International Network on Children's Health, Environment and Safety (INCHES)

NGO in Official Relations with WHO, Participating in the WHO Collaborating Centre Network for Children’s Environmental Health

INCHES is a global network of people and organizations interested in promoting the protection of children from environmental and safety hazards. INCHES represents many interests and will speak from the experience and expertise of members of the network, of science and of the best practices in policies and programmes. Promoting children's health requires protecting them from harmful environmental exposures. These exposures include: harmful physical, chemical and biological microorganisms and pollutants in water, air, soil and food.

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Centre Contacts	Image Peter van den Hazel, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Chair of the Board info@inchesnetwork.net Stephan Böse-O’Reilly, Secretary, Germany Wojtek Hanke, Poland Yona Amitai, Israel Ben Gittermann, USA Lilian Corra, Argentina Hemsing Hurrynag, Mauritius Zalina Hashim, Maylasia Ondine von Ehrenstein, USA
Website Link	www.inchesnetwork.net
Collaborators	Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE) WHO
Chemicals/Exposures Studied	Water contamination, air pollution, heavy metals, e-waste, specific chemicals, etc.
Health or Social Effects Studied	Non-communicable diseases, cancer, air pollution related diseases, skin diseases, infectious diseases, cognitive problems, etc.
Population(s) Studied	Children