Published: 21 September 2021
Newsletter No 02 - September 2021 |
14th European Public Health Conference 2021: Public health futures in a changing worldVirtual event from 10 – 12 November 2021 Conference programme is set now. You can check it here. EUPHA ENV Section prepared a number of workshops for this EPH conference, see the list below. You are cordially invited to attend and share information. Wed 10th 16:10-17:10 Room A 1.A. - Workshop: Public health, climate change and strategic litigation Wed 10th 17:20-18:20 Room E 2.E. - Workshop: Health in Green Deal and Climate Pact Thu 11th 9:00-10:00 Room E 3.E. - Workshop: The Role of Digital Public Health in the European Climate Pact and Green Deal Thu 11th 11:30-12:30 Room M 4.M. - Round table: Preparing the climate and health workforce in Europe Thu 11th 15:00-16:00 Room E 6.E. - Round table: Governance and diplomacy of climate health adaptation: roles for public health community Thu 11th 17:30-18:30 Room E 7.E. - Skills building seminar: (Re)Forming cities due to the COVID challenge: Urban, Environmental & Public Mental Health outcomes Fri 12th 9:00-10:00 Room E 8.E. - Workshop: One health approach to gain Youth engagement toward environmental issues Fri 12th 11:30-12:30 Room A 9.A. - Workshop: The contribution of Environmental Impact Assessments to better health Fri 12th 3:50-14:50 Room E 10.E. - Workshop: SDGs as a roadmap for Citizens, Environment and Public Health Information: Public Health, Climate Change, and Strategic Litigation webinar7th October 2021, 14.00- 16.00 (Brussels); 13.00-15.00 (London)
Registration:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BCwTjs2WREO5KnvY7HmAKA The Webinar is organised by the Global Health Groningen Research Centre, the UK Faculty of Public Health, the European Public Health Association Law and Public Health and the Environmental Health sections, in collaboration with a range of other partners. The session will include presentations and panel discussion by distinguished legal scholars, policy makers and public health practitioners exploring the challenges and opportunities for advancing arguments in strategic litigation, in particular its health, environmental and human right dimensions. The session will provide opportunity to share, reflect and consult on the:
Further information: Ukpublichealth.ethics@gmail.com Information: NEW WHO Air Quality Guidelines The new guidelines provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health and recommend new air quality levels to protect the health of populations, by reducing levels of key air pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change. Our Section will be sharing the news of this comprehensive scientific undertake via twitter Follow us @EUPHA_ENV . CALL for Special Issue of Sustainability Journal: "Sustainable Built Environment Management and Urban Public Health Outcomes"https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Built_Environment_Urban_Public_Health A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications". Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021. We are invited you to apply with paper and promote sustainable environment topics. Information: Climate negotiations COP 26COP26 is the first UN global climate summit since the start of the pandemic. With health dominating the political agenda, the health community has an opportunity to make a difference to the negotiations if we raise our voices together. Signing the #HealthyClimate Prescription letter is an important step in the global effort for ambitious climate action, but we can do more as the health community to make sure decision makers and the general public understand the critical importance of reducing emissions and addressing climate change. EUPHA is signed the #HealthyClimate Prescription https://healthyclimateletter.net/ https://healthyclimateletter.net/further-action/organization/ https://healthyclimateletter.net/further-action/individual/ Information: LongITools online forum ‘The Clean Air Debate: The Lifelong Impact of Air Pollution’ on Wednesday, 29th September at 17:00 CEST.
Follow us on twitter We are pleased to announce that our Section has a twitter account. Follow us @EUPHA_ENV to be up-to-date with news and announcement of the Section.
Stay healthy and environmentally friendly,
Dr Vlatka Matkovic, secretary Prof. dr Marija Jevtic, president Dr Peter van den Hazel, vice president |
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