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IFEH
Disaster Risk Reduction Committee


IFEH is a member of the UNDRR - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - partnership on Science and Technology

All IFEH members are welcomed to participate.











Sponsor of the IFEH Hedgerow Bursary
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Sponsors of the IFEH
Roy Emerson Award

Link


Photo courtesy: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS



National Environmental Health Association, USA (NEHA) is providing open access to their publication Journal of Environmental Health


Cover page April 2024 Edition of the Journal of Environmental Health

The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is now publishing their Journal of Environmental Health open access. Publishing open access removes barriers to global sharing, invention, and innovation, making it easier to reach new readers and authors who can build on the environmental health field of practice. Open access can also help policymakers, non-government agencies, the media, educators, and practitioners put environmental health research and recommendations into practice.

View the June/July issue or browse past issues through 2012, or consider submitting a manuscript

25.06.2024



IFEH World Congress on Environmental Health
Perth, Australia 2024

The 17th IFEH World Congress on Environmental Health 2024 hosted by Environmental Health Australia EHA- was a great success.

The IFEH wants to thank the organizer EHA of this great event which attracted speakers and participants from the whole globe to discuss important matters on EH in regard to lots of important items - including Disaster Mangement and Disaster Risk Reduction and many other EH vital items.

28.05.2024



Handover of IFEH Presidency

Dr. Henroy Scarlett- outgoing IFEH President (Jamaica) is passing over the IFEH Precidency to Dr. Bruno Cvetkovic (Croatia) - at the Perth Conference (22.05.2024)

28.05.2024



New IFEH President

Dr. Bruno Cvetkovic (Croatian Chamber of Health Professionals) took over as new IFEH President at the Perth IFEH meeting. The IFEH congratulates Dr. Bruno Cvetkovic in his new position. Dr. Bruno Cvetkovic who the previous 2 years has been President Elect will hold the IFEH Presidency until 2026.


Dr. Bruno Cvetkovic

03.06.2026



New IFEH President Elect

Dr. David Musokec (The Environmental Health Workers Association of Uganda) - was elected as new IFEH President Elect at the Perth IFEH meeting. The IFEH congratulates Dr. David Musoke his new position. Dr. David Musoke will serve as President Elect until 2026 at which time he will take seat as IFEH President to serve in the period 2026 - 2028.


Dr. David Musoke

03.06.2024



IFEH ERIC FOSKETT AWARD

At every IFEH World Congress the IFEH Eric Foskett award is presented a person inside the IFEH who has done an outstanding effort in regard to all the ideas that the IFEH is based upon.

This year Eric Foskett Award has been awarded:
Tanya Morrison , New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health


Tanya Morrison

03.06.2024



IFEH ROY EMERSON AWARD

The winner of IFEH Roy Emerson Essay Award 2024 was
Asithandile Nicolene Dyantyi



Asithandile Nicolene Dyantyi

Asithandile Nicolene Dyantyi is a student at Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Environmental Health, South Africa.
She responded to the IFEH call for an essay on this year's topic :
"Environmental Public Health Workforce Modernization: Utilizing Technological Advances Available in the Digital Age, to Help Prepare for Tomorrow’s Challenges, Today" and won the price which included a free travel and stay at the IFEH World Congress - and giving a presentation on the topic.

03.06.2024



IFEH Magazine
Environment & Health International



The IFEH Magazine
Environment & Health International
May 2024 Edition is now available.

Look up the IFEH Magazine

14.05.2024




World Environmental Health Day,
26 September 2023


Message from the IFEH President

President of the International Fedreation of Environmental Health - IFEH, Dr. Henroy Scarlett has sent this message to all.

Look up the message of the IFEH President:
Link

Further information about the WEHD 2023 an how to contribute can be found on: www.ifeh.org/wehd

16.09.2023



Report from NEHA representation at workshop on EH in Accra, Ghana

David Dyjack, CEO NEHA, has participated as invited speaker at a workshop in Accra, Ghana arranged by Ensign Global College, Ghana.

David Dyjack has produced a short outline of his participation and most importantly a brief description of the EH challenges in Ghana - and why international co-operation is important.

Look up his interesting report on the NEHA website:
Link

08.09.2023



Wildfire Response
Guide for Environmental Public Health Professionals

NEHA - National Environmental Health Assiciation (US) has released a new Wildfire guide for EHOs

Even though the guide naturally has its offset in US settings - the guide provides lots of important information, guidance and systematics which can be relevant to all parts of the Globe where such disasters occur.

The full guide is available from the NEHA website
Link

Wildfire Response
Guide for Environmental Public Health Professionals
NEHA - 2023


12.07.2023



ONE HEALTH
One Global Environment
Conference


ORGANIZED BY:
IFEH Americas Region

CIPHI (Canada); JAPHI (Jamaica);
NEHA (USA).

HOSTED BY JAPHI.

LOOK UP THE FLYER

LOOK UP THE CONFERENCE
WEBSITE:
onehealthconference.com

17.04.2023



World Environmental Health Day 2023
26 September

Message from the IFEH President Dr Henroy Scarlett
addressing World Environmental Health Day 2023

Link

Theme for the 2023
World Environmental Health Day:


Global Environmental Public Health:
Standing up to protect everyone's Health each and every day

Follow WEHD 2023 activities and how to contribute:
www.ifeh.org/wehd

Further information about the theme of 2023


05.04.2023




IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC has by March 20, 2023 released: AR6 Synthesis Report, Climate Change 2023.

Link to the report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/

The Synthesis Report is based on the content of the three Working Groups Assessment Reports: WGI – The Physical Science Basis, WGII – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, WGIII – Mitigation of Climate Change, and the three Special Reports: Global Warming of 1.5°C, Climate Change and Land, The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

An overview of the reports can be found here:
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/

30.03.2023



Review of the UN’s disaster prevention framework

The International Science Council (ISC) has finalized a mid-term review of the UN’s disaster prevention framework (2015-2030). The ISC in the review has found that a lack of long-term planning and investment has put the world off track for reducing the impact of shocks and hazards by 2030.

The ISC report is a contribution to the Mid-Term Review (MTR) process led by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

The full report can be downloaded directly from this
link
Further summarizing details etc can be found through this link

The IFEH is upholding a formal partnership with the UNDRR - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. The partnership is on Science and Technology - S&T Partnership.

30.03.2023



IFEH 2024 World Congress on Environmental Health
Perth, Western Australia
20 – 24 May, 2024


Link to the congress video on YouTube:
Welcome to Western Australia -
17th IFEH World Congress

Link to expression of interest:
2024 IFEH World Congress - Environmental Health Australia (Western Australia) Inc (ehawa.org.au)

Link to flyer for the Congress

26.02.2023



IFEH Magazine
Environment & Health International



The IFEH Magazine
Environment & Health International
January 2023 Edition is now available.

Look up the IFEH Magazine

08.02.2023



Statement to the 75th WHO World Health Assembly
WHA75

Through IFEH partnership with the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WHPHA) the IFEH by the IFEH president has contributed with important messages regarding EH in the statement brought forward by WHPHA supported by IFEH to the
WHO World Health Assembly (WHA75)
taking place in Geneva 22 - 28 May 2022

Look up the WHPHA statement supported by IFEH

Look up all Statements by non-State actors in official relations with WHO at the WHO governing bodies meetings
(WHA75 Constituency Statmements)

Look up further info about the WHO World Health Assembly
The theme of this year’s WHO Health Assembly is:
Health for peace, peace for health.


24.05.2022




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