn, Germany, 29-30 September 2011 22-09-2011

Participants from Member States, representatives of international organizations and selected experts will review progress, agree on synchronization and harmonization of ENHIS-related existing data collection programmes, review and agree on methodologies for new ENHIS indicators that require new data, and review the status of ENHIS to improve the communication of results from environment and health monitoring.

New WHO database shows poor air quality in cities 27-09-2011

Air pollution threatens people’s health in many cities, according to an unprecedented compilation of global data released today by WHO. In the European Region, data were collected from over 350 cities in 33 countries, including national capitals and cities with more than 100 000 residents. In these cities, more than 250 000 people are estimated to die every year because of air pollution.

New European code prescribes 12 ways to prevent cancer 14-10-2014

Avoiding tobacco, alcohol and excessive sun exposure; maintaining a healthy body weight; and being physically active are among 12 ways to prevent cancer prescribed by the new European Code Against Cancer. The Code also recommends participation in organized screening programmes for bowel, breast and cervical cancer.

Environment and health information system (ENHIS) training workshop in Estonia 03-03-2015

An ENHIS workshop was conducted in Tallinn, Estonia, on 29 January 2015. WHO’s ENHIS is an indicator-based information system aiming to support public health and environmental policies in the WHO European Region. It includes indicators of environmental exposure, health effects and policy actions.

First meeting of the European Health Information Initiative: working together to improve information for better health 20-04-2015

Representatives from seven Member States (Austria, Finland, Latvia, the Netherlands, the Russian Federation, Sweden and Turkey) joined colleagues from WHO collaborating centres, the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and The Wellcome Trust at WHO/Europe on 24–25 March 2015.