Inches Wins the 2006 Children’s Environmental Health Recognition
(An organization affiliated with many Global 500 Laureates)

The International Network on Children’s Health, Environment and Safety (INCHES) is pleased to announce that it has a received the 2006 Children's Environmental Health Recognition Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency, for excellence in educational activities in issues involving children's environmental health. INCHES was given the award in recognition of its success in developing training material for different target groups on children’s health and environment. The objective of the training program is to reach the general public through the public health and paediatric professionals. If medical professionals have an eye for improving children’s environments than the general public will follow suit.
The final result is a product on educational material on children’s environment, health and safety that can be used by trainers to improve the knowledge of professionals and personnel working in environmental health care. This has a format of a training manual that could be used by different intermediate specialist for different target groups.

The award is mainly given out in the USA and seldom internationally. It is a reflection of INCHES dedication and ongoing commitment to protecting children from environmental health risks.

INCHES is the global network dedicated to improve Environmental Health for children. The network has a mission to create awareness and educate health care providers and the general public on environmental issues that affect children in the world.
INCHES is a network of over 150 organisations worldwide and recognized by the World Health Organisation as Non Governmental Organisation.

INCHES provides several major services: (1) health education on pediatric environmental
health; (2) identification of information gaps and stimulate new research; (3) advocate for children's environmental health in the intergovernmental arena; (4) cooperation with other environmental health organisations to improve policy making in the area of children’s environment and health.

INCHES develops training materials and disseminates authoritative information on
children's health and the environment to health practitioners, professionals and other
concerned individuals.

INCHES consists of volunteers and has an international board with Peter van den Hazel from the Netherlands as chair.