Environmental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 31, 2025 · Healthier environments could prevent almost one quarter of the global burden of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic is a further reminder of the delicate relationship between …
Fostering age-friendly environments through national leadership …
Nov 13, 2024 · Creating sustainable age-friendly environments: a collaborative path to healthy ageing Healthy ageing encompasses more than just medical care; it requires supportive …
Improving health and well-being through nature
May 17, 2021 · WHO is dedicated to safeguarding health and enhancing well-being by incorporating nature and biodiversity into health policy.Nature plays a crucial role in human …
Healthy environments: why do they matter and what can we do?
Jul 9, 2019 · This document aims to provide the rationale for action to improve health through healthy environments, and an overview of key actions to take. It aims to support policy-makers …
WHO Results Report 2022-2023
The WHO Results Report 2022-2023 presents progress towards meeting the triple billion targets, a milestone to the Sustainable Development Goals. An analysis of investments, achievements …
Effective partnerships and stakeholder engagement are powerful tools for coordinating advocacy and strengthening political will. Raise awareness to ensure early adoption and smooth …
Guidance on chemicals and health
Chemical events arising from technological incidents, natural disasters, conflict and terrorism, polluted environments, and contaminated foods and products are common and occur …
Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments
<p>This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by reducing the<br>environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …
WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers …
Aug 22, 2025 · The WHO and WMO have released a comprehensive technical report and guidance addressing the escalating global health and economic risks posed by extreme heat, …
Healthy environments to promote health and sustainable societies
Healthy environments enable people to make healthy choices through appropriate health and non-health interventions, which can be co-designed with relevant partners.