PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS ( POPs )

1 TRAINING FOR THE HEALTH SECTORTRAINING FOR THE HEALTH SECTOR[Date [Date ..Place Place .. ]Organizer] PERSISTENT ORGANIC PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS ( POLLUTANTS (POPsPOPs))Children's Health and the EnvironmentWHO Training Package for the Health SectorWorld Health 2008 version<<NOTE TO USER: Please add details of the date, time, place and sponsorship of the meeting for which you are using this presentation in the space indicated.>> <<NOTE TO USER: This is a large set of slides from which the presenter should select the most relevant ones to use in a specific presentation. These slides cover many facets of the problem. Present only those slides that apply most directly to the local situation in the region.>>2 POPsPOPs To learn about POPs ( PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS ) and related substances To learn why and how POPs may affect children's health To identify gaps in knowledge and research needs To review international agreements and recommendations on POPs To discuss how health care providers and different stakeholders can take action to prevent exposureLEARNING OBJECTIVESLEARNING OBJECTIVES<<READ SLIDE.

3 POPs WHAT ARE "POPs" ? Synthetic organic chemicals Persistent in environment Long-range transport leads to global pollution Lipophilic Accumulate in food chain

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