Health and Environment Alliance

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AbbreviationHEAL
TypeNonprofit
HeadquartersBrussels[1]
Websiteenv-health.org

The Health and Environment Alliance is a European non-profit addressing how the natural and built environments affect health in Europe.[2][3] It was created in 2004 and is a network of health and environmental groups.[4] It has campaigned against the herbicide glyphosate,[5] and coal power in Turkey,[6] and wants EU air quality standards to meet World Health Organization guidelines.[7]

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  1. ^ "Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)". The Sigrid Rausing Trust. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ "Health and Environment Alliance | Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction". globalplatform.undrr.org. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. ^ "CAMPAIGN PROFILE: Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)". theecologist.org. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ^ "Health and Environment Alliance | PreventionWeb". www.preventionweb.net. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. ^ Neslen, Arthur (2022-06-09). "EU regulators 'dismissed evidence' linking glyphosate to rodent tumours". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. ^ "Turkish olive farmer battles to save her land from coal mine". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. ^ Rankin, Jennifer (2022-10-26). "EU plans tighter controls on pollution as doctors call for urgent action". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-09.