Regional consultation on the health and environment linkages initiative (HELI) and children's environmental health indicators initiative (CEHI), 28-31st March 2005, Amman, Jordan
The consultation assembled more than 45 experts from 15 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region to review and discuss the outcomes and the lessons learned from implementing the Health and Environment Linkages Initiative (HELI) in Jordan and the Children's Environmental Health Indicators Initiative (CEHI) pilot projects in Oman and Tunisia. Participants reviewed the tools and methodologies presented, as well as the results and lessons learned from their implementation through national application within the EMR countries.
The expert consultation noted outstanding breakthroughs: the demonstration of quantifiable linkages between increased water consumption and incidence of diarrhea; a well defined process for identifying, quantifying and valuing the environment and health benefits of various policy options; and the utilization of a combination of risk assessment and economic valuation tools to facilitate decision-making.
The consultation drew plans for further development for incorporating environment and health considerations into policy-making at the national and regional level. The Regional Initiative on Tools for Effective Decision Making on Health and the Environment was developed at the consultation with the following components: i) Consolidation of ongoing work and additional applications to refine the tools and processes ii) Capacity building through documentation, training, and dissemination.
The consultation also developed a regional consultation process to facilitate capacity building and dissemination with three milestone: a regional expert consultation within a year, a regional training workshop within two years, and an international conference within three years.
Download the Consultation documents
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Consultation report
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Consultation objectives and outputs
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H. A. Bakir, Regional Advisor on Environmental Health, WHO/EMRO/CEHA -
Overview
pdf, 42kb
H. A. Bakir, Regional Advisor on Environmental Health, WHO/EMRO/CEHA -
Health & Environment Linkages, Initiative and Children s Environmental Health Indicators, Methodology
pdf, 984kb
Dr. Majed Al-Zedjali, Head of Epidemiology, Dept. of Environmental Health & Malaria Eradication -
Health & Environment Linkages, Initiative and Children s Environmental Health Indicators, Results
pdf, 838kb
Dr. Salim S. Al-Wahaibi, Director, Dept. of Environmental Health & Malaria Eradication, Oman -
Enquête nationale «Santé environnementale des enfants en Tunisie», Tunisian Protocol Survey
pdf, 429kb
Ministère de la Santé Publique, Direction d Hygiène du Milieu et du Protection de l Environnement -
Enquête nationale «Santé environnementale des enfants en Tunisie», Presentation of the Tunisian survey
pdf, 122kb
Ministère de la Santé Publique, Direction d Hygiène du Milieu et du Protection de l Environnement -
CEHI Risk Assessment Tools applied in Oman & Tunisia for assessing environmental risk factors affecting children’s health within the home environment
pdf, 105kb
Ruba Al-Zoubi, National Expert -
Creating Healthy Settings for Children Demonstration Project in Pakistan & Yemen
pdf, 932kb
Ruba Al-Zoubi, National Expert -
Final message
pdf, 40kb
Dr Hussain A. Gezairy, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean