Abstract

Human actions are changing many of the world’s natural environmental systems, including the climate system. These systems are intrinsic to life processes and fundamental to human health, and their disruption and depletion make it more difficult to tackle health inequalities. Indeed, we will not achieve the UN millennium development health goals if environmental destruction continues.1 Health professionals have a vital contributory role in preventing and reducing the health effects of global environmental change.

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HarmInequalityHuman healthSet (abstract data type)Health equityEnvironmental healthEconomicsPsychologyMedicineEconomic growthHealth careSocial psychologyComputer scienceMathematics

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Environmental HealthGlobal HealthGoalsGreenhouse EffectHealth PlanningHealth PolicyHealth StatusHumansProfessional RoleRisk Management

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Year
2008
Type
article
Volume
336
Issue
7637
Pages
191-194
Citations
358
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Closed

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Anthony J. McMichael, Sharon Friel, Anthony Nyong et al. (2008). Global environmental change and health: impacts, inequalities, and the health sector. BMJ , 336 (7637) , 191-194. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39392.473727.ad

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10.1136/bmj.39392.473727.ad
PMID
18219041
PMCID
PMC2214484

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