Raise awareness on chemicals and health
Tools provide guidance and supportive information for all stakeholders to develop and launch public awareness campaigns for priority health issues related to chemicals throughout their life cycle (e.g. e-waste, highly hazardous pesticides, lead, mercury and other chemicals of major public health concern), occupational hazards, chemicals subject to international actions, and maternal and child health.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- WHO - Chemical Safety Infographics [accessed 2022]
- WHO - Ten Chemicals of Major Public Health Concern [accessed 2022]
- UNEP - Global Chemicals Outlook II – From Legacies to Innovative Solutions [2019]
- WHO - Public Health impact of chemicals: knowns and unknowns [2016/2019]
- WHO - Global elimination of lead paint why and how countries should take action. Policy brief [2020]
- WHO - Global elimination of lead paint why and how countries should take action. Technical brief [2020]
- WHO - Countries with legally binding controls on lead paint [2021]
- UNEP/WHO - Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint [accessed 2022]
- WHO - International lead poisoning prevention week of action [2022]
- WHO/UNEP - Guidance on organizing an advocacy or awareness-raising campaign on lead paint [2020]
- WHO - E-waste and Child Health [accessed 2022]
- WHO - WHO Initiative on E-waste and Child Health [2021]
- WHO - Mercury and human health: educational course [2021]
- WHO - Chemical pollution of indoor air and its risk for children’s health: educational course [2021]
- ILO: Training modules on chemical safety, major industrial accidents and climate change (2022)