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Environmental Determinants of Health

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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The link between key environmental factors and health is undisputed with the World Health Organization (WHO) claiming one in four global deaths (12.6 million) is attributable to unhealthy environments (WHO 2018a). It is believed that of the 12.6 million deaths almost 10 million occur in Africa and Asia, those identified at most risk are children under 5 and adults aged between 50 and 75. Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment and the ways in which these affect human health and well-being. It addresses the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a human and all the related factors that impact on behavior (WHO 2018a). Environmental and social determinants of health are inextricably linked to a sustainable future, and readers are encouraged to refer to the chapter on social determinants of health for a full appreciation of the mutuality of both topics. The discussion within this entry...

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  1. Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Rebecca Bailey-McHale, Valerie Ebrahimi & Julie Bailey-McHale

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  1. FTZ-ALS, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences FTZ-ALS, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

  3. University of Aveiro , Aveiro, Portugal

    Ulisses Azeiteiro

  4. Ctr Neurosci & Cell Biology, 1 Floor, Univ Coimbra, Edf Fac Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  5. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  6. Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

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    Giorgi Pkhakadze MD, MPH, PhD

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    Monica de Andrade

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Bailey-McHale, R., Ebrahimi, V., Bailey-McHale, J. (2019). Environmental Determinants of Health. In: Leal Filho, W., Wall, T., Azeiteiro, U., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. (eds) Good Health and Well-Being. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69627-0_3-1

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