Public Health Management of Chemicals and WHO Chemicals Road Map
The entry point for the Public Health Management of Chemicals guides users to tools concerning the public health, environmental health and the medical aspects of assessing and managing chemical risks and impacts of chemicals. Tools are listed under the themes of chemical poisonings, environmental media and chemicals, pesticides for public health use, chemical outbreaks/incidents, methodologies for assessing risks and impacts, and chemicals of major public health concern.
The entry point for the WHO Chemicals Road Map guides users to tools for the implementation of more than 50 health related action items listed in the WHO Road Map to enhance health sector engagement in the strategic approach to international chemicals management towards the 2020 goal and beyond. Tools are provided to support action to reduce health risks from chemical exposure, improve the knowledge and evidence base managing health risks, strengthen institutional capacities, and support leadership and coordination.