The impact on human health of various kinds of pollution and contamination has caused steadily growing concern over the years and been the focus of increased national research efforts, but there remains a pressing need for more coordinated research on a European and worldwide scale. The main goal of the programme on Environment and Health is to contribute to the development of an overall ESF Research Strategy and to the development of an integrated document on research needs prepared in close cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO-EUR) and the European Commission. The ultimate aim is to provide policy makers with the necessary scientific strategic elements for launching a Europe-wide research effort in environment and health.
The Programme was launched in July 1996 for a period of three years