Environmental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 15, 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 …
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 …
Strategic plan for the WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment …
Oct 14, 2025 · This focus on environmental health has created a strong foundation for system-wide change. This strategic plan builds directly on that work. Over the next five years, the …
Age-friendly Environments - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 19, 2023 · The Age-friendly Environments Mentoring Programme (MENTOR-AFE) is a distance mentoring programme, established to develop skills to lead, influence and implement …
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 …
A lesson in good nutrition: Creating healthy school food …
Oct 23, 2025 · In 2021, Argentina enacted a law establishing national measures to promote healthy diets such as front-of-package warning labeling, regulation of food and beverage …
Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action
Jun 2, 2025 · WHO advocates for a comprehensive response to the mental health needs of children and young people, with a focus on strengthening policies and legislation; promoting …
Webinar to launch the WHO Technical Package to Stop Obesity
Mar 4, 2025 · adapting environments to enable a healthy lifestyle creating knowledge, motivation, and skills for healthy behaviours transforming the health system to respond to the obesity …
Urban and built environments - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 18, 2023 · Therefore, urban planning decisions made by local and subnational actors play a pivotal role in implementing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 on sustainable cities – …
Exposure to cadmium: a major public health concern
May 1, 2019 · Preventing disease through healthy environmentsOverview Cadmium exerts toxic effects on the kidney, the skeletal system and the respiratory system and is classified as a …