Preventing Disease Through Healthy Environments: A Global Assessment of the Burden of Disease from Environmental Risks, Second Edition

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• Personal Author:
  Bos R ; Corvalán C ; Neira M ; Prüss-Ustün A ; Wolf J
• Description:
  The main message emerging from this new comprehensive global assessment is that premature death and disease can be prevented through healthier environments - and to a significant degree. Analysing the latest data on the environment-disease nexus and the devastating impact of environmental hazards and risks on global health, backed up by expert opinion, this report covers more than 100 diseases and injuries. The analysis shows that 23% of global deaths (and 26% of deaths among children under five) are due to modifiable environmental factors. Sixty-eight percent of these attributable deaths and 56% of attributable DALYs could be estimated with evidence-based comparative risk assessment methods, the assessments of other environmental exposures were completed through expert opinion. Stroke, ischaemic heart disease, diarrhoea and cancers head the list. People in low-income countries bear the greatest disease burden, with the exception of noncommunicable diseases. These assessments should add impetus to coordinating global efforts to promote healthy environments - often through well-established, cost-effective interventions. This analysis will inform those who want to better understand the transformational spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals agreed by Heads of State in September 2015. The results of the analysis underscore the pressing importance of stronger intersectoral action to create healthier environments that will contribute to sustainably improving the lives of millions around the world. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Environment Health Promotion Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Diseases Environmental Factors Environmental Health Health Promotion
• ISBN:
  9789241565196
• Publisher:
  World Health Organization
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-147
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055664
• Citation:
  Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2016 Aug; :1-147
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20140515
• Source Full Name:
  Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks, second edition
• End Date:
  20170514
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:51fe5add019118aff10061d69b44f5e003b02cecd6906308f8533ec5bbe17cc071dab2fb251200c51fc50e147b6bd024e2ec543e1f909dda09492efad6dcdf9d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213457/cdc_213457_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.26 MB ]