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Discussion of advantages and disadvantages of the identified measures A1.1 Pressure relief valve Advantages: 1. (...) Mechanical A1.7 Additional impact protection Advantages: 1. Better impact strength Disadvantages: Remarks: 1. (...) Also water supply near loading and unloading facilities B1.4 Electronic vehicle stability control Advantages: Disadvantages: Remarks: 1. Measure reduces roll-over in curves B1.6 Reduction of fire sources Advantages: 1.

EC E/TIM /2011/3 FO :EFC /2011/3 13 Possible actions Topic/Area of activity Objective International National and EU such as human health and well-being. Cooperate with other communities such as health, biodiversity, climate change, energy, agriculture to exchange knowledge on valuation methodologies. (...) Promote partnerships between forest owners and other actors/stakeholders, for instance to develop forest tourism/ecotourism. 4.3 Forests and human health To review ways in which forests contribute to human health and well being, and ascertain whether this infor- mation is properly incorpo- rated into policies and prac- tices Organise a regional forum on forests and human health to review the situation, opportunities and challenges, and make recommendations for future work, at the international and national level. This would constitute a resource for health and planning authorities etc. Study on wellbeing in wooden buildings vs. build- ings with other structures.

In view of the importance of enabling all citizens to enjoy the right to health, a national campaign has been launched on citizens’ rights and responsibilities in the field of health. (...) The national campaign got under way in October 2004 and involves schoolchildren, adults and health providers in the so-called “Health Card” (Carta de la Salud) initiative, which allows members of the public to submit their ideas, needs and requests regarding health. (...) Infosalud consultations by subject area Subject area 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % Total % Medication 1 313 12,4 8 217 26,5 11 328 46,2 16 126 34,3 36 984 32,7 Sexual and reproductive health 2 010 19,0 8 244 26,6 3 873 15,8 5 832 12,4 19 959 17,7 Psychological 881 8,3 3 161 10,2 4 057 16,5 10 384 22,1 18 483 16,4 General information 1 691 16,0 3 918 12,7 2 084 8,5 10 572 22,5 18 265 16,2 Comprehensive health insurance 60 0,6 893 2,9 924 3,8 1 422 3,0 3 299 2,9 Campaigns 0 0,0 209 0,7 1 258 5,1 233 0,5 1 700 1,5 Referred complaints 287 2,7 190 0,6 595 2,4 1 079 2,3 2 151 1,9 Social support referrals 0 0,0 74 0,2 59 0,2 897 1,9 1 030 0,9 Emergency/disaster 4 350 41,1 5 853 18,9 52 0,2 15 0,0 10 270 9,1 E-mail consultations 0 0,0 197 0,6 142 0,6 387 0,8 726 0,6 Other 0 0,0 0 0,0 149 0,6 0 0,0 149 0,1 Total 10 592 100,0 30 956 100,0 24 521 100,0 46 947 100,0 113 016 100,0 One of the main advantages of a system of this kind is that it helps reduce the bottlenecks in health facilities caused by consultations on issues such as administrative procedures, medication, social support, complaints and certain types of advice for which a personal consultation is not required (bearing in mind that telephone or web-based counselling services, particularly on medical matters, are not a substitute for personal visits).

ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ENDOSULFAN ON HUMAN HEALTH

Topics for this meeting have already been selected, and include items such as: financial services, health and social services, electronic commerce and coping with changes in complex pricing schemes. (...) The use of scanner data clearly showed certain advantages in terms of coverage, timeliness, details of item characteristics and types of outlets, geographical location, etc. (...) For outlet selection, the paper highlights the differences in prices that can occur between different outlet types, and points to advantages of selecting a more finely defined stratification to ensure representativity.

REPORT OF THE MAY 2004 JOINT UNECE/WHO/EUROSTAT MEETING ON THE MEASUREMENT OF HEALTH STATUS / PREPARED BY THE ECE SECRETARIAT

While faced with the sluggish recovery of the world economy, a widening development gap between the North and the South and dwindling momentum in international development cooperation, the international community is also confronted with challenges such as the refugee crisis, terrorism, public health threats and climate change. All countries should work together to translate the commitments made by leaders into concrete actions by earnestly promoting and implementing the 2030 Agenda. (...) Improving social security and social services — It is important to improve the public service system, including employment, education and health care, and to ensure equal access to basic public services. (...) Efforts should also be made to provide minimum social protection and expand the coverage of social security. Basic health-care systems should be established and improved to make basic medical and health services more equitable and accessible, which is vital to safeguarding dignity of life for all.

queryid=558. 3 Conference Board of Canada, http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/hot-topics/recession.aspx. 4 Health Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2 Nutrition (2004): Income related household food insecurity in Canada. (...) Though the situation of food insecurity is monitored through surveys such as the Canadian Community Health Survey, the Inuit Health Survey and the First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study, data on food insecurity in Métis populations was not found. (...) It was repealed in 1996 and replaced by the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer, which provide block-funding arrangements that permit provinces and territories to allocate health, education and social programme funding according to their own priorities.

It helps poor families in rural and urban communities to improve the education, health and nutrition of their children by cash transfers (generally delivered to women and mothers), educational grants, basic health-care services and food supplements. These advantages are linked to certain conditionalities, in particular regular school attendance and health clinic visits. 22. (...) These challenges are compounded by the fact that, among migrant workers, between one third and one half are members of indigenous groups, often with no or little knowledge of Spanish. 30. The Ministry of Health has sought to improve the housing conditions of day labourers and to enable them to use the national health card.

Many display excellent health and vitality, but others are damaged by fire, insects or pollution. (...) In particular, the increased harvesting pressure linked to the Promoting wood energy scenario has negative consequences for biodiversity, while the Priority to biodiversity scenario increases biodiversity, as intended, but perhaps at a cost to health and vitality and the production function. (...)  US forests also face threats to their long-term health and sustainability, as native and exotic pests and pathogens, fire, and other natural disturbances, combined with climate change, pose ongoing risks to forests