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5. National Actions for Implementation · 53 will range from the home and surrounding environment...
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The actions presented in this document, many of which have been proven to be
effective in protecting children’s health and environment, are based on the table of
actions proposed by the Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe
(CEHAPE). The CEHAPE table of actions50 addresses the main environmental
health risk factors covered by the four CEHAPE Regional Priority Goals (RPGs).
The actions are grouped by environmental health risk factor under each RPG,
dealing with water, accidents and injuries and supportive environments, air and
chemical and physical agents. A meeting with the main stakeholders in February
2006 indicated that the action plan should focus on air pollution and accidents and
injuries, which fall under CEHAPE Regional Priority Goals II and III.
Although every attempt has been made to group the environmental risk factors
under the relevant RPG, it should be noted that in some instances there may be
some overlap, as can be seen in the case of actions proposed to decrease exposure
to indoor and outdoor air pollution. Many of the actions proposed for indoor and
outdoor air pollution fall under RPG III, while other relevant actions related to these
same risk factors appear under RPG II, which addresses the topic of mobility and
transport, exposure and health effects.
With respect to the actions in this table, the term “children” covers the age range
0–18 years, including prenatal exposures. The settings where actions can take place
50 CEHAPE Table of Actions http://www.euro.who.int/document/che/edoc08.pdf
5. National Actions for
Implementation
CEHAPE Regional Priority Goals
(RPG I-IV)
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will range from the home and surrounding environment to the school or child care
centre and/or workplace
The table of actions depicts a consolidated approach to addressing priority environmental health issues through the involvement of other sectors especially where progress depends upon decisions and actions in those sectors. Each proposed action is ‘owned’ by specific players with clear roles and responsibilities committing to its implementation within established time-frames.
Intersectoral action for health : a relationship between part(s) of the health sector
with part(s) of another sector which has been formed to take action on an issue
to achieve health outcomes (or intermediate health outcomes) in a way that is
more effective, efficient or sustainable than could be achieved by the health sector
acting alone.
(Intersectoral Action for Health – WHO Health 1997, p. 3)
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Useful documents and links:
Ministry for Social Policy
http://www.sahha.gov.mt
Department for Environmental Health
www.sahha.gov.mt/entities/DEH.html
Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs
http://www.mrra.gov.mt
Malta Environment and Planning Authority
http://www.mepa.org.mt/
Malta Tourism Authority
http://www.maltatourismauthority.com/
Tourism and Sustainable Development Unit (OPM)
www.opm.gov.mt
Health and Safety Unit, Planning and Development, Education Division
http://schoolnet.gov.mt/healthandsafety/
Ministry for Infrastructure, Technology and Communications
Malta Transport Authority (Awtorita Dwar it-Trasport)
http://www.maltatransport.com
Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs
http://www.mjha.gov.mt
Civil Protection Department
Ta' Kandia. L/O Siggiewi. E-mail: [email protected]
University of Malta
5. Further Information
and Resources
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Revised National Environment and Health Action Plan for Malta (Draft), 2006-
2010
http://www.sahha.gov.mt/showdocaspx?id=42&filesource=4&file=NEHAPDG.pdf
National Environment and Health Action Plan for Malta, 1997
http://www.euro.who.int/Document/Peh-ehp/NEHAPmal.pdf
Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe and Ministerial
Declaration: Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health,
23-25 June 2004. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen.
http://www.euro.who.int/document/e83338.pdf
http://ww.euro.who.int/document/e83335.pdf
Addressing environment and health risk factors in Malta: Implementing the
commitments of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health
2004- St.Julians, Malta, 28 February 2006. Workshop report.
wwwww.euro.who.int/document/EEHC/MAT_final_rep.pdf
State of the Environment Report, 2005. Malta Environment and Planning Authority
http://www.mepa.org.mt/Environment/index.htm?SOER/mainframe.htm&1
Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe. Fourth Ministerial
Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest, Hungary, 23–25 June 2004
http://www.euro.who.int/document/e83338.pdf
Conference Declaration
http://www.euro.who.int/document/e83335.pdf
International Evaluation of the Environment and Health Process and Action Plans in Europe: Findings and lessons learned from the pilot phase. Prof. Harry Perlstadt, Ph.D., M.P.H., Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University. http://www.euro.who.int/Document/Peh-ehp/nehapInternationaleval.pdf
Children’s Health and Environment, Country information web map.
http://www.euro.who.int/eehc/ctryinfo/CtryInfoRes?COUNTRY=MAT&CtryInputS
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Commissioner for Children
www.tfal.org.mt
Acknowledgements
John Attard Kingswell (DEH, MSOC); Maria Attard (MUDR/ UoM); Audrey Anne
Anastasi (MSA); Nadine Axisa (MEPA); Sharon Attard (CFC, MSOC); Christine
Baluci (DEH, MSOC); Paul Bezzina (DEH, MSOC); Philip Bonello ( MEYE); Maria
Louise Borg ((DEH, MSOC); Michelle Borg (MEPA); Peter Paul Borg (MSOC);
Tilluck Bhikha (DEH, MSOC); Paul Brejza (OHRSA); Charles Bonnici (DEH,
MSOC); Ray Busuttil (MSOC); Neville Calleja (DHIR, MSOC); Christopher
Camilleri (MEPA); Marguerite Camilleri (MEPA); Sonia Camilleri (CFC, MSOC)
Tristan Camilleri (MSA); James Catania (LC); Lara Cassar (Youth delegate);
Therese Ciantar (AdT); Peter Cordina (CPD,MJHA); Joseph Caruana;; Miriam
Dalmas (MSOC); Daniela Debono (CFC, MSOC); Josephine Deguara (OPM); Maria
Ellul (PHR,MSOC); Kathleen England (DHIR, MSOC); Silvio Farrugia (OHSA);
Junelle Galea (MRRA); Roberta Galea (MEPA); Albert Gambin (DEH, MSOC);
Anthony Gatt (DHPDP, MSOC); Miriam Gatt ( DHIR, MSOC); Pierre Gatt (MEYE);
Charmaine Gauci (DHPDP, MSOC); Mark Gauci (OHSA); Dorianne Grech (DEH,
MSOC); Sarah Grech (CPD, MJHA); Lucianne Licari (WHO-EURO); John Mangion
(MSA); Marie Louise Mangion (OPM); Maryann Massa (DHPDP MSOC); Kevin
Mercieca (MEPA); Kristina Miggiani (Youth Delegate) ; Tanya Melillo Fenech
(DHPDP, MSOC); Godwin Micallef (FOI); Michael Nolle (MEPA); Gilbert Pace
(OPM); Lucienne Pace (DHPDP); Renzo Pace Asciak (MSOC); Stephen Montefort
(MDH); Mauro Parascandolo (MEYE); Anton Pizzuto (UoM); Beverly Saliba (NYC);
Anthony Sammut (MSA); Michael Sammut (MDH); Michael J Sant (MEPA); Marisa
Scerri (MSOC); Kenneth Scicluna (MEYE); Martin Seychell (MEPA); Lucien Stafrace
(MEPA); Audrey Testaferrata de Noto (AdT); Katya Unah (MSOC); Joseph Vella
(MRRA); Mary Grace Vella (MSOC); Miriam Vella (DEH, MSOC); K.Vincenti (DEH,
MSOC); Carmen Zammit (CFC, MSOC)
Photographs with permissions: C.Baluci, A.Cauchi, S.Grech, T.Piscopo ,
G.Seychell , S. Grech, M.Attard (MUDR), M.Vella . K.Vincenti, S.Sammut (DEH)
Contact: [email protected]