Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health
Director / Head:
Mr Greg Carreau
Institution:
Safe Environments Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Health Canada
Address:
269 Laurier Ave West, A.L. 4903A
K1A 0K9
Ontario
Town:
Ottawa
Country:
CANADA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
+1 613-941-0779
Fax:
Date of Designation:
08/Sep/2021
Last Redesignation:
08/Sep/2021
Expiry:
08/Sep/2025
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To assist the WHO in the development of guidance and tools to assess, prioritize, manage and mitigate health effects associated with environmental determinants including: chemicals, air, water, climate change, impact assessments and contaminated sites.
- To assist the WHO in translating evidence on environmental health to support disease prevention and health promotion through the preparation and delivery of training materials, and support education and training efforts more broadly.
- To contribute to the implementation of the WHO Health in All Policies approach through strengthening international and intersectoral collaboration on environmental health, and promoting international cooperation.
- Upon WHO's request, to provide technical input to WHO to advance its activities related to the WHO Global Chemicals and Health Network and the WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Network.
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Subjects:
- Water & sanitation
- Chemical safety
- Environmental health and hazards other than those specifically mentioned
Types of activity:
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Training and education
- Collection and collation of information
WHO Outputs:
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3.1.2 - Countries enabled to address environmental determinants of health, including climate change |
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Responsible Officer:
BROWN Richard John
Phone:
+41 22 791 2755
Technical Counterpart:
BUSS Daniel F.
Phone:
+1 (202) 974-3752
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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