Bridging the Gap: Bridging the Gap: Responding to Environmental Change – from Words to Deeds PortorožPortorož, Slovenia, 14, Slovenia, 14--16 May 200816 May 2008

World Health Organization Regional Office for EuropeWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

European Centre for Environment and HealthEuropean Centre for Environment and Health

Dafina DalbokovaDafina Dalbokova

Environmental data and information flows:Environmental data and information flows:

Experiences from ENHIS Experiences from ENHIS -- the Environment and the Environment and Health Information SystemHealth Information System

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Background

About ENHIS - the EH information system

Which data and information-flows?

Environmental data of use for ENHIS

Opportunities and challenges: examples

Data flow needs

EH information systems: status and prospects

ENHIS products and services

EH information and the Bridging the Gap

About ENHIS: About ENHIS: Environment and Health, and a Focus Environment and Health, and a Focus on Childrenon Children

Methodology for 26 core indicators

International and national data

bases

Data from surveys

Environment and Health IndicatorsEnvironment and Health Indicators

! DPSEEA: the health - environment chain of causality

! Based on scientific evidence about the links

! Focus on Exposure <-> Health Effects <-> Actions

! Data from environmental monitoring -> Population exposure

! Integrating environment and health data

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Environmental data of use for ENHIS

Opportunities and challenges: examples

Data flow needs

EH information systems: status and prospects

ENHIS products and services

EH information and the Bridging the Gap

Population exposure to outdoor airborne PM (urban)Population exposure to outdoor airborne PM (urban)

Using the EEA AirBase

Population exposure to outdoor air ozone: under way!

! PM10 level > AQG for 90% ofchildren in Europe

! No improvement in urban AQ in the current decade

No data on AQ for 43% of population in the Region "

Water quality and healthWater quality and health

! No bathing water quality data for more than 43% of population in the Region

Using the Bathing Water Quality Data: fresh water

Water quality and healthWater quality and health

Drinking water quality: crude indication of population exposure to

chemical of biological contaminants through the water consumed

To resolve drinking water quality information challenges

Upcoming environmental data & information flowsUpcoming environmental data & information flows

Population living in dwellings exposed to environmental noise

Children in schools with exposure to transport noise

END (from 2008)

After 2008

Big busy streets within the cities NOT included!!

Children living close to busy roads

Environmental data flow needsEnvironmental data flow needs

Today’s and tomorrow’s living environment

Measuring urban landscape & developments

Monitoring built environment: indoors and immediate outdoors

…… And alsoAnd also

Need for integrated population and environmental geo-referenced files ->

improved EH assessment at different scales (local <-> sub-national <-> ) …

Improvements in interoperability and data exchange: diverse data flows from

health and environmental sectors

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EH information systems: status and prospects

ENHIS products and services

EH information and the Bridging the Gap

ENHIS Products and ServicesENHIS Products and Services

Analysis and assessment

(including HIA)

26 FACT SHEETS

Towards the assessment of health benefits of Towards the assessment of health benefits of environmental policy actionenvironmental policy action

Health Impact

Assessment

Environmental Burden of Disease

estimates by countrywww.who.int

! Environment and health issues

! Health effects of the environment

! Country profiles

! Environment and health policy

! Methods and tools

! Links

5th Ministerial Conference on EH (Rome, fall 2009)

Maintenance of the system -> its ability for policy monitoring & evaluation

! Improvement of geographical coverage (53 WHO/EURO MS)! National extensions of the system & the EH information network

Extension of thematic scope to address emerging issues (e.g. climate change)

Further transfer of ENHIS to the east (e.g. SEE countries): a challenge!!

Environment and Health Performance Reviews and

Tools for policy review – WHO meeting 22-23 May 2008

ENHIS – main reporting tool!

Environment and Health Information Environment and Health Information

Put in place an information system through

shared environmental and health data

The first stages of integrated

information and reporting

HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS

FOR HEALTHY PEOPLEFOR HEALTHY PEOPLE

Further reinforcement of EH data gathering & sharing-> Building a joint information support

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Thank youThank you

EC DG Sanco

www.euro.who.int/EHindicators

mailto:DDA@ecehbonn.euro.who.int

Bridging the Gap:Bridging the Gap: Responding to Environmental Change – from Words to Deeds

PortorožPortorož, Slovenia, 14, Slovenia, 14--16 May 200816 May 2008

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