Evidence, Equity, and Economics: Lessons and Challenges of the Environmental Health Movement

摘要: In all, environmental factors are thought to be responsible for at least one-quarter of the disease and death burden globally (Smith et al. 1999). We cannot healthy without environments. Throughout world, degradation is a major cause poor health. developing countries, lack clean drinking water hygiene leads 1.7 million premature deaths from intestinal illness every year, mainly affecting children. Smoke-laden indoor air traditional fuels – used by half world’s population 1.6 each year respiratory disease. developed outdoor pollution automobile exhaust industry causes further 800,000 respiratory-related per (WHO 2002). Poisoning pesticides other toxics in environment over (Fewtrell 2003; WHO 2003). Climate warming driven greenhouse gas emissions already causing 150,000 annual vector-borne heat stress (McMichael