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Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health (Budapest & virtual) Side event „Addressing inequalities in environmen

Organizer : European Environment Agency (EEA), WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Inequalities, Institute of Public Health
Location : online
Start Time : 06. July 2023
End Time : 06. July 2023

Inequalities in exposure to environmental health risks exist in all countries across the WHO European Region and contribute to health inequity. Continuous monitoring is essential to assess the extent of social inequalities in environmental exposures and whether all population subgroups benefit from improvement of environmental conditions. This session will present ongoing research work on environmental inequalities from a health perspective and discuss national action to mitigate environmental health inequalities.