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Environmental health ethics
About: Environmental health ethics is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1144 publications have been published within this topic receiving 23699 citations.
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TL;DR: This review provides an overview of the dimensions of unequal exposures to environmental pollution (environmental inequality), followed by a discussion of the theoretical literature that seeks to explain the origins of this phenomenon.
Abstract: In this review, we provide an introduction to the topics of environmental justice and environmental inequality. We provide an overview of the dimensions of unequal exposures to environmental pollution (environmental inequality), followed by a discussion of the theoretical literature that seeks to explain the origins of this phenomenon. We also consider the impact of the environmental justice movement in the United States and the role that federal and state governments have developed to address environmental inequalities. We conclude that more research is needed that links environmental inequalities with public health outcomes.
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01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: Ecosystem Health brings together leading ecologists, philosophers, and economists to analyze the issues surrounding the concept of health as it relates to ecosystems as mentioned in this paper, both theoretical and practical aspects of what constitutes a healthy ecosystem are examined.
Abstract: Ecosystem Health brings together leading ecologists, philosophers, and economists to analyze the issues surrounding the concept of health as it relates to ecosystems. Both theoretical and practical aspects of what constitutes a healthy ecosystem are examined -- philosophical and ethical underpinnings as well as implications for public policy and ecosystems management.
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TL;DR: A rough conceptual map of the terrain of public health ethics is attempted to provide a recognition of the multidimensional nature of the determinants of health; and a focus on the complex interactions of many factors in developing effective interventions.
Abstract: , 30 (2002): 170 –178.© 2002 by the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics.ublic health ethics, like the field of public health itaddresses, traditionally has focused more on practiceand particular cases than on theory, with the resultthat some concepts, methods, and boundaries remain largelyundefined. This paper attempts to provide a rough concep-tual map of the terrain of public health ethics. We begin bybriefly defining public health and identifying general fea-tures of the field that are particularly relevant for a discussionof public health ethics.Public health is primarily concerned with the health ofthe entire population, rather than the health of individuals.Its features include an emphasis on the promotion of healthand the prevention of disease and disability; the collectionand use of epidemiological data, population surveillance,and other forms of empirical quantitative assessment; a rec-ognition of the multidimensional nature of the determinantsof health; and a focus on the complex interactions of manyfactors — biological, behavioral, social, and environmental— in developing effective interventions.How can we distinguish public health from medicine?While medicine focuses on the treatment and cure of indi-vidual patients, public health aims to understand andameliorate the causes of disease and disability in a popula-tion. In addition, whereas the physician-patient relationshipis at the center of medicine, public health involves interac-tions and relationships among many professionals andmembers of the community as well as agencies of govern-ment in the development, implementation, and assessmentof interventions. From this starting point, we can suggestthat public health systems consist of all the people and ac-tions, including laws, policies, practices, and activities, thathave the primary purpose of protecting and improving thehealth of the public.
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TL;DR: Evidence supporting the "biophilia" hypothesis that humans have an innate bond with nature more generally implies that certain kinds of contact with the natural world may benefit health is presented and the implications for a broader agenda for environmental health are discussed.
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