Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Environmental Epidemiology
Director / Head:
Dr Horacio RIOJAS RODRIGUEZ
Institution:
Dirección de Salud Ambiental/Direction of Environmental Health
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP)
Address:
Av. Universidad No. 655, Col. Sta. María, - 62508 Morelos
62508
Morelos
Town:
Cuernavaca
Country:
MEXICO
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(52-777) 329 30 60
Fax:
(52-777) 101 29 37
Date of Designation:
05/Jun/1997
Last Redesignation:
29/Dec/2010
Expiry:
29/Dec/2014
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To participe with PAHO in order to build profesional capacities in the field of environmental health.
- Strenghthen research in environmental health, primarily focused on climate change.
- Developing research projects in environmental health which will include the Environmental Epidemiology Approach on the PAHO Methodology as well as Risk Assessment.
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Subjects:
- Environmental health and hazards other than those specifically mentioned
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Types of activity:
- Evaluation
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Provision of reference substances and other services
WHO organization wide expected result:
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8.1 - Evidence-based assessments made, and norms and standards formulated and updated on major environmental hazards to health (e.g., poor air quality, chemical substances, electromagnetic fields, radon, poor-quality drinking-water and waste-water reuse) |
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8.6 - Evidence-based policies, strategies and recommendations developed, and technical support provided to Member States for identifying, preventing and tackling public health problems resulting from climate change. |
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Responsible Officer:
SOARES DA SILVA Agnes
Phone:
+1 202 9743315
Technical Counterpart:
NEIRA Maria Purificacion
Phone:
+41 22 79 15526
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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