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Environmental health Good health depends on clean air, a stable climate, a preserved natural environment, as well as access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene It also requires protection from harmful radiation, unsafe chemical management and unhealthy working conditions A healthy environment could prevent nearly a quarter of the global disease burden The ongoing environmental crisis is profoundly
Public health and environment - World Health Organization (WHO) Climate change is impacting human lives and health in a variety of ways It threatens the essential ingredients of good health - clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food supply, and safe shelter - and has the potential to undermine decades of progress in global health
Reducing environmental health inequalities In addition, environmental risks related to housing conditions, such as polluting fuels for cooking and heating, inadequate water and sanitation supply, dampness, and crowding, are also characterized by inequalities This puts disadvantaged and less wealthy individuals at higher risk of environmental exposures and related health outcomes
Estimating environmental health impacts In 2016, as much as 24% of all deaths worldwide were attributable to the environment Factors include air pollution, water and sanitation, increasing heat waves and severe weather events, harmful exposure to chemicals and more The estimation of the burden of disease from environmental factors relies on information about exposure and exposure–response relationships Understanding how much
Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability The NCD Integrated Support (NIS) unit works to ensure that environmental risk factors (listed below) are considered in all aspects of NCD services, especially at primary health care level, and that all national health actors are aware of them For example, it is important to create training opportunities on environmental risk factors, such as air pollution and climate change Air pollution is
Environment and health EURO In 1989, concerned about the growing evidence of the impact of hazardous environments on human health, WHO Europe initiated the first ever environment and health process, towards a broad primary prevention public health approach, and to facilitate intersectoral policy-making
Environmental health inequalities Higher environmental exposure levels are most often associated with – and partly explained by – socioeconomic deprivation (notably poverty and low income) Other forms of disadvantage, such as demographic or spatial determinants, also play a significant role in environmental inequalities
Childrens environmental health Environmental risks that children are particularly vulnerable to include air pollution, inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene, hazardous chemicals and wastes, radiation, climate change as well as emerging threats like e-waste Reducing environmental risks could prevent 1 in 4 child deaths
Environmental Determinants of Health - PAHO A healthy environment is vital to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages ”(1) As the intersection of environment and public health, in the framework of this Strategy, environmental public health addresses global, regional, national, and local environmental factors that influence human health, including physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a