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To:
Members of the European Environment and Health Task Force;
WHO National Counterparts;
Cc:
WHO Representatives and Heads of Country Offices;
WHO Secretariat;
Dear Members of the European Environment and Health Task Force,
Dear WHO National Counterparts,
We are pleased to inform you that the National Center for Public Health
and Pharmacy of Hungary has initiated the process to establish a new EHP
Partnership on Risk Reduction in the School Environment. Please refer to
the attached letter outlining the scope and purpose of the Partnership. We
hope it will facilitate discussions in your country and encourage the
decision to support the Partnership's work, which will be proposed to be
launched during the upcoming meeting of the European Environment and
Health Task Force (EHTF) on 26-27 June 2024, in Utrecht, Netherlands.
We thank colleagues from Hungary for taking the initiative in
establishing this Partnership and we are confident in its success.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Nino Sharashidze
On behalf of the EHP Secretariat
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Кому:
Члены Европейской целевой группы по окружающей среде и здоровью
Национальные сотрудничающие организации ВОЗ
Копии:
Представители ВОЗ и руководители страновых офисов
Секретариат ВОЗ
Уважаемые члены Европейской целевой группы по окружающей среде и
здоровью!
Уважаемые национальные сотрудничающие организации ВОЗ!
Рады сообщить вам, что Национальный центр общественного здравоохранения и
фармацевтики Венгрии приступил к формированию нового партнерства
Европейского процесса «Окружающая среда и здоровье» (ЕПОСЗ) по снижению
рисков в образовательной среде. Основные цели и задачи партнерства
приведены в прилагаемом письме. Мы надеемся, что этот документ будет
полезен при обсуждении инициативы в вашей стране и приведет к решению
поддержать деятельность партнерства, организация которого будет предложена
на заседании Европейской целевой группы по окружающей среде и здоровью
(ЦГОСЗ) 26–27 июня 2024 г. в Утрехте (Нидерланды).
Благодарим коллег из Венгрии за инициативу по созданию этого партнерства
и выражаем уверенность в ее успехе.
Пожалуйста, направьте нам письмо, если у вас возникнут вопросы.
С уважением,
Nino Sharashidze
от имени Секретариата ЕПОСЗ
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EHP Secretariat | Multisectoral Partnerships for Environment and Health
(MPE)
WHO Regional Office for Europe | European Centre for Environment and
Health | Bonn, Germany
E-mail:
[email protected]| Web: www.euro.who.int/ecehbonn
EHP Partnership Form
1. Name of the Partnership
Environment and Health Partnership on Risk reduction in the school environment
2. Leading country and/or organization
Hungary
3. Partners
Germany, Italy
4. Objectives
The objective of the Partnership is to promote actions towards improving the quality of indoor
school environments to protect children’s health, including through the dissemination of
existing tools and resources, and identification of measures to advance more efficient uptake of
good practices. Partners will aim to facilitate action both, on policy and technical levels. The
Partnership also aims to raise awareness among a wider range of stakeholders, including parents
and children to achieve a behavioural change that can further improve health and learning
outcomes.
5. Description (max 200 words)
A healthy environment in facilities for children (schools, kindergartens, etc.) is instrumental
for health and learning. Children’s health and school environment have been in the focus of
work of the European Environment and Health Process since the 2004 Budapest Ministerial
Conference. There is sound scientific evidence on health hazards associated with poor indoor
air quality, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Through the work of WHO and
its partners, this knowledge has been translated into practical tools and other resources that
are available to all countries in the WHO European Region. However, the uptake of good
practices lags in many countries. In addition, challenges still need to be addressed, including
those related to legal arrangements, cooperation among health and education sectors, the
quality/safety of products and services, availability of health guidance for emerging and new
chemicals, etc. To tackle them, coordinated and cooperative efforts of Member States and
stakeholders are needed across sectoral boundaries.
The Partnership will provide a platform for knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning on
existing good practices to achieve higher awareness and to facilitate the uptake of existing
resources and established good practices in managing indoor environments safely. The
Partnership could ultimately also support the development of technical resources to support
European Environment and Health Process (EHP) Secretariat
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION • REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
actions for achieving the desired positive change in the quality of indoor environment for
children, including through behavioural change.
6. Expected outcomes
The Partnership is expected to achieve higher awareness to the health risks and mitigation
measures of indoor environments in childcare faciltities, including air quality and WASH. It
will provide a hub for sharing of knowledge, experiences and practices for partners and other
countries in the region, and for advocating for cross-sectoral cooperation towards achieving
progress in policy and practice. It will advance the protection of children’s health through
improved indoor environment and through behaviour change to for better health practices.
7. Any additional optional information/document
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Potential establishment of a European Environment and
Health Process (EHP) Partnership on Risk Reduction in
School Environments
Dear National Focal Points,
We wish to inform you that the National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy of Hungary
and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Risk Management initiated the
process to establish a European Environment and Health Process (EHP) Partnership on
risk reduction in school environments. The draft proposal has been formulated in
collaboration with the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health. The draft has
been circulated initially to those countries who expressed interest at the Seventh
Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health or have significant previous experience
and achievements in advancing a healthy school environment. As of June 2024, Germany
and Italy have confirmed their intention to participate.
We aim to launch the EHP Partnership on risk reduction in school environment at the
upcoming meeting of the European Environment and Health Task Force (EHTF), which
will take place on 26−27 June 2024, in Utrecht, Kingdom of the Netherlands. A healthy
school environment is fundamental for the health and well-being of children as well as for
optimal learning outcomes. It links to Sustainable Development Goal 4.a to “build and
upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe,
non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all” and it is one of the key
commitments of the Budapest Declaration to “promote a safe, clean and healthy built
environment across all settings”. The Partnership proposes a holistic approach to a school
environment, including risks associated with indoor air quality and water, sanitation and
hygiene. We believe that many countries, organisations and institutions in the pan-
European region have good practices to share in the framework of the Partnership and
can also benefit from the exchange of knowledge.
Therefore, we kindly ask you to support the establishment of this new Partnership at the
meeting of the EHTF. We also seek your interest in joining the Partnership.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Best regards,
Tamás Pándics MD PhD
Director of Public Health Laboratories and Methodology
National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy