environmental health

Environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the natural environmentenvironment. It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling, and preventing those factors in the environment that can potentially affect adversely the health of present and future generations who.int.Environmental health as used by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, includes both the direct pathological effects of chemicals, radiation and some biological agents, and the effects (often indirect) on health and wellnesswellbeing of the broad physical, psychological, social and aesthetic environment which includes housing, urban development, land use and transport. who.dk Nutrition, pollution, waste control and public health are related concerns.When measuring well-beingwell-being of a whole population is measured, these become economicseconomic and politicspolitical concerns. Increasingly Wellness (alternative medicine)wellness concerns are affecting fiscal policy and prompting some advocates to call for monetary reform (to end systematic pollution credit, governments actually paying to create human health harms).

Environmental health services - Environmental health services are defined by the World Health Organization as:those services which implement environmental health policies through monitoring and control activities. They also carry out that role by promoting the improvement of environmental parameters and by encouraging the use of environmentally friendly and healthy technologies and behaviours. They also have a leading role in developing and suggesting new policy areas.''The Environmental Health profession had its modern-day roots in the sanitary and public health movement of the United Kingdom. This was epitomised by Edwin ChadwickSir Edwin Chadwick who was instrumental in the repeal of the poor laws and was the founding president of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

See also -

Environmental movement

List of environment topics

External link -

niehs.nih.gov - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

healthhouse.org - Health House - Home !PagesCategory:HealthCategory:E nvironment

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
conducts basic research on environmental health and environment-related diseases. Links to information on programs, grants, research, events, contracts, employment, training, outreach events, public information.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/

Children's Environmental Health Network
The CEHN is a national multidisciplinary project whose purpose is to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards.
http://www.cehn.org/

National Environmental Health Association
NEHA offers a variety of programs, education, employment opportunities, and various other products and services to those in the environmental field.
http://www.neha.org/

Environmental Health Information Service
EHIS is an on-line service of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The EHIS provides the most accurate and timely information on environmental health, toxicology, and cancer.
http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/

National Safety Council (U.S.)
Site provides information on many safety, health and environmental topics; training resources (worker safety, DDC, FAI, CPR); products; publications; news; programs; and home safety. NSC is a membership organization.
http://www.nsc.org/