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Only by build health and well-being on ecological principles (Ecological Public Health) will society effectively address the more distal threats to health and well-being from global ecosystem damage; the socioecological complexity of the proximal environment and the interconnections between these.
Oct 1, 2021 · Building on prior work, we propose a reconsidered 2020 definition: “Health is the dynamic balance of physical, mental, social, and existential well-being in adapting to conditions of life and the environment.”
- Gloria L. Krahn, Ann Robinson, Alexa J. Murray, Susan M. Havercamp, Susan Havercamp, Rebecca Andridg...
- 2021
Natural environments affect human health and well-being both directly and indirectly. Urban green and blue areas provide opportunities for stress recovery and physical activity. They offer spaces for social interactions in the neighborhood and places for children’s play.
Advances in the field of environmental health have taught us much about human health hazards; for example, air pollution can cause respiratory disease, heavy metals can cause neurotoxicity, global climate change is likely to fuel the spread of infectious diseases.
- Institute of Medicine (US)
- 2001
Feb 26, 2018 · All of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals are related to the environment and to health. Environmental health interventions can make a valuable and sustainable contribution towards reducing the global disease burden and improving the well-being of people everywhere.
Jul 18, 2023 · One Health is closely related to all aspects of human health, including communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases and injuries. Anthropogenic stressors to the environment enhance and exacerbate diseases that animals mediate to humans.
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Jun 3, 2015 · Human health and well-being are influenced by the health of local plant and animal communities, and the integrity of the local ecosystems that they form. Infectious diseases cause over one billion human infections per year, with millions of deaths each year globally.
