Environmental health services in Europe 6 : the development of professional associations / Martin Fitzpatrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Martin, author.

Series:

WHO regional publications. European series ; Number 94.

WHO Regional Publications, European Series, 0378-2255 ; Number 94

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental health--Europe.

Environmental health.

Professional associations--Europe.

Professional associations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen, Denmark : World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In some European countries, environmental health professionals have organized themselves into associations, but in the majority such associations are not well established and have not realized their full potential in civil society. Given the increasing awareness of the general population and the emergence of specialized groups, there is a need for new means of communication that will ensure a constructive dialogue among professional decision-makers at political level, the economic sector and the general public. In this rapidly changing world, environmental health professionals must constantly adapt their practices, knowledge and skills.; This publication strives to bring together the collective experience of a range of existing associations of environmental health, while also providing the basic information that should be of particular value to an emerging association or to groups of professionals aspiring to develop such associations. The book attempts to provide a means by which groups of environmental heal

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

1 The Mission of Associations of Environmental Health Professionals

2 Membership

3 Organizational Structure

4 The Functions of Associations of Environmental Health Professionals

5 Information and Communication

6 Continuing Professional Development

7 International Aspects

References

Annex Participants in Preparatory Meetings.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-06078-6

9786610060788

OCLC:

939262091