2024年11月20日 · Healthier environments could prevent almost one quarter of the global burden of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic is a further reminder of the delicate relationship between people and our planet. Clean air, stable climate, adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, safe use of chemicals, protection from radiation, healthy and safe workplaces, sound agricultural practices, health-supportive cities ...

2019年7月9日 · This document aims to provide the rationale for action to improve health through healthy environments, and an overview of key actions to take. It aims to support policy-makers and others who can influence health determinants to navigate through the various environmental health areas. These actors can thus obtain a brief overview of preventive, intersectoral action in this area to achieve ...

2018年2月26日 · Healthy environments greatly contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals 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.

2021年11月30日 · On 8 October 2021, the UN Human Rights Council declared that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right, with 43 votes in favor and 4 abstentions. The measure was first debated during the 1990s, and the new resolution follows decades of advocacy from various civil society groups.

This page informs people about the CDC National Center for Environmental Health.

2024年1月10日 · Strategies. Many strategies can help create and support healthy food environments. Examples include: Applying food service or nutrition standards in multiple settings, including hospitals, worksites, food banks, and food pantries.

2023年4月20日 · When healthy foods are not available, people may settle for foods that are higher in calories and lower in nutritional value. Thus, creating and supporting healthy food environments is an important part of public health work. Many strategies can contribute to healthy food environments. These include:

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.

2019年9月13日 · Globally, 23% of all deaths could be prevented through healthier environments – and scaled-up action is required. This document presents an overview of sectoral actions that can be taken by various actors – and the support that is being offered by the World Health Organization – to create healthier environments, including in priority settings such as workplaces, cities, dwellings, health ...

SDOH are grouped into five key areas. This discussion guide focuses on the area of neighborhood and built environment. This area refers to the connection between where a person lives—housing, neighborhood, and environment—and their health and well-being. Before the Discussion. If you have not already done so, please take the following steps: