4th International Conference on Children, Health and Environment

The International Network on Children’s Health, Environment and Safety (INCHES) in collaboration with the University for Health Sciences and the Medical University of Vienna is organising its 4th International Conference on Children Health and the Environment on...

Website on children’s health: Tackling the environmental threats

EPHA sister organisation EEN, the EPHA Environment Network, has launched a new website which will make available an overview of the efforts of NGOs and youth organisations involved in children’s environment and health in the 52 countries of the WHO European...

WHO states that children should not use sunbeds

The World Health Organisation has recommended that no one under the age of 18 should use an artificial tanning sunbed. It highlights that sunbed use poses a risk of skin cancer and young people who get burnt from exposure to UV will have greater chances of developing...

Major US study to analyse environmental impact on children’s health

A US National Children’s Study which will study 100,000 uterine children until they are 21 years old is planned to start in 2006. The study is being planned by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in conjunction with the Centers for...

Consultation on children’s environmental health in Africa

On 4-6 February 2004 a technical consultation reviewed the national profiles on the status of children’s environmental health in six African countries. This consultation took place in Cape Town, South Africa, and was hosted by the Medical Research Council of...