Presented on October 22, the National Environmental Health Plan (PNSE4) aims to prevent health risks linked to environmental degradation. Open for consultations since last October 26, citizens, professionals and associations are called upon to give their opinion until December 9, 2020.
Prevent health risks linked to environmental degradation
Initially scheduled for the start of 2020, the National Environmental Health Plan (PNSE4) has been postponed due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Presented last October 22 by Barbara Pompili, Minister of Ecological Transition and Olivier Véran, Minister of Solidarity and Health, during the meeting of the Environmental Health Group (GSE), it is now open for public consultation from October 26 to December 9, 2020. Since Monday, citizens, professionals and associations are invited to give their opinion on the fourth National Health and Environment Plan.
As a reminder, the PNSE4 aims to prevent health risks linked to environmental degradation and to allow everyone to be involved in their environment and their health. Included in the Public Health Code, it is drawn up for a period of five years and should enable the government to set future public policies in the area of health and the environment. In a Twitter post, Barbara Pompili explains that the PNSE4 aims to “ better assess emerging risks to prepare for the future and make citizens active in their health by informing them of the risks associated with their environment “.
19 actions, 4 priorities
The fourth National Environmental Health Plan therefore comprises 19 actions, which pursue 4 major objectives set by the ministers of ecological transition and of health, which are:
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find out about the state of their environment and the right actions to adopt;
reduce environmental exposures that can affect our health;
increase the concrete actions carried out by local authorities in the territories;
better understand the exposure and effects of the environment on the health of populations.
As specified by the Ministry of Ecological Transition: “ The draft plan presents a list of 19 actions. It is tighter than the previous PNSE – which had around 100 – to ensure better monitoring and better implementation. Each action will have its monitoring and results indicators. Then, more generally, on the environmental health policy, indicators that will measure the improvement of the state of health are being defined with the assistance of the High Council of Public Health (HCSP). “.
