About the theme
Health impact assessments (HIA) provide decision-makers with sound information about the health implications of policies, programmes and projects, ranging, for example, from construction of a waste incinerator to the redesign of an urban neighbourhood. WHO Regional Office for Europe provides support to Member States on HIA by developing methodologies and tools, carrying out assessments and reviews, and advising on policy options.
Featured indicator
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Estimates of age-standardized incidence of leukaemia in children aged under 15 years in the WHO European Region (Map)
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Standardized death rates for cause-specific unintentional injuries in the age group 1–19 years, WHO European Region - drowning and submersion (Bar chart)
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Standardized death rates for cause-specific unintentional injuries in the age group 1–19 years, WHO European Region - accidental falls (Bar chart)
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Standardized incidence of work injuries among employees aged 18-24 years (Line chart)
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Enhancing national action on environment and healthEvery year, avoidable environmental risks account for at least 1.4 million deaths in the WHO European Region. These include air pollution, inadequate water and sanitation services, hazardous chemicals, poor waste disposal and climate change. More than 350 resources on environment and health have now been gathered through the European Environment and Health Process to aid the strengthening of national efforts to address the leading environmental determinants of ill health.Read more
Popular indicators
- National health inequities policies Health2020
- Dioxin levels in human milk in selected countries EnvironmentHealth
- Time trends of melanoma incidence in Norway, Sweden and Iceland EnvironmentHealth
- Heavy metal intake through food by adults EnvironmentHealth
- Mean blood lead levels of children measured in areas without significant local sources of lead exposure EnvironmentHealth
- Deaths from unintentional injuries by cause in the age group 0–19 years EnvironmentHealth
- Estimates of age-standardized incidence of leukaemia in children aged under 15 years EnvironmentHealth
- Standardized death rates unintentional injuries in the age group 1–19 years - poisoning EnvironmentHealth
- Estimated mean radon levels in dwellings EnvironmentHealth
- Level of DDT pollutant concentration in human milk EnvironmentHealth