strategy
Piloting environmental health projects
Synonyms:
Learning by doing in environment and health Description:
Piloting environment and health projects involves intersectoral and cross disciplinary projects; transboundary cooperation projects between governments and government agencies; inter governmental cooperation projects between different ministries; new cooperation projects between public and private sector, and most importantly, community based health and environment projects representing the full implementation of international imperatives for environmental health.Because of scope of environment and health actions necessary to address present and future environmental health conditions, piloting is required to test out new combinations of collective action and to test and develop new strategies for international, national and local implementation.
Implementation:
Possible topics for pilot projects could be the impact on health of infrastructure planning in urban or rural areas, with attention to water supply, housing and transportation. Participation in pilot projects involving several countries around a common or transboundary, environmental health issue. Broader:
Learning by doingEstablishing pilot projectImplementing environmental health strategyDeveloping environmental health action plans Narrower:
Providing public health informationBeautifying neighbourhood living environmentCarrying out pilot projects to demonstrate waste minimization practices and technologies Facilitates:
Expanding public awareness of environmental health hazardsGenerating community support for environmental health programmesEnsuring environmental impact assessment of proposed development projectsStrengthening the environmental and operational sustainability of technical cooperation projects Facilitated by:
Undertaking pilot projects to improve urban managementStrengthening United Nations coordination on poverty reduction programmes and pilot projects Subjects:
Transportation, Telecommunications → PilotsHealth Care → Health
Education → Education
Environment → Environment
Perserverance → Perseverance
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
