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The award judgesHere is a brief introduction to the children’s health and environment experts who generously gave their timeto act as judges in this competition. We take this opportunity to thank them all.Category 1 Water and SanitationCategory 2 Accident Prevention &Physical ActivityThor Axel Stenströmis a microbiologist at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, anexpert at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and professor at theNorwegian University of Life Sciences.Contact: thor-axel.stenstrom@smi.seRalf Otterpohlis a university professor in civil and environmental engineering and director ofthe Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection Management,Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany.Contact: ro@tuhh.deMihaela Vasilescuis a senior scientist at the Institute of Public Health Bucharest, Romania. She isvice-president of EURACHEM Romania and president of the NGO "Environmentand Health", a member of WECF.Contact: mihaelavasilescu@clicknet.roHanns Moshammeris a university teacher at the Medical University of Vienna working in the field ofenvironmental health. His main research fields are environmental andoccupational epidemiology. He is president of the International Society ofDoctors for the Environment (ISDE, www.isde.org) and of the Austrian ISDEaffiliate (ÄrztInnen für eine gesunde Umwelt, www.aegu.net).Contact: hanns.moshammer@meduniwien.ac.atLilian Corrais a paediatrician/neonatologist in Argentina. She founded the AsociaciónArgentina de Médicos por el Medio Ambiente (AAMMA) and is co-founder of theInternational Network on Children’s Health Environment and Safety (INCHES).Contact: cisde@arnet.com.arCategory 3 Air PollutionCategory 4 Hazardous Che micals &radiationPeter Helmsis head of the University of Aberdeen, Department of Child Health, UK. He servedas Chair of the Respiratory and Allergy group of the European Commission’sSCALE initiative that formed part of the EU’s response to CEHAPE.Contact: p.j.helms@abdn.ac.ukNino Künzliis Professor of Public Health and the Chair of Public Health at the Medical Schoolof the University of Basel. He was supported by Laura Perez, PhD, a researcher atthe Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel.Contact: Nino.Kuenzli@unibas.chHans-Guido Mückeis air quality and health manager at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Air QualityManagement and Air Pollution Control (WHO’CC) at the Federal EnvironmentAgency, Berlin, Germany.Contact: hans-guido.muecke@uba.deGerd Oberfeldis a general practitioner working in public health department of the Salzburgregion, Austria. He specialises in environmental health e.g. epidemiology, airpollution, water pollution, noise, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and healtheffects. He is director of the postgraduate course in environmental medicine andspokesperson on environmental medicine at the Austrian Medical Association.Contact: gerd.oberfeld@salzburg.gv.atDr. Tony Fletcheris a senior researcher and lecturer at the Public and Environmental HealthResearch Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He contributed tothe International Agency for Research on Cancer evaluations of carcinogenicagents and European Union-funded programmes of risk assessments of chemicalcontaminant exposures in waterContact: tony.fletcher@lshtm.ac.ukMore details about each of the judges can be found on the CEHAPE Healthier Environments for Children website: http:// cehape.env-health.org14 CEHAPE Awards, March 2010
Category 5 MobilityCategory 6 Climate protectionRoelof Wittinkis director of I-CE – Interface for Cycling Expertise, an international nongovernmentalorganisation. It aims to strengthen the position of cycling andcyclists in order to contribute to societal goals, such as poverty alleviation,health, and climate protection.Contact: roelof.wittink@cycling.nlAngela van der Kloofis a mobility consultant at Mobycon, an independent research and consultingcompany in traffic, transport and urban and rural planning.Contact: a.vanderkloof@mobycon.nlPeter van den Hazelis a medical doctor and environmental health specialist.He is chair and founder of INCHES - the International Network on Children'sHealth, Environment and Safety, and Vice President of the Health andEnvironment Alliance (HEAL). He is a board member of the Dutch Associationof Environmental Medicine and the International Society of Doctors for theEnvironment (ISDE).Contact: P.J.van.den.Hazel@inter.NL.netHartmut Graßlis former director of the 'Physics of the Atmosphere' division at the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg and professor emeritus of meteorology atthe University of Hamburg. He holds honorary doctorates in Hungary, Germanyand Russia.Contact: hartmut.grassl@zmaw.deCategory 7 Youth participationCategory 8 SchoolsReka Prokaiis a former CEHAPE youth delegate with a degree in agricultural engineering.She took part in the Budapest Ministerial Conference in 2004 and was a youthdelegate on the CEHAPE Task Force 2006-2007.Contact: prokai.reka@gmail.com, rprokai@vati.huStephan Böse-O´Reillyis assistant professor at the Institute of Public Health, University for HealthSciences, Hall, Austria. He is the secretary of the International Network ChildHealth Environment and Safety (INCHES) and Chair of the German NetworkChildren’s Health and Environment.Contact: stephan.boeseoreilly@umit.atCosima Pilzis an Educator and Mobility Consultant at the Styrian Centre ofEnvironmental Education (Umwelt-Bildungs-Zentrum Steiermark) in Austria.She is coordinator of the CEHAPE process in Austria on behalf of the AustrianFederal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management.Contact: cosima.pilz@ubz-stmk.atAymeric Blanchethas been the Director of the French Air Pollution Prevention Association (APPA)since 2008 where he has contributed to the development of an integratedapproach to air pollution and climate change in public policy and raisedawareness among stakeholders of the health impact of indoor air pollution.Contact: Email: aymeric.blanchet@appa.asso.frNita Chaudhuriworked for a number of years for the South Riverdale Community Health Centre,Toronto, Canada. In collaboration with WECF, she develops training on interactiveworkshops.Contact: Nita.Chaudhuri@wecf.euMaria Hawleis head of the educational department of Climate Alliance Austria.Maria coordinates educational projects in the field of climate protectionthroughout Austria.Contact: maria.hawle@klimabuendnis.atFifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, WHO European Region15
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