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6 March 2013
HCWH-Europe Press Release

HCWH Europe Seeks Communications and Press Officer

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe is recruiting a paid Communications and Press Officer based in Brussels. Closing date for applications is 15 March 2013. more 
5 March 2013
HCWH-Europe Press Release

HCWH Europe Seeks Membership and Admin Officer

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe is recruiting a paid Membership and Administration Officer based in Brussels. Closing date for applications is 15 March 2013. more 
23 January 2013
HCWH-Europe Press Release

The European Parliament calls for better protection of human health from Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)

Health Care Without Harm Europe welcomes the European Parliament’s report on the protection of public health from endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) (1), adopted today by the Committee for the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI Committee). more 

Environmental Health News

24 October 2011, 

The 389 European companies producing the SIN List chemicals

Excerpt: "Last week ChemSec publishes the SIN Producers List, listing the 389 companies producing or importing SIN List chemicals in Europe. Along with information on which SIN List chemicals these companies produce in volumes of 10 tonnes per year or more, the SIN Producers List also highlights how many of these are currently on the REACH candidate list."  more 
4 October 2011, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
By Alexandra George

BPA exposure 'alters breast development in unborn girls'

Excerpt: "Pregnant women exposed to synthetic bisphenol A (BPA) could give birth to girls who are at a greater risk of suffering from breast cancer later in life, a maternal and newborn health study has shown."  more 
27 July 2011, ENDS Europe

European Chemicals Agency to propose six new REACH chemicals

Excerpt: "The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is preparing dossiers recommending six chemicals are added to the REACH regulation's candidate list this year. "  more 

Reports and Publications

9 October 2012
HCWH Europe

Healthy & Sustainable Flooring, choosing resilient flooring for the European healthcare sector

Choosing the ‘right’ floor can be a challenge for procurers and facility managers in hospitals, affecting staff, patients and visitors alike, as the floor is one of the most extensive and visible parts of the healthcare environment and a long-term decision that cannot easily be reversed.  more 
14 September 2010
New report from Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)

Acting Now for Better Health: A 30% Target for EU Climate

This report sets out new evidence of how higher targets on greenhouse gas emission reductions in the European Union, as part of policy to mitigate climate change, would bring about health gains for Member States and European citizens. more 
7 May 2009
A discussion draft paper published by the World Health Organization and Health Care Without Harm

Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings

(Discussion Draft) This 32-page discussion draft produced by the World Health Organization and Health Care Without Harm says that the healthcare sector can lead the way against climate change. A radical overhaul of energy consumption in healthcare must take place if Europe is to meet a target of an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. A new report by HCWH and the World Health Organization shows how the health sector can improve energy efficiency and adopt greener approaches to its services. more 
Version 2.2, revised 2008
Green Guide for Health Care

GGHC's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing: Food Credit Technical Briefing

(GGHC Food Service Credits 1 to 7) This 12-page document, also known as the GGHC v2.2 revised 2008 Food Service section, encourages healthy food purchasing for health care facilities in several ways: 1) adopting a sustainable food policy and plan; 2) educational outreach both to facility staff and the surrounding community; 3) local, sustainably produced food purchasing; 4) use of reusable and environmentally preferred non-reusable food service ware items; 5) support of local farms, farmers’ markets, and community supported agriculture; 6) food donation and waste reduction; 7) alignment of food vendor options with the facility’s healthy, sustainable food program. more 
 
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