- Environmental health
Healthier environments could prevent almost one quarter of the global burden of disease The COVID-19 pandemic is a further reminder of the delicate relationship between people and our planet Clean air, stable climate, adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, safe use of chemicals, protection from radiation, healthy and safe workplaces, sound agricultural practices, health-supportive cities
- Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments . . .
This WHO guideline provides Member States with evidence-based recommendations and implementation considerations on policies to improve school food environments It covers three areas: direct food provision in schools; nutrition standards or rules for foods and beverages served or sold at school; and nudging interventions that modify the school food environment to promote healthier choices
- Urban and built environments - World Health Organization (WHO)
Therefore, urban planning decisions made by local and subnational actors play a pivotal role in implementing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 on sustainable cities – through promoting and protecting the health and well-being of urban dwellers and assuring that all population groups benefit equally from urban environments and services
- Biodiversity - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on biodiversity as it relates to health, including key facts, threats to biodiversity, impact, climate change, health research and WHO response
- Mental health at work - World Health Organization (WHO)
All workers have the right to a safe and healthy environment at work There are effective actions to prevent mental health risks and support workers with mental health conditions
- WHOs work on the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030)
The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live
- Environment and health EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
In 1989, concerned about the growing evidence of the impact of hazardous environments on human health, WHO Europe initiated the first ever environment and health process, towards a broad primary prevention public health approach, and to facilitate intersectoral policy-making Collaboration between different sectors is crucial to protect human health from the risks of a hazardous or
- Health Promotion - World Health Organization (WHO)
Joint action contributes to ensuring safer and healthier goods and services, healthier public services, and cleaner, more enjoyable environments Health promotion policy requires the identification of obstacles to the adoption of healthy public policies in non-health sectors, and ways of removing them
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