G.1. Practice session: EEA data for your environment and health research: better than the competition (and free)
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The member and collaborating countries of the European Environment Agency (EEA) collect, validate and submit to the agency a wealth of health-relevant environmental and climate data. These data are quality-controlled, cleaned, organized and made freely available to everyone, and can be of particular use to researchers and practitioner working on environmental risks to health and their prevention. Moreover, EEA and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet), a partnership of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its 39 member and cooperating countries, carry out health-relevant analyses and health impact assessments with the support of the European Topic Centres (ETCs) on Human Health and the Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, and Data Integration and Digitalisation, among others. The analyses and assessments, as well as all methods, models and code are also available to environment and health researchers, which are encouraged to both use them freely and liaise with EEA in furthering them. Scientists and experts can also obtain support from an internal network of data managers and stewards, as well as content support from specialists in the EEA. The objective of this workshop is to provide public health practitioners and scientists with an overview of the EEA data streams of public health relevance, including on air pollution, noise, water pollution, biodiversity, industrial emissions and climate impacts, among others. It will also highlight new methods and examples of local and national assessments and communication products based on these data, with a focus on air pollution, environmental noise, climate risks and environmental risk visualization. The format of the workshop will be a practice session of 60 minutes with four presentations, and an ample session of questions and answers. Key messages • The EEA collects and publishes large, validated health-relevant datasets from across 39 countries on air and water pollution, industrial emissions, environmental noise, and climate change. • Researchers can use these data directly and freely, with technical support from EEA, to assess environmental and climatic risks to the health of their communities, and to design and evaluate policies.
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,181
OpenAlex ID: W7223685067