Table 6.
Core and extended indicators related to CEHAPE regional priority goal IV.
| Indicator title | Origin and data source, if available | Definition of the indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Core indicators | ||
| Children exposed to harmful noise at school (exposure) | New. Noise map available in 2008 according to EU directive on environmental noise (CEC 2002) | Percentage of children going to primary or secondary schools located in places that are considered to be exposed to transport (road, rail, and aircraft) noises > 55 dB (A) average during school hours |
| Actions to reduce children’s exposure to UV (policy) | New | This is a composite index of national efforts to improve protection of children against UV exposure |
| Incidence of melanoma (health) | Adapted from ECOEHIS. Data available from International Agency for Research on Cancer | Incidence of melanoma by age periods of 5 years, among children and adults up to 45–50 years of age |
| Incidence of childhood leukemia (health) | New | Annual incidence rate of leukemia |
| Work injuries among employees < 18 years of age (health) | New. Data available from EUROSTAT (Eurostat 2007) | Incidence rate of work accidents with victims < 18 years of age per 100,000 workers
According to the severity, there are two subindicators: Nonfatal work injuries with > 3 days’ absence from work Fatal work injuries |
| Children’s exposure to chemical hazards in food (exposure/policy) | New. Data available from WHO (2007) | Dietary exposure assessment to potentially hazardous chemicals monitored in children’s food Global Environmental Monitoring System/Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Programme (GEMS/Food) |
| Persistent organic pollutants in human milk (exposure) | New. Data available from WHO (2007) | Concentrations of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls in human milk fat (expressed as WHO toxicity equivalents in pg/g) in pooled samples using standardized collection and analytical protocols established by WHO |
| Blood lead levels in children (exposure) | New | Average of blood lead levels (μg/dL) in children < 6 years of age
Percentage of children < 6 years of age with elevated blood lead levels (> 10 μg/dL) |
| Extended set of indicators | ||
| Radon levels in schools (exposure) | Distribution of annual radon levels in classrooms and inhabited rooms of kindergarten, schools, and colleges
Estimated arithmetic mean, median of radon concentration Estimated percentage (and number) of classrooms and other rooms with annual mean levels of radon > 200, 400 Bq/m3 Specified at the national or regional level |
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| Children with hearing loss and reporting tinnitus (health) | Proportion of children with hearing loss due to noise | |