Description
| Summary: | "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 130 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--and therefore can be prevented. 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. The report's unequivocal evidence 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."
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 147 pages) : color illustrations |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-143). |
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| ISBN: | 9789241565196
9241565195 |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed December 1, 2016).
Online resource; title from PDF title page (World Health Organization, viewed March 15, 2016). |
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