What is Environmental Health Research? NIEHS seeks to comprehensively understand the role of environmental factors in human health and disease In addition to analyzing chemicals in the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the things you touch, environmental health research considers what happens inside your body as chemicals are processed
Environmental health is the ?eld of public health that addresses physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the environment It aims both to control and prevent environmental hazards and to promote health and well-being through environmental strategies
Key messages from “Putting health at the Front of the Global Green Agenda” at the Rio 2012 conference: Health is an important input to sustainable development – healthy people are better able to learn, work and contribute to their economies and societies Universal access to health services is key input to better health
Science – “the gap” 17 Years • Recognition of: • Research to practice gap in health care: moving scientific evidence into real-world settings has taken a lot of time (Balas & Boren 2000, Grant et al 2003, Morris et al 2011) • Effectiveness does not always equal public health impact (Bauer & Kirchner 2020)
concerning health effects of environmental agents, and areas Public Health Definition of “The Environment” What Is Environmental Health Sciences?
•The health of the environment is connected to the health of people • Environmental health professionals are working to better understand the environment and its connections to o Science/Research o Government o Media/Journalism