International Federation of Environmental Health
Budget
€24,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Federation works to disseminate knowledge concerning environmental health and promote co-operation between countries where environmental health issues are transboundary. It promotes the interchange of people working in this sector and the exchange of Member's publications of a scientific and technical nature. Amongst other things, the Federation seeks to provide means of exchanging information and experience on environmental health, to hold Congresses and meetings to discuss subjects relevant to environmental health science and administration, to represent the interests of environmental health to state agencies, national governments and international organisations and to promote field studies of environmental health control. The Federation’s main objective is to provide a focal point for national organisations of practitioners, whether in state, or local government, or private employment, whose concern is the care of the environment in the interests of the public health.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Action Plan 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil' The European Green Deal A new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe Sustainable EU food system – new initiative European Climate Law amendment The main EU initiatives, policies and legislation followed by the IFEH concern the Environment and Health aspects as well as food control legislation and Climate Change policies. Acting individually within their own countries, collectively through the five regional groups of IFEH and singularly through IFEH our members strive to influence and contribute to the knowledge and development of environmental health for the benefit of our fellow citizens. Our main areas of interests are in general as stipulated in our Motto: "Caring for the environment in the interest of world health" which include: Working towards health equity (Closing the Gap), food safety and integrity, environmental protection and sustainability, occupational health and safety, tobacco control, housing and public health, consumer protection, children's environmental health, and disaster risk reduction. We are promoting a series of International Special Interest Groups in the many areas of environmental health which will enable the development of expert opinion on specific environmental health issues. We are associated with IMPELand the World Federation of Public Health Associations. We are a formal partner with the UNDRR in the area of Disaster Risk Reduction. Our Policy statements can be found on our web page - www.ifeh.org.
Communication Activities
Publications - Environment and Health International Projects - International World Environmental Health Day, 26th September every year. Partnership with UNDRR on Disaster Risk Reduction Sustainability Indicators project Disaster Risk Management Projects - Country specific Clarence Phenix Memorial Library supporting environmental health education at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Water and Sanitation project Salima Malawi Conferences - Biannual World Environmental Health Congfress - most recent 2022 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Next 2024 Perth, Australia Previous Biannual Environmental Health academic and research conference - most recent 2021 Tartu, Estonia.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
World Federation of Public Health Association https://www.wfpha.org European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law https://www.impel.eu
Organisation Members
Members of the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) can be found on our website: Member Organizations (Full members): https://ifeh.org/scripts/member.asp?type=1 Associated Member organiszations and Affilliates (Members with no voting rights): https://ifeh.org/scripts/member.asp?type=2 Academic Associate Members (No voting rights): https://ifeh.org/scripts/member.asp?type=3
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.