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International Information on the Environment
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General
European
Environmental Agency, Human Health Reports ø includes reports on
children, water stress, and atmospheric changes.
Pan
American Health Organization, Environmental Health ø PAHO is an
international public health agency working to improve health and living
standards of people living in the Americas. Areas of interest include air
pollution, chemical safety, environmental health, pesticides and solid waste
management.
WHO, Global Change
and Health ø The impact of changes in the atmosphere and soil, and
the loss of biodiversity on human health.
WHO, Protection of the
Human Environment -This site presents WHO's work to assist its
member states and their populations in achieving a sustainable basis
for health for all by ensuring an environment that promotes health, and by
making individuals and organizations aware of their responsibility for
health and its environmental basis.
Children
WHO, protection of
children's environmental health - Provides an overview of the
growing number of diseases in children that are linked to the unsafe
environments in which they live, play, learn and grow. Includes reports on
lead and food contaminants, toxic exposure, and other critical factors
affecting children's environmental health.
Climate
WHO,
climate change and health - Storms, hurricanes, and floods still
kill many thousands of people every year. Weather systems affect the level
of air pollution in a city. Heavy rainfall can trigger epidemics of malaria
or Rift Valley Fever. WHO reports on the impact of El Nii–o and other
weather phenomena.
Labo
International Labor Organization
ø Use the ILOÕs search engine to fine over 4,700 documents on protection
of workers from environmental hazards. sustainable development and workers,
etc.
Pollutants
North
American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Pollutants and Health
(NAFTA countries) - The mission of this program is to establish cooperative
initiatives to prevent or correct adverse effects, on a North American
scale, from pollution to human and ecosystem health.
Sanitation
Pan
American Health Organization, Drinking Water and Sanitation ø
Includes publications, news and databases that discuss disasters and meeting
the need for clean water supplies.
Statistics
WHOSIS - The WHO
Statistical Information System contains data on infectious diseases, epidemiology,
immunization, mortality data and other health related subjects.
WRI
Health Data - Adult and children's health and mortality; reported
cases of infectious diseases; extent and availability of health care;
air pollution levels in major cities of the world; extent of lead use
in gasoline and locations of lead production; and basic human health parameters
reported at the household level.
Last modified:
June 23, 2005
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