Policy Interpretation Network on Children's Health and Environment (PINCHE)

Background Environmental pollution may profoundly affect children's health and can be costly to remedy. Because children are more susceptible than adults to some environmental factors, policy needs to be developed to reflect this susceptibility. Peter van den Hazel, MD, MPH, project coordinator...

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Published in:Noise & health 2003-04, Vol.5 (19), p.67
Main Author: Zuurbier, Moniek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Air Pollution - adverse effects
Air Pollution - prevention & control
Child
Child Welfare
Children & youth
Environmental factors
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Europe
Health Policy
Humans
Noise - adverse effects
Noise - prevention & control
Outdoor air quality
Public health
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Summary:Background Environmental pollution may profoundly affect children's health and can be costly to remedy. Because children are more susceptible than adults to some environmental factors, policy needs to be developed to reflect this susceptibility. Peter van den Hazel, MD, MPH, project coordinator Public Health Services Gelderland Midden, the Netherlands peter.van.den.hazel@hvdgm.nl Marie Louise Bistrup, cand. arch., MPH, project co-coordinator National Institute of Public Health, Denmark mlb@niph.dk Moniek Zuurbier, MSc, project assistant Public Health Services Gelderland Midden, the Netherlands moniek.zuurbier@hvdgm.nl Steering Committee Vyvyan Howard, Developmental Toxico-Pathology Group, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom John Pieters, former Inspector for Environmental Health of the Dutch Ministry for Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment (VROM), the Netherlands Philippe Grandjean, Environmental Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Funding The European Commission is funding the PINCHE network for 3 years.
ISSN:1463-1741
1998-4030