1. Health Protection – Toxicology & Radiation Branch
The Development of the Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe, in the United Kingdom
Dr Simon Dyer
Policy Coordinator,
Health Protection – Toxicology & Radiation Branch
Department of Health
November 2005

2. Children’s Environment & Health Action Plan Europe (CEHAPE)
What is CEHAPE?
Where did it come from?
Where is it going?
The UK context
The UK contribution

3. CEHAPE Document for policy makers
Addresses environmental risk factors most affecting health of Europe’s children
Four Regional Priority Goals for Europe
Complemented by Technical Documents

4. CEHAPE Developed at request of WHO Europe Member States
4th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest 2004
Health and Environment Ministers
European Commission involvement
Focus on Children

5. CEHAPE Regional Priority Goals
Ensure safe water and adequate sanitation
Ensure protection from injuries and adequate physical activity
Ensure clean outdoor and indoor air
Aim at chemical free environments

6. Regional Priority Goal 3
Aim to prevent and reduce respiratory disorders due to indoor & outdoor pollution
Development of indoor air quality strategies
Framework convention on tobacco control
Healthier and safer cooking and heating systems
Regulations to improve indoor air quality
Reducing emissions of outdoor air pollutants

7. WHO Actions European Environment and Health Committee (EEHC)
CEHAPE Task Force
Progress reporting, web-based
Environment and Health Indicators
ENHIS
WHO “Action Packs”
Mid term review, 2007

8. EU Actions EU E&H Strategy
S cience
C hildren
A wareness
L egal instruments
E valuation
Environment and Health Action Plan
13 Action Points
Develop environmental health indicators
Develop a coherent approach to biomonitoring in Europe

9. UK Actions
Interdepartmental Steering Group on Environment and Health (ISG)
Membership
HPA Support
Projects
CEHAPE / SCALE Scoping Study
Environment & Health Indicators Project
Biomonitoring Scoping Study

10. Interdepartmental Steering
CEHAP UK
Environment & Health Indicators Project
Observer at ENHIS Project Groups
Bio-monitoring Study
PINCHE Project Reports
Interdepartmental Steering
Health & Env. Group
Budapest
WHO Euro
Committee on Toxicology…
CEHAP Scoping Study
Committee on Mutagenicity
Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollution
High Level Interdeparmental/Agency Policy Development Group
HPA Burden of Disease Report
June 2004
Dec 2005

11. More Information WHO Europe Website DH – UK lead on CEHAPE
DH – UK lead on CEHAPE