WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Health and environment indicators: Recent developments Ecoinformatics Technical Workshop, session on Indicators EC JRC, Ispra, January 2006 World Health Organization Bonn Office Dafina Dalbokova, Michal Krzyzanowski
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Networking Technical Projects (ECOEHIS, ENHIS) Policy process (EHIS, EEHC) Actions (CEHAPE, NEHAP…) Environment and Health Information System: Building Information Support for EH Actions
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health CEHAPE and its Regional Priority Goals RPG I: safe waters and adequate sanitation RPG III: clean air indoors and outdoors Prevent and reduce morbidity and mortality by ensuring: RPG IV: hazardous chemicals, physical agents, biological agents and hazardous working environments Prevent and reduce health consequences from accidents and injuries and from lack of physical activity by promoting: RPG II: safe, secure and supportive human settlements Reduce the risk of disease and disability from exposures to:
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health ECOEHIS ENHISENHIS-2 EC DG Sanco Health and environment projects coordinated by WHO Country programmes: Russia, Latvia, Estonia
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Process Development of methodology, IT solutions for EHIS elements: e.g. indicators Real-life application: assessments and indicator-based reporting IG Conf 2007
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health A core set of EH indicators The DPSEEA Childrens environmental health indicators focus on priority actions of CEHAPE Exposures Effects Actions Evidence health – environment links Methodological developments
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health A set of EH Indicators 2004 – accepted 2005 – data retrieval ECOEHIS ENHIS EC Health Info Sys Water & Health Protocol 17 core indicators EU structural indicators Childrens EH indicators developed
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Selection of children-related EH indicators ENHIS outputs (2005) RPGCore setExtended set Initially proposed I6321 II7140 III8224 IV9266 Total (+13)
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Policy/ regulatory context Reporting obligations Example methodology Drinking water quality
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Health effects, environmental exposures and determinants Potential impact of public policies on health; What happens; Why it happens? How it is been handled? Environmental policies and regulations Theoretical reductions in exposure. Indicator-based reporting
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health CEHAPE Assessment Report 2007 Policy-oriented & indicator-based; Progress & CEHAPE implementation (4 RPGs); Country coverage -> pan-European; Applying methods & tools developed.
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Preparations of EH indicator-based report for IG Conference 2007: Demonstration of system operation PLANNING Outline of the reportFeb 2006 Consultation with the CEHAPE WG March 2006 WHO EHIS Workshop27-28 April 2006 EEHC assessment15-16 May 2006 IMPLEMENTATION (via ENHIS & other networks) 1 st DraftOct 2006 Review by MS / additional contributionsNov / Dec nd DraftJan 2007 Presentation at IG meetingJune 2007
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