Public health and environment health topics
Indoor air pollution
Exposure to indoor air pollution from solid fuels has been linked to many diseases, in particular pneumonia among children and chronic respiratory diseases among adults.
Outdoor air pollution
Air pollution continues to pose a significant threat to health worldwide. Many countries around the world do not have regulations on air pollution.
Chemical safety
Ensures early warning and prevention of harmful effects of chemicals to which humans are being increasingly exposed, and assesses potential risks to human health.
Children's environmental health
Child survival and development hinge on basic needs to support life; among these, a safe, healthy and clean environment is fundamental.
Electromagnetic fields
Electric and magnetic fields are part of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation which extends from static electric and magnetic fields, through radiofrequency and infrared radiation, to X-rays.
Environmental health in emergencies
Death and disease burden from emergencies, disasters and disease outbreaks associated with environmental risk factors can be significantly reduced by effective prevention, preparedness and response capacities.
Environmental health impact assessment
Health Impact Assessment provides decision makers with information about how any policy, programme or project may affect the health of people.
Climate change and human health
Large-scale and global environmental hazards to human health include climate change, ozone depletion, loss of biodiversity and much more.
Health and Environment Linkages Initiative
Is a global effort by WHO and UNEP to support action by developing country policy makers on environmental problems to health.
Healthy settings
A strategy for participatory health protection and promotion organized around one setting, such as Healthy Cities, Healthy Schools etc.
Ionizing radiation
The aim of the Radiation and Environmental Health Programme is to look for solutions to protect human health from ionizing radiation hazards by raising people's awareness of the potential health risks.
Occupational health
Workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses remain at unacceptably high levels and involve an enormous and unnecessary health burden, suffering, and economic loss.
Quantifying environmental health impacts
The environmental burden of disease quantifies the amount of disease caused by environmental risks.
Ultraviolet radiation
Small amounts of UV are essential for the production of vitamin D in people, yet overexposure may result in acute and chronic health effects on the skin, eye and immune system.
Water, sanitation and health
WHO works on aspects of water, sanitation and hygiene where the health burden is high, where interventions could make a major difference and where the present state of knowledge is poor.
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