First meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC): Florence, Italy, 16–17 October 2012: meeting report

Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union First meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC) Meeting report Florence, Italy 16-17 October 2012 First meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC) Meeting report Florence, Italy 16-17 October 2012 Abstract The first meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC) was held in Florence, Italy, on 16-17 October 2012. The meeting was attended by young people from twenty-four European Member States. The meeting was hosted by the Tuscany Region and supported by the European Union in the framework of the Health Programme 2008-2013 project “Promoting networking and action on healthy and equitable environments for physical activity (PHAN)”. The meeting reviewed and discussed present level and forms of Youth engagement in the national implementation of the Parma Declaration; show-cased and shared experiences developed by Youth organizations in different European countries, with a views of promoting cross-fertilization and learn from each other; launched “The Blueprint: A plan for making physical activity appealing to a youth target group” as the first product developed with the direct input of the Youth Network to support the promotion of physical activity; discussed and adopted the proposed mission, organization structure and a workplan for the EEHYC, and elected seven officers to the Organizing Group of the EEHYC. The Organizing Group was tasked with the responsibility of establishing the EEHYC as a new international NGO to support youth engagement in national processes on environment and health related to the implementation of the commitments taken by European Member States at the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, held in Parma, Italy in 2010, and to organize the next meeting of the EEHYC. Keywords Adolescent Education for Health Exercise Health behavior Health policy Physical fitness Address requests about publications of the WHO Regional Office for Europe to: Publications WHO Regional Office for Europe Scherfigsvej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Alternatively complete online requests form for documentation, health information, or for permission to quote or translate, on the WHO/Europe web site at http://www.euro.who.int/pubrequest. © World Health Organization 2012 All rights reserved. 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Document number: WHO/EURO:2012-6356-46122-66710 1 Table of contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2 Opening of the meeting, adoption of the agenda, introduction to the meeting, appointment of a Chair ................................................................................. 2 Youth active engagement in the implementation of the Parm Declaration: an overview ...................................................................................................... 3 Youth engagement in Europe: a show-case of experiences .................................................. 3 Launching “The Blueprint: A plan for making physical activity appealing to a youth target group” ........................................................................................ 4 Introducing the “European Environment and Health Youth Network: mission, organization and work programme” ........................................................................ 4 Election of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition Organising Group ................................................................................................................. 6 Annexes ................................................................................................................................ 7 Scope and Purpose ...................................................................................................... 8 Programme .................................................................................................................10 List of participants .......................................................................................................12 Signed EEHYC Mission ..............................................................................................19 Term of reference of the EEHYC Organizing Group ...................................................20 Action Plan 2012-2013 ...............................................................................................22 2 Introduction 1. The first meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC) took place in Florence, Italy, on 16-17 October 2012. 2. The meeting was attended by young people nominated by twenty-four member states of the WHO European Region to participate in the meeting, together with representatives from the WHO Environment and Health programme and international experts. 3. The meeting was hosted by the Tuscany Region and supported by the European Union in the framework of the Health Programme 2008-2013 project “Promoting networking and action on healthy and equitable environments for physical activity (PHAN)”. The aims of the meeting were to: a. Review present level and forms of Youth engagement in the national implementation of the Parma Declaration; b. Show-case and share experiences developed by Youth organizations in different European countries, with a views of promoting cross-fertilization and learn from each other; c. Launch “The Blueprint: A plan for making physical activity appealing to a youth target group” as the first product developed with the direct input of the Youth Network to support the promotion of physical activity; d. Discuss and adopt the proposed mission, organization structure and a workplan for the EEHYC; e. Elect Officers of the EEHYC. Opening of the meeting, adoption of the agenda, introduction to the meeting, appointment of a Chair 4. The meeting was opened by Dr Alberto Zanobini, from the Tuscany Region executive of the General Directorate for Citizen’s Rights and Social Cohesion. He welcomed the representatives to Tuscany and described the role young people played in the region in developing programmes on health and sustainability. In particular, Dr Zanobini highlighted the example of “Ditestamia”, a youth organisation focusing on providing health promotion messages to the youth of the Tuscany Region. 5. Francesca Racioppi, WHO Senior Policy and Programme Adviser welcomed participants on behalf of the WHO and briefly described the process WHO had developed in supporting youth engagement in the European Environment and Health Process. She stressed the importance of the meeting in establishing the means that would ensure sustainability of youth participation in the EEHP. 6. Marcello Pacitti the Italian youth representative and President of Ditestamia welcomed participants on behalf of the young people to Tuscany and to Florence in particular. 7. The meeting elected David Rivett, WHO consultant, as chair and meeting facilitator 3 Youth active engagement in the implementation of the Parma Declaration: an overview 8. Following a brief session during which participants introduced themselves to each other, Jovana Dodos, a member of the meeting organiser group, facilitated a short session which described the youth participation process since the Parma Conference. This included participation in a number of high level fora resulting in the agreement to hold the meeting in Florence at which a structure for youth participation would be proposed and agreed. 9. Francesca Racioppi described how youth participation fitted into the European Environment and Health Process (EEHP) and highlighted some of the priority areas she thought member states would be especially interested in seeing young people being engaged in. 10. David Rivett gave an overview of youth participation theoretical models based upon the Roger Hart ladder of youth participation, explaining the different stages of youth engagement in different processes, in a gradient that goes from “tokenism” to a more mature and meaningful engagement, where young people are integrated in processes on an equal footing as other stakeholders. 11. The session concluded with a description of the meeting’s objectives, the process chosen for these to be reached, based upon the meeting’s scope and purpose. It was stressed that member states were looking forward to positive outcomes of the meeting. Youth engagement in Europe: a show-case of experiences 12. Participants were invited to describe activities underway in their countries that were or could be linked to the implementation of the commitments found within the Parma Declaration. 13. Nine presentations were given showing the different ways in which young people were involved at national and local level in environment and health activities. Country presentations were given from youth from Austria, Italy (two presentations), Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Romania. Copies of presentations are available upon request Each presentation was followed by a brief discussion. 14. The main points emerging from the discussions and follow up were: a. Young people are already engaged in environment and health (EH) initiatives in their countries, usually linked to existing NGO activity or through their studies as part of university course work; b. There is a need for data to be gathered on youth participation in national EH activities and made available through a central information hub; c. Member States can be shown the added value of youth participation in the EH process by wide dissemination of information and experiences concerning youth engagement; 4 d. Widespread dissemination of information on youth engagement in EH activities can facilitate resource mobilisation; e. A first activity of the renewed EH youth participation network could be the systematic collection and classification of youth lead activities and in disseminating information to stakeholders. Launching “The Blueprint: A plan for making physical activity appealing to a youth target group” 15. In 2010, the WHO EH programme, with the support of the European Union under the framework of the Health Programme 2008-2013 project “Promoting networking and action on healthy and equitable environments for physical activity (PHAN)” and of the British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group University of Oxford launched a programme aiming at gaining more knowledge and insights into young people’s views on physical activity. The outcome of the project would be a blueprint for action that could be used in countries in setting up physical activity programmes attractive to young people. The project placed emphasis on input from young people, so that advice to member states would be informed through young people’s experiences. 16. To gain young peoples’ contributions, a youth workshop was held during the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, held in Parma, Italy, in March 2010. Here, through a facilitated process, young people gave their views on best practices and practices that inhibited their involvement in the provision of physical activity programmes for their age group. Their recorded experiences were subsequently used in the development of the blueprint by the technical team of the Health Promotion Research Group at University of Oxford. 17. The session opened with a brief description of the project’s goals, research methods used and the subsequent publication of the blueprint “Young and Physically Active - a blueprint for making physical activity appealing to youth.” The presentation included comments from young people who were involved in the Parma workshop, the role of WHO in the process and suggested ways in which the blueprint might be used by countries and youth themselves in the design of effective youth focused physical activity programmes or campaigns. The use of the blueprint as a tool for country activities that the renewed youth participation network could become involved in was emphasised. Copies of the blueprint were provided for all participants. Introducing the “European Environment and Health Youth Network: mission, organization and work programme” 18. The session was split into three sections: a. A description of the outcomes of the preparatory meeting, held in Bonn on 14 August 2012, which included proposals for establishing a renewed EH youth participation network; 5 b. Group work where the proposals would be finalised and terms of reference designed for an elected organising group to use in the creation of a youth participation NGO; c. Election of the organising group. 19. The session opened with a description of a proposal developed during the Bonn preparatory meeting, for establishing a new international NGO named the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC). 20. After describing the proposal and a short discussion, the meeting broke into working groups to discuss the proposed NGO name, mission and structure. Feedback from the groups was given and using the group discussions and outcomes, further group work was organised where deeper analysis and final proposals were formulated and presented to the group for endorsement. 21. Presentations from the group work were given, including final proposals. From these the meeting agreed that: a. The name of the youth participation network of the EEH process will be the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition. (EEHYC) b. The Mission statement for the Coalition will be: “The mission of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition is to support, legitimize and give visibility to the participation of the young people in processes aimed at both promoting health and achieving sustainable environments. c. The EEHYC will act to unite and focus youth activities to implement, monitor and strengthen the Parma Declaration commitments on Environment and Health. Primarily, this will be achieved by helping young people to establish platforms and networks that support policy and decision makers in creating effective mechanisms for youth participation in Environment and Health Processes.” 22. The meeting decided to initially elect an Organising Group (OG) of seven members. In consultation with country youth representatives and others in the existing and expanding youth network, the organising group will have the responsibility for establishing the NGO as a legal entity, propose its structure and constitution and set out a work plan for the first year. 23. In addition, the meeting decided that: a. The OG work plan will be based upon the agreed terms of reference drawn up during the group work, and adopted by the meeting; b. The OG will arrange the new NGO’s first annual general meeting, to be held in the autumn of 2013 and at which the structure and constitution will be finally agreed; c. The elected organising group members will sign a commitment to carry out the decision of the meeting as outlined in the OG terms of reference. 6 Election of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition Organising Group 24. A call for nominations for election to the organising group had been sent out prior to the meeting to all registered meeting participants. Eight nominations had been received by the meeting organisers. Their names and election statements had been circulated to all meeting participants as well as displayed on a display board in the meeting venue. 25. Due to personal reasons, one candidate withdrew from the election. As there were now seven nominations and seven places up for election the meeting agreed that instead of having a formal election process, country representatives would be asked to indicate on the ballot paper their approval or not for each candidate. If any candidate received a negative vote of 50% plus one, they would not be elected to the organising group. 26. Each national representative was provided with a ballot paper and asked to mark each candidate with a Y for “yes” and N for “no” against each candidate. Electors could leave names blank but improperly marked ballots would be disqualified. Completed ballots were placed in a ballot box and at the end of the vote an independent group of four volunteer country youth representatives counted the ballots. Each of the seven candidates was elected with majority approval. 27. The names and nationalities of each elected member of the EEHYC organising group are: Aleksander.Vassiljev Estonia Marcello Pacitti Italy Natalia Ciobanu Romania Alina Bezhenar Russian Federation Jovana Dodos Serbia Jan Peloza Slovenia Martina Karatrajkova TFYR Macedonia 28. Following the formal signing of the terms of reference by the elected members of the EEHYC Organising Group, the meeting concluded. 7 Annexes 1. Scope and Purpose 2. List of participants 3. Signed EEHYC mission, Terms of Reference and Action plan Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 8 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО 1st Meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition /2 Florence, Italy 16 – 17 October 2012 Original: English SCOPE AND PURPOSE Background Member States of the WHO European Region committed to involving young people in policy formulation and the implementation of national Children Environment and Health Action Plans at the 4th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health (Budapest, 2004) The Children’s Environment and Health Action Programme for Europe (CEHAPE) Youth network was set up in 2007 to give voice to young people at national and international level for the protection of children’s health. This commitment is mirrored by the Parma Youth Declaration 2010, which expresses the readiness and commitment of Youth to follow the outcomes of the Parma Ministerial Conference, calling policy makers to account for their actions. Through the Parma Declaration on Environment and Health, Member States committed to “ensure that youth participation is facilitated across all Member States at both national and international levels by providing them with assistance, resources and the training required for meaningful and sustainable involvement in all aspects of the process”. In this context, a renewed Youth network was proposed, with strong structures throughout the WHO European Region and with representation in all national delegations, as well as active engagement in all national processes for the implementation of the Parma commitments. A youth meeting, convened during the First Meeting of the European Environment and Health Task Force (EHTF) held in Bled, Slovenia, in October 2011, called for support for a larger youth event to be convened in 2012, in fulfilment of the Parma Declaration’s commitment. This was followed by a preparatory meeting on 13-14 August 2012 in Bonn, Germany. At the Bonn meeting, youth representatives reviewed the status of their involvement and further needs for fulfilling the commitments in the Parma Declaration; discussed the role and mechanisms of meaningful and sustainable youth participation in the EHP; and proposed a way forward for the establishment, coordination and management of a Youth network at national and international level. Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 9 Purpose and expected outcomes The first meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EHYC) is convened in follow-up to the above discussions. The meeting is hosted by the Tuscany Region and supported by the European Union in the framework of the Health Programme 2008-2013 project “Promoting networking and action on healthy and equitable environments for physical activity (PHAN)”. The meeting will gather representatives of Youth organizations and institutions from European Member States that are actively engaged in the mechanisms for the implementation of the Parma Declaration at national level. It will: 1. Review present level and forms of Youth engagement in the national implementation of the Parma Declaration; 2. Show-case and share experiences developed by Youth organizations in different European countries, with a views of promoting cross-fertilization and learn from each other; 3. Launch “The Blueprint: A plan for making physical activity appealing to a youth target group” as the first product developed with the direct input of the Youth Network to support the promotion of physical activity; 4. Discuss and adopt the proposed mission, organization structure and a workplan for the EEHYC; 5. Elect Officers of the EEHYC. Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 10 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО 1st meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition 14 August 2012 Original: English Florence, Italy, 16-17 October 2012 Programme Tuesday, 16 October 2012 09:00 – 9:30 Registration 09:30 - 10:00 Opening of the meeting, adoption of the agenda, introduction to the meeting, appointment of a Chair Representatives of the Tuscany Region, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, European Commission, Youth. 10:00 – 10:30 Introduction of participants As an ice-breaker, participants will be invited to briefly introduce themselves and their engagement in the Parma implementation. 10:30 – 11:00 Youth active engagement in the implementation of the Parma Declaration: an overview A Youth representative will provide an overview of developments in the area of youth engagement in the Parma process. This will be followed by a discussion on opportunities and challenges. 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break 11:30 – 13:00 Youth engagement in Europe: a show-case of experiences In the form of a facilitated round table discussion, a few Youth (4-5) will be invited to share their experiences in engagement with national policy making processes. 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break 14:00- 15:00 Youth engagement in Europe: a show-case of experiences (cntd.) In the form of a facilitated round table discussion, a few Youth (4-5) will be invited to share their experiences in engagement with national policy making processes. Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 11 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee/tea break 16:00 – 16:30 16:30 – 18:00 Launching “The Blueprint: A plan for making physical activity appealing to a youth target group” The Blueprint will be launched as an example of product developed with the direct contribution of youth in the framework of the EU-supported project “Promoting networking and action on healthy and equitable environments for physical activity (PHAN)”. Introducing the “European Environment and Health Youth Network: mission, organization and work programme” A Youth representative will introduce the document for discussion by participants. 19:30 Social dinner Wednesday, 17 October 2012 09:00 – 10:30 Finalization of “European Environment and Health Youth Network: mission, organization and work programme” Based on the results of the previous day discussions, the document will be finalized and adopted by participants. 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break 11:00 – 12:30 Appointment of Officers of the European Environment and Health Youth Network Participants will be asked to appoint the Network Officers and their international representatives in the European Environment and Health Task Force. 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break 14:00- 15:00 Next steps in the implementation of the work of the European Environment and Health Youth Network Participants will discuss and agree on the next steps, ways of working and communicating, and other organizational aspects of the Network. 15:00 - 15:30 Closure of the meeting Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 12 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО First meeting of the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC) 26 September 2012 16-17 October 2012, Florence, Italy Original: English Lis t of partic ipants Albania Kondolina Zegali World Vision Austria Julia Baschinger Jugend-Umwelt.Plattform JUMP Spittelauer Lände 5 1090 Wien Raphael Höbart Jugend-Umwelt-Plattform JUMP Spittelauer Lände 5 1090 Wien Azerbaijan Zaur Ibrahimov Expert in the Department of International Relations Youth Organizations Union 28 May Str. 9/13 Baku 1010 Croatia Zoran Kordic Ulica Republike Austrije 14 10 000 Zagreb Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 13 Czech Republic Jakub Kozisek IES Charles University Jasanova 1958 Hostivice 25301 Prague Denmark Steen Kåre Fagerberg President International Medical Cooperation Committee (IMCC) National executive board 2012 MD/PhD Student Dept. of Biomedicine Graduate School of Health AU Research & Talent Aarhus University Estonia Aleksander Vassiljev Student representative of the Tallin universities TUUL (Round Table of the Tallin university) Raekoja 16 Tallin 10146 Georgia Natia Abzianidze Tbilisi State Medical University, IV course student of the Public Health Faculty Tbilisi Germany Maro Luisa Schulte Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit Robert-Schuman Platz 3 53175 Bonn Hungary Balázs Dobos Magonc Alapítvány (Magonc Foundation) Árpád u. 30.2111 Szada Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 14 Iceland Andrés Ingi Jónsson Ministry for the Environment Skuggasund 150 Reykjavík Italy Claudia Pieroni Ditestamia Health Promoting Guys Via dei Boschi 26 55012 Verciano Lucca Emmanuele Papi: Ditestamia Health Promoting Guys Via dei Boschi 26 55012 Verciano Lucca Leonardo Ghilarducci Ditestamia Health Promoting Guys Via dei Boschi 26 55012 Verciano Lucca Marta Marcucci Ditestamia Health Promoting Guys Via dei Boschi 26 55012 Verciano Lucca Marcello Pacitti President Ditestamia Health Promoting Guys Via dei Boschi 26 55012 Verciano Lucca Mattia Diena Ditestamia Health Promoting Guys Via dei Boschi 26 55012 Verciano Lucca Pietro Urbani Ditestamia Health Promoting Guys Via dei Boschi 26 55012 Verciano Lucca Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 15 Lithuania Dovile Adamonyte Vilnius University Universiteto St.7 Vilnius Malta Lara Cassar Youth delegate The Grange Mdina Road BZN 9033 Balzan Montenegro Vladimir Rakocevic Montenegrin youth representative to EEHYC European Environment and Health Youth Coalition Podgorica Poland Aleksander Zarzeka Vice President of the Student Government, Medical University of Warsaw Ul. Gliniana 38 20-616 Lublin Romania Natalia Ciobanu Youth delegate International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea Suceava Russian Federation Alina Bezhenar CEHAPE Network Youth leader Trofimova street 10-97 115432 Moscow Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 16 Serbia Danilo Arsenijevic WHO CEHAPE International Youth delegate Bulevar Arsenija Carnojevica 179/15 11000 Belgrade Jovana Dodos CEHAPE Youth Network CEHAPE International Youth Delegate Bulevar despota Stefana 86/4 11000 Belgrade Slovakia Simona Škultétyová Faculty of Natural Science Comenius University Mlynská dolina 1, 842 15 Bratislava Slovenia Jan Peloza President Youth Association No Excuse Slovenia Celovška 185 SI-1000 Ljubljana The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Martina Karatrajkova NGO Green Power Trajko Panov 22 1400 Veles Turkey Betül Uralcan Environmental Society Bogazici Universitesi 1. Erkek Yurdu Alti P.K. 34342 Bebek Istanbul Enes Efendioğlu Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Istanbul Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 17 United Kingdom Charlotte Buchanan Bear Manor Oast, Shipbourne, Kent, England TN11 9PL Temporary Advisers Anne Mathews British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research group, University of Oxford Old Road Campus Headington Oxford OX3 7LF United Kingdom Alberto Zanobini Regione Toscana Dirigente Direzione generale “Diritti di cittadinanza e coesione sociale” Via T. Alderotti, 26/N 50139 – Firenze Italy David Rivett Consultant Sterbrogade 56C 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Elisabetta Terradura Regione Toscana Direzione generale “Diritti di cittadinanza e coesione sociale” Settore “Affari generali” Via T. Alderotti, 26/N 50139 – Firenze Italy Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 18 Serana Consigli Regione Toscana Direzione generale “Diritti di cittadinanza e coesione sociale” Settore “Affari generali” Via T. Alderotti, 26/N 50139 – Firenze Italy Sergio Adis Azienda USL 2 Lucca Dirigente Medico U.O Educazione e promozione della salute Via per S. Alessio, Monte San Quirico 55100 Lucca Italy World Health Organization Francesca Racioppi Senior Policy and Programme Adviser Christian Schweizer Technical Officer Lucia Dell’Amura Secretary Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 19 Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 20 EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH YOUTH COALITION (EEHYC) TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE EEHYC Organizing Group (OG) The Organizing Group (OG) constitutes the principal executive body for the European Environment and Health Youth Coalition (EEHYC) during its initial constitutional phase, in line with the approved mission and action plan of the Coalition. The OG is initially composed of seven Members elected by the First Meeting of the Coalition, held in Florence on 16-17 October 2012. In particular, the OG will: • support the implementation of actions set out in the action plan adopted by the Coalition; • ensure representation of the Coalition in relevant meetings and activities of the European Environment and Health Process, and in other processes, as necessary; • liaise and cooperate closely with relevant WHO programs, and develop collaboration with other relevant intergovernmental organizations such as the European Union, UNEP, UNECE and others as appropriate, as well as with non-governmental organizations that are active in the fields of environment and health; • support Coalition members in developing the work of the Coalition at the national level, including by supporting them in their contacts with National Environment and Health Focal Points; • identify appropriate sources and mechanisms for funding the Coalition’s programme of work and ensure the effective functioning of the Coalition; • manage the financial resources of the Coalition; • organize meetings of the Coalition; • promote the development of proposals for activities and projects to be implemented as part of the Coalition’s programme of work, for further discussion and adoption by the Members of the Coalition at their annual meetings; • monitor progress of the implementation of the Coalition’s programme of work and the related projects; • propose the establishment of working groups, or other bodies as needed to implement the activities agreed under Coalition’s programme of work; • contribute to the dissemination of the Coalition activities; • report to the Coalition Members about progress achieved and key developments in the activities of the Coalition; • facilitate co-ordination and links with other relevant Coalitions or Networks, as appropriate, to promote synergy. Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 21 The OG will make decisions on a consensus basis, will define its own structure, and assignment of responsibilities and tasks among its members. In case Members of OG need to step down from their position, they will inform the OG and measures will be taken to replace the Member who has decided to resign, and to ensure continuity to the work. These Terms of Reference will be reviewed on a yearly basis, based on proposals submitted at the meetings of the Coalition. Proposals for changes can be submitted at the latest two weeks before the annual meeting of the Coalition. Co-funded by the Health Programme of the European Union 22 EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH YOUTH COALITION (EEHYC) Action plan 2012-2013 • Define the most appropriate legal structure and procedures for the establishment of the EEHYC as an international NGO, including through consultation with relevant experts, if needed; • Draft the first constitution and organizational structure of the Coalition for submission to the next Meeting of the Coalition; • Develop draft criteria for national youth representatives to be suggested to national EH focal points; • Organize the 2013 General Assembly of the Coalition; • Establish the Coalition web site and make proposals for its public image (e.g. logo etc.); • Create and maintain a contact list of members; • Develop a draft action plan to be submitted to the next annual meeting of the Coalition; • Inform Coalition members and EH Focal points of progress achieved; • Develop and make publicly available (e.g. through the Coalition web site and in printing) a repository of examples of projects implemented by youth, as well as of organizational models and approaches to youth engagement in different countries, as a resource for members of the Coalition and EH Focal points. 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