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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:19:34 +0100
From: Jenny Pickles <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Ministerial  Conference on Environment and Health

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THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
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15-18 June 1999, London.


Preparations for the "Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and
Health" in London are now in progress. The conference is being organised
by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and will be attended by Environment
and Health and some Transport Ministers from 51 European nations,
representing some 890 million citizens.

The Conference will consider the development and implementation of
National Environmental Health Action Plans (NEHAPs). The London Conference
will also be unique because it will be the first European WHO conference
at which non-governmental organisations will have a role to play. The
Healthy Planet Forum runs parallel to the Ministerial Conference and
offers a unique opportunity for NGOs, professionals, and voluntary
organisations from across Europe to meet to discuss issues relating to
health and the environment.

The WHO Conference topics, all of which will feed into the London
Ministerial Declaration, are:

> Protocol on Fresh Water and Health
> Charter on Transport, Environment and Health
> Health Effects of Climate Change
> The Environment and Children's Health
> A Policy Guidance Document on Good Practice in
  Health, Environment and Safety Management
> Acting on the Challenge of Integration: Economics,
  Environment and Health
> The Public as Partners in Environment and Health Action
> Local Processes for Environment and Health Action
> Implementing National Environmental Health Action Plans
  (NEHAPS) in Partnership
> Changing Environment for Better Health: Research Needs

The ministerial documents are available on line at
http://www.who.dk/london99

An abridged version of the MINISTERIAL DECLARATION to be signed by
Ministers at the above Conference will be published in issue 4 of
Environmental Management & Health.  However, the text is available NOW at

The Global Health Care & Environment Forum  URL:
http://www.mcb.co.uk/ghcef/current/focus.htm

The PDF can be downloaded from:
http://www.mcb.co.uk/ghcef/current/150699.pdf


You will also find information here on how you can be involved in the
Healthy Planet Forum


Jenny Pickles
Managing Editor
Environmental Management & Health

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