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Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
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HEAL is a leading alliance of health and environment groups working at EU level. Working for better health, through a healthy environment.

📍 https://www.env-health.org/
✉️ press inquiries: nea@env-health.org
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New HEAL report!

Chemical pollution is fuelling a growing men’s health crisis in Europe.
Prostate cancer, testicular cancer, male infertility are on the rise, and parental exposure can even mean health impacts in the next generation.

Read the report: ➡️ www.env-health.org/new-report-c...
HEAL Deputy Director, Anne Stauffer is speaking at #POLIS25 in #Utrecht today. Who else is there?

@polisnetwork.eu
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

🗓️ Tuesday 25 November
🕛 12:00-12:45 CET

This #movember, we’re highlighting the correlation between chemical pollution and men’s health.

With @cancerleagues.bsky.social

Register now: ow.ly/JMG950XuvYo
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
New HEAL report

Chemical pollution and a growing men’s health crisis in Europe.

Prostate cancer, testicular cancer, male infertility are on the rise, and parental exposure can even mean health impacts in the next generation.

Read it now: ➡️ ow.ly/2xkq50XsSmm
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New HEAL report!

Chemical pollution is fuelling a growing men’s health crisis in Europe.
Prostate cancer, testicular cancer, male infertility are on the rise, and parental exposure can even mean health impacts in the next generation.

Read the report: ➡️ www.env-health.org/new-report-c...
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Don't forget to register! ⏰

🖥️ 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀

📅 Thursday 6 November
🕛 12:00 CET

Join us for the second in a series of webinars on reducing costs from air pollution and strengthening prevention.

🖱️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 ➡️ lnkd.in/eBPnrcUr
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reposted by Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
📣📨 138 organisations urge @ec.europa.eu - in the context of the simplification omnibus on Food and Feed Safety - to boost ambition and protect citizens and the environment from harmful #pesticides 👶🥕🍏🐝🐦🦋💧
👉 www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
130+ organisations urge von der Leyen to strengthen enforcement of EU pesticide law
138 civil society, scientific, water, and farming organisations across Europe have called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to fully enforce the EU Pesticide legislation. The open ...
www.pan-europe.info
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
HEAL’s new report, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘍𝘈𝘚 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥: 𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, was commissioned by HEAL from Milieu Consulting. It provides a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗙𝗔𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

📰➡️ ow.ly/fZSJ50X01UX
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Join us at the @chemtrust.bsky.social and HEAL conference:

💡REACH revision 2025: simpler, faster, bolder
🗓️ 29 September 2025
📍 Residence Palace, Brussels

➡️ More info and registration (free of charge) ow.ly/4FoJ50Wnxtq
July 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Out now! A new UBDPolicy briefing on the health benefits of green spaces. 🌳🍃🟩

Highlighting best practice from 12 European cities as well as policy recommendations for local and European decision makers.

Read it in EN, BG, ES, FR, NL and PL:
ow.ly/K0V350Wuvbp
July 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The EU’s new budget lacks pollution funding, risking #ZeroPollution & public health.

💸 Fossil fuel subsidies (€93B) nearly double the €58B needed for pollution control

☠️ Pollution causes 1 in 10 early deaths in Europe

EU budget must prioritise health ➡️ www.env-health.org/eu-budget-ri...
July 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This week, @ec.europa.eu will launch a proposal for the next #MFF.

The EU budget should
💡Prioritise financing for zero pollution objectives, climate and biodiversity
💡Strengthen implementation of legally binding commitments
💡End of subsidies for fossil fuels

HEAL’s letter ow.ly/ae2150WoZFW
Letter to EU Commission: Scaling up public investments into health protection from pollution and climate change in the next EU budget | Health and Environment Alliance
As the European Commission is currently finalising the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposal set to be launched on 16 July 2025, HEAL has sent a letter to the EU Commission Presiden...
ow.ly
July 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Today, with our partners from the Green 10, HEAL's Executive Director Genon Jensen met with @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu.

The triple climate-nature-pollution crisis undermines people, communities, business and society today and in the future.

Green10's asks: shorturl.at/TWPQe
July 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Join @chemtrust.bsky.social and HEAL for a one-day conference, REACH revision 2025: simpler, faster, bolder

🗓️ 29 September 2025 in Brussels

Register free of charge before 16 September 2025
shorturl.at/pxPAJ
July 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
.@ec.europa.eu’s chemicals omnibus proposals confirm serious concerns about how the EU’s deregulation drive puts people’s health at risk.

Policymakers should reject proposals that would roll back core public health protections against the most harmful chemicals.

HEAL's reaction shorturl.at/xgDdp
Press release - From cosmetics to 'forever chemicals': the EU’s deregulation drive puts people’s health at risk | Health and Environment Alliance
Today’s publication of the European Commission’s chemicals omnibus confirms serious concerns: if pushed through the proposal will significantly weaken protections in the Cosmetic Products Regulation, ...
shorturl.at
July 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📬🥫🥤The Food for Thought newsletter shares key updates on food contact material (FCM) policy, ideas for revised FCM legislation and useful resources.

💻 This edition features a webinar recording on biobased and compostable food packaging.

Read it now: mailchi.mp/af4303176720...
July 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🌍🏙️ The EU has published a new Eurobarometer survey: Public opinion on urban challenges and investment in cities.

The numbers show that many EU citizens want their governments to take action to address the environmental threats which are also impacting their health.​

europa.eu/eurobaromete...
June 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
🍸People and #nature are constantly exposed to a complex cocktail of known and suspected harmful chemicals through air, water, food, consumer products and other routes.

Our new blog sets out how the upcoming REACH Revision can help to address #ChemicalCocktails 👉🏼 chemtrust.org/reach_reform...
REACH Reform: Don’t ignore new science on Chemical Mixtures
The European Commission is currently finalising a revision of the EU’s main chemicals law, the REACH regulation. In the time since REACH was agreed, almost 20 years ago, there has been a big leap forw...
chemtrust.org
June 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The June HEAL newsletter is out now!

Featuring our latest work on Health and Environment, Chemicals, Pesticides, Climate and Energy, and Air Quality.

📰 Read it here: mailchi.mp/env-healt...

📬 Subscribe here: env-health.us18.list...
June 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
HEAL is among over 230 civil society organisations welcoming the Nice Wake Up Call for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty, issued by 90+ UN member states. The treaty is a call to end plastic pollution to protect human health and the environment.

www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/06/11/n...
June 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🛫 Final call! Today is the last day to register for the online stream of our conference, Preventing Diseases by Reducing Exposure to Harmful Chemicals.

📆 10 June 2025

Don't miss your chance to attend online! ⏱️

Click here: healpolska.pl/konfer... and scroll down for English
June 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
It's time to #BanPVC Sign the petition: ✍️https://action.wemove.eu/sign/202310-act_now_to_ban_pvc-petition-EN/
Dangerously toxic and found everywhere: this is PVC!

It harms our health and the planet at every stage.

The industry hides the risks, but the truth is clear ➡️ there’s no such thing as sustainable PVC.

#BeatPlasticPollution #BanPVC #REACH #WorldEnvironmentDay
June 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
PVC — the plastic in pipes, flooring, clothes etc — harms the environment and people's health.

That’s why 60+ orgs & 67,000+ people are calling on the EU to restrict PVC under REACH 🔗www.env-health.org/n...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
PVC — the plastic in pipes, flooring, clothes etc — harms the environment and people's health.

That’s why 60+ orgs & 67,000+ people are calling on the EU to restrict PVC under REACH 🔗www.env-health.org/n...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📬 HEAL has sent a letter to the European Parliament’s Public Health Committee (SANT), ahead of the European Commission’s presentation on its Preparedness Union Strategy, “Reinforcing Europe’s resilience in a changing world”.

Read the letter: ➡️ lnkd.in/eQ5TYNAB
June 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📬 The latest edition of our newsletter is out now!

Featuring:

🔹Epidemiologist Dr. Shanna Swan with HEAL in Brussels

🔹A PFAS webinar for the European Week Against Cancer

🔹A new briefing on LEZs in Belgium

Read: ➡️ ow.ly/3tuX50W2p3l
Subscribe: ➡️ ow.ly/VvXC50W2p3k
June 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM