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Publications and Resources

Books

• . Chemical safety of drinking-water: Assessing priorities for risk management. World Health Organization, 2007
• . Fluoride in drinking-water. IWA Publishing/WHO, 2006
• Carlos Dora . Health, Hazards and Public Debate: Lessons for Risk Communication from the Bse/cdj Saga. World Health Organization, 2005
• . Water treatment and pathogen control: Process efficiency in achieving safe drinking water. IWA Publishing/WHO, 2004
• Kirk Smith. Indoor Smoke from Solid Fuels: Assessing the Burden of Disease at National and Local Levels. World Health Organization (WHO), 2004
• Majid Ezzati. Comparative Quantification of Health Risks: Global and Regional Burden of Disease due to Selected Major Risk Factors. WHO, 2004
• Kirk Smith. Database of Household Air Pollution, Studies in Developing Countries. World Health Organization (WHO), 2003
• . Assessing microbial safety of drinking water: Improving approaches and methods. IWA Publishing/WHO, 2003
• . Water and health in Europe. A joint report from the European Environment Agency and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2002
• . Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: a practical guide. World Health Organization, 2002
• . Children in the New Millennium: Environmental Impact on Health. 2002
• Carlos Dora . Transport, Environment and Health. World Health Organization, 2000
• . Foodborne Disease: A Focus of Health Education. World Health Organization (WHO), 2000
• . A Source book on implementing local environment and health projects . Chadwick House Group, 2000
• . Monitoring Ambient Air Quality for Health Impact Assessment. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 1999
• . Mine Rehabilitation for Environment and Health Protection- a trainers manual. UNEP Publications, 1997
• . Protecting Groundwater for Health: Managing the Quality of Drinking-water Sources. IWA Publishing/WHO, 1996
• Carlos Dora . Environment and Health. World Health Organization Regional Office, 1996
• . Surveillance of drinking water quality. 1976

Journal Articles

• . Climate Change in Developing-Country Cities: Implications for Environmental Health and Equity. Journal of Urban Health. 2007.
• . Global climate change: implications for international public health policy. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2007.
• . Carcinogenicity of household solid fuel combustion and of high-temperature frying. Lancet Oncology. 2006.
• Kirk Smith. The Global Burden of Disease Due to Outdoor Air Pollution. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2005.
• Carlos Dora . What Can Health Impact Assessment Add to Comparative Risk Assessment in Decision-making?. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2003.
• . Influence of pesticide regulation on acute poisoning deaths in Sri Lanka. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2003.
• Carlos Dora . Including Health in Transport Policy Agendas: The role of health impact assessment analyses and procedures. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 81. 2003.
• . Estimating the Burden of Disease from Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene at a Global Level. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2002.
• . Planet Earth, Getting Too Hot for Health?. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2001.
• Anthony J. McMichael. The urban environment and health in a world of increasing globalization: issues for developing countries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2000.
• . Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries: A Major Environmental and Public Health Challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2000.
• Kirk Smith. Environmental Health - For the Rich or for All?. Bulletin of the WHO. 2000.
• Kirk Smith, 陈秉恒 Bingheng CHEN. Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries. World Health Statistics Quarterly. 1990.
• Kirk Smith. Biomass Fuel Combustion and Health. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 1985.
• . 通过健康环境预防疾病.

Book Chapters

• . "Tobacco Addiction." In Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition). Oxford University Press, 2006.
• Kirk Smith. "Indoor Air Pollution from Household Use of Solid Fuels." In Comparative Quantification of Health Risks: Global and Regional Burden of Disease Due to Selected Major Risk Factors. World Health Organization (WHO), 2004.
• . "Domestic Fuel Shortage and Indoor Air Pollution ." In Women, Health and Environment: An Anthology. World Health Organization (WHO), 1994.
• . "National assessments of health impacts of climate change." In Climate Change and Human Health: Risks and Responses. World Health Organization

Online Articles

• . 世界银行和英国国际发展部帮助中国西部地区改善农村供水和环境卫生. World Bank Websiite. 2007/06/02.

Working Papers

• . The Cost Effectiveness of Occupational Health Interventions: Prevention of Silicosis. 2005.
• . Considerations in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of environmental health interventions. 2000.
• . Environmental health indicators: Framework and methodologies. 1999.
• . Global environmental change and human health: biodiversity, climate and desertification.

Reports

• . Climate Change and Health. 2008.
• . Protecting Health from Climate Change: Report for World Health Day 2008. 2008.
• . Essential environmental health standards in health care. 2008.
• . World Health Statistics 2007 . 2007.
• . Water, sanitation and hygiene: Quantifying the health impact at national and local levels in countries with incomplete water supply and sanitation coverage. 2007.
• . Outline for the Development of National Programmes for Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases. 2007.
• . Indoor air pollution and lower respiratory tract infections in children. 2007.
• . Indoor Air Pollution: National Burden of Disease Estimates. 2007.
• . Health relevance of particulate matter from various sources. 2007.
• . Foodborne disease outbreaks: Guidelines for investigation and control. 2007.
• . Environmental burden of disease: Country profiles. 2007.
• . Combating waterborne disease at the household level. 2007.
• . Climate change: Quantifying the health impact at national and local levels. 2007.
• . Meeting the MDG drinking-water and sanitation target: the urban and rural challenge of the decade. 2006.
• . 消除石棉相关疾病. 2006.
• . WHO Air Quality Guidelines for Particulate Matter, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide - Global Update 2005 - Summary of Risk Assessment. 2006.
• Anthony J. McMichael. Solar ultraviolet radiation: Global burden of disease from solar ultraviolet radiation. 2006.
• . Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals. 2006.
• . Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: Towards an Estimate of the Environmental Burden of Disease. 2006.
• . Health Effects and Risks of Transport Systems: the HEARTS Project. 2006.
• . Guidelines for drinking water quality: Incorporating first addendum. Volume 1, Recommendations. -3rd ed.. 2006.
• . Guidelines for conducting cost-benefit analysis of household energy and health interventions. 2006.
• . Gender Equality, Work and Health: A Review of the Evidence. 2006.
• . Fuel for life: household energy and health. 2006.
• . Evaluation of the costs and benefits of household energy and health interventions at global and regional levels. 2006.
• . Children's Health and the Environment in North America: A First Report on Available Indicators and Measures. 2006.
• . Asia Water Watch 2015: Are Countries in Asia on Track to Meet Target 10 of the Millenium Development Goals?. 2006.
• . Environmental Health Country Profile: China. 2005.
• . Water safety plans: Managing drinking-water quality from catchment to consumer. 2005.
• Thomas Abraham. WHO Outbreak Communication Guidelines. 2005.
• . The global burden of non-malignant respiratory disease due to occupational airborne exposures. 2005.
• . The global burden of disease due to occupational carcinogens. 2005.
• . The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification 2004. 2005.
• . Sanitation and hygiene promotion: programming guidance. 2005.
• . Modern food biotechnology, human health, and development: an evidence-based study. 2005.
• . Indoor air pollution from soild fuels and risk of low birth weight and stillbirth. 2005.
• . Indoor air pollution and household energy monitoring: workshop resources. 2005.
• . Human Health Impacts from Climate Variability and Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya Region. 2005.
• . Health and the millennium development goals. 2005.
• . Health Effects of Transport-related Air Pollution: Summary for policy-makers. 2005.
• . Health & environment: tools for effective decision-making. 2005.
• . Ecosystems and human well-being: Health synthesis. 2005.
• . Children's health and environment: Developing action plans. 2005.
• . Children's Health and the Environment: A Global Perspective. 2005.
• . Better health care waste management: An integral component of health investment. 2005.
• . WHO/UNEP/ADB High-Level Meeting on Health and Environment in ASEAN and East Asian Countries. 2004.
• . Health Aspects of Air Pollution: Results From The Who Project "Systematic Review of Health Aspects of Air Pollution in Europe". 2004.
• . Childhood Pesticide Poisoning. 2004.
• . The precautionary principle: protecting public health, the environment and the future of our children. 2004.
• . Preparation of national health-care waste management plans in sub-saharan countries. 2004.
• . Outdoor air pollution: assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels. 2004.
• . Occupational carcinogens: Assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels. 2004.
• . Occupational airborne particulates: Assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels. 2004.
• . National profiles on children's health and environment: Assessing readiness for improving environmental health protection systems for children. 2004.
• . Meeting the MDG Drinking Water and Sanitation Target: A Mid-Term Assessment of Progress. 2004.
• . Guidelines on the Prevention of Toxic Exposures. 2004.
• . From Theory to Action: Implementing the WSSD Global Initiative on Children's Environmental Health Indicators. 2004.
• . Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Water and Sanitation Improvements at the Global Level. 2004.
• . Children's health and the environment: a global perspective. 2004.
• . Burden of disease attributable to selected environmental factors and injuries among Europe's children and adolescents. 2004.
• . Children at risk! Main health effects of exposure to environmental risk factors. 2003.
• Yasmin E. von Schirnding. Environmental Health: At a Glance. 2003.
• . Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health adaptation to climate change. 2003.
• . Making a Difference: Indicators to Improve Children's Environmental Health. 2003.
• . Introduction and methods: Assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels. 2003.
• . Health Risks of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. 2003.
• . Emerging issues in water and infectious diseases. 2003.
• . Emerging Issues in Water and Infectious Disease. 2003.
• . Domestic water quantity, service level and health. 2003.
• Anthony J. McMichael. Climate Change and Human Health - Risks and Responses. 2003.
• . 关于转基因食品的二十个问题. 2002.
• . Using indicators to measure progress on children's environmental health: a call for action. 2002.
• . The health effects of indoor air pollution exposure in developing countries. 2002.
• . Reducing and eliminating the use of persistent organic pesticides: Guidance on alternative strategies for sustaianble pest and vector management. 2002.
• . Local environmental health planning: Guidance for local and national authorities. 2002.
• . Healthy Villages: A guide for communities and community health workers. 2002.
• . Gender Analysis in Health: A review of selected tools. 2002.
• . Environmental Health Services in Europe 6. The Development of Professional Associations. 2002.
• . Dying for Change: Poor people's experience of health and ill-health. 2002.
• . Children's Health and Environment: A Review of Evidence. 2002.
• Kirk Smith, Yasmin E. von Schirnding, Majid Ezzati. Addressing the Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on the Health of the Poor: Implications for policy action and intervention measures. 2002.
• . Environment and People's Health in China. 2001.
• . Water for Health: Taking Charge . 2001.
• . Quantifying public health risk in the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality: A burden of disease approach. 2001.
• Fengsheng HE. Preventing Health Risks From the Use of Pesticides in Agriculture. 2001.
• . Overview of Health Impact Assessment. 2001.
• . Health Impact Assessment: harmonization, mainstreaming, and capacity building. 2001.
• . Action Plan for the Reduction of Reliance on DDT in Disease Vector Control. 2001.
• . Climate Variability and Change and the Health Effects in Pacific Island Countries. 2000.
• . Household Benefits of Indoor Air Pollution Control in Developing Countries. 2000.
• Yasmin E. von Schirnding. Addressing the Links Between Indoor Air Pollution, Household Energy and Human Health. 2000.
• Anthony J. McMichael. Climate Change and Human Health: Impact and adaptation. 2000.
• . Release of GMOs in the environment: is it a human health hazard? Joint WHO/EURO - ANPA Seminar, Rome, Italy, 7-9 September 2000. 2000.
• . Monitoring bathing waters: A practical guide to the design and implementation of assessments and monitoring programmes. 2000.
• . Methodology for assessment of environmental burden of disease. 2000.
• . Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report. 2000.
• . Environmental Health Services in Europe 5. Guidelines for Evaluation of Environmental Health Services. 2000.
• Anthony J. McMichael. Climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion. 2000.
• Kirk Smith. Near-term health benefits of greenhouse gas reductions: A proposed assessment method and application in two energy sectors in China. 1999.
• . Toxic cyanobacteria in water: A Guide to their public health consequences, monitoring and management. 1999.
• . Towards Good Practice in Health, Environment and Safety Management in Industrial and Other Enterprises. 1999.
• . Public health and chemical incidents: guidance for national and regional policy makers in the public/environmental health roles. 1999.
• . Human Health and Dams: The World Health Organization's submission to the World Commission on Dams. 1999.
• . Surface decontamination of fruits and vegetables eaten raw. 1998.
• . Guidelines for human resources planning in environmental and occupational health. 1998.
• . Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues - revised. 1997.
• . Essential Safety Requirements for Street-Vended Foods. 1996.
• . Analysis of wastewater for use in agriculture: A laboratory manual of parasitological and bacteriological techniques . 1996.
• . A Review of Selected persistent organic pollutants. 1995.
• Kirk Smith. The potential of human exposure assessment for air pollution regulation. 1995.
• Kirk Smith, Jonathan Sinton. Indoor Air Pollution Database for China. 1995.
• . Global strategy on occupational health for all: The way to health at work. 1995.
• . Concern for Europe's Tomorrow: Health and the environment in the WHO European Region. 1995.
• . The Budapest collection: a WHO global e-library on children's health and environment.
• . How HIA Can Contribute to the Scrutiny Process: A Discussion Paper.
• . Assuring food safety and quality: Guidelines for Strengthening National Food Control Systems.

Edited Volumes

• . Children’s health and the environment in Europe: A baseline assessment. 2007/01/02.
• . Climate change and adaptation strategies for human health. 2006/01/02.
• . Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses. 2005/01/02.

Projects

• Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals
• Study on Health Impact Risk Assessment of Urban Air Pollution in Malaysia
• Health and Development
• Occupational Health
• Environmental health in emergencies
• Water Sanitation and Health
• Global environmental change
• Gender, Women and Health
• Indoor Air Pollution
• Survey and Data Analysis on Health Impacts of Indoor Air Quality in Ulaanbaatar City (Mongolia)
• Public Health Monitoring (field survey component) of the Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement Sector Development Programme (Philippines)
• Regional Initiative on Environment and Health in Southeast and East Asian Countries
• Food Safety
• European Environment and Health Information System
• International Programme on Chemical Safety
• Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation
• Gender Health and Sustainable Development Initiatives
• Children's Environmental Health
• Disease Control Priorities Project (DCPP)
• Health and Environment Linkages Initiative - HELI
• Quantifying Environmental Health Impacts
• International Healthy Cities Foundation
• Global Environment Monitoring System - Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Programme - GEMS/Foods
• Strengthening Coal Mine Safety Standards in China (CMS)
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke Outreach Project
• Health Impact Assessment of Indoor Air Pollution in Lao PDR

Members

Policy Maker

• Yasmin E. von Schirnding

Researcher

• Carlos Dora