[...]... Shabanah, M.J Suess, F Theakston 23 Introduction The Setting The Genesis of Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow The Development of Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow The Scope and Purpose of Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow 23 24 Limitations and Constraints Beyond Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow References 28 28 29 26 27 The Setting Many of the great advances in public health during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries... measure of the size and complexity of the task The Organization is greatly indebted to all ministries of health and of the environment in the Region for their active support The network of national focal points for Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow (CET), acting as links between the national authorities and the Regional Office, provided invaluable help in data collection and evaluation The Regional Office... References [7] [1] Environment and health The European Charter and commentary Copenhagen, WHO Regional 29 Office for Europe, 1990 (WHO Regional Publications, European Series, No 35) The work of WHO in the European Region 1980 Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1981 Health for all targets The health policy for Europe Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1991 (European Health for All Series... for this Second European Conference on Environment and Health, which was held in Helsinki in June 1994, the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health was asked to assess all aspects of environmental health in the countries of the Region, based on available national data and other information: the project known as Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow Since this project was first planned in 1991, many political... recognized by the first European Conference on Environment and Health, held in Frankfurt-am-Main, Federal Republic of Germany, in December 1989 The Conference culminated in the adoption, by ministers of health and of the environment and other senior representatives from 29 European countries and by the Commission of the European Communities, of the European Charter on Environment and Health [1] The Charter... 364 365 360 Housing and the Indoor and Urban Environments Introduction Interaction of housing, other conditions and health status Housing factors affecting health Current housing and health issues in the European Region European health for all targets related to housing Urbanization Current problems in European urban development Housing policies Studying Housing and Health 367 14.2.1 14.2.2 367 368 373... Copenhagen The assessment of the situation in the fields of health and the environment covering such a vast area as the WHO European Region would not have been possible without the active support and collective efforts of a great many contributing individuals and institutions The Regional Office is grateful to all who participated in this effort, either as authors, as reviewers or in any other capacity The. .. appropriate and cost-effective action is to be taken to create a greater degree of equity in health throughout the Region, a better understanding must be reached of the role of the environment in influencing health, compared with social and economic inequalities, lifestyles and the quality of health care systems The definition of environmental health given in the European Charter on Environment and Health. .. have ceased The Genesis of Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow If countries are to improve the health of their people, they must know what environmental conditions prevail Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow was launched to assess the state of environmental health in the Region To explain fully how this project came about, we must go back a little in time In 1980, the Member States of the WHO European Region adopted... democracy and market economies, although in many areas concrete information on these health aspects is lacking Ministers at the First European Conference on Environment and Health had already acknowledged the inadequacy of the existing database and recognized that its strengthening was a prerequisite for national decision-making and the setting of priorities As a direct consequence of the adoption of the European . all ministries of health and of the environment in the Region for their active support. The network of national focal points for Concern for Europe’s Tomorrow (CET),. environment in the WHO European region / WHO European Centre for Environment and Health. [Publ. on behalf of the World Health Organization Regional Office for