Synonyms
Environment: Ambient; Atmosphere; Climate; Clime; Context; Environs; Medium; Milieu; Setting; Surroundings; Terrain; Impact: Affect; Impress; Influence; Move; Reach; Strike; Sway; Health: Fitness; Healthiness; Heartiness; Robustness; Sap; Soundness; Wellness; Wholeness; Wholesomeness
Definition
“Environmental health refers to aspects of human health (including quality of life) that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social and psychosocial factors in the environment. Environment broadly includes everything external to ourselves, including the physical, natural, social and behavioral environments. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and is not merely the absence of disease or illness” (Source: Environmental Health Indicators New Zealand-Massey University 2018) http://www.ehinz.ac.nz/indicators/overview/what-is-environmental-health/#References.
Introduction
Environment has direct relationships with all living being including...
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Bhandari, P. (2019). Impacts on Environment and on Human Health. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_58-1
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