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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


Conference Declaration


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

ubmit=

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]

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