This article is part of the supplement: Ethics and communication in human biomonitoring: European perspectives .

Introduction

Workshop on ethics and communication in Copenhagen 11–13.3.2007

Lisbeth E Knudsen¹ , Domenico Franco Merlo² and Ann Dyreborg Larsen¹

¹  Department of Environmental Health, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Oester Farimagsgade 5, KD 1014K, Copenhagen, Denmark

²  Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Cancer Institute, Genova, Italy

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from Ethics and communication in human biomonitoring in Europe: results from preparation of pilot studies
Copenhagen, Denmark. 11–13 March 2007

Environmental Health 2008, 7(Suppl 1):S1doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-S1-S1

Published:	5 June 2008

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The European Environment and Health Strategy adopted by the European Commission in 2003 presented a new vision on how to address environment and health in an integrated way by putting health in the centre of environmental policy. Based upon the Strategy the Commission adopted in 2004 a Communication on the Environment and Health Action Plan 2004 – 2010. In Action 3 of this Action Plan the European Commission announced to develop a coherent approach to Human Biomonitoring in Europe in close cooperation with the Member States.