scholarly journals Groundwater Contamination in Karst Regions Affects Human Health

Eos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Herman ◽  
Dorothy Vesper ◽  
Ellen Herman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Groundwater Contamination ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
San Juan ◽  
Karst Groundwater

Karst, Groundwater Contamination, and Public Health: Moving Beyond Case Studies; San Juan, Puerto Rico, 27 January to 1 February 2016

scholarly journals Integrating human health into environmental impact assessment: an unrealized opportunity for environmental health and justice

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1159-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Bhatia ◽  
Aaron Wernham
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
National Environmental Policy Act ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Public Health Institutions ◽  
Health Institutions

The National Environmental Policy Act and related state laws require many public agencies to analyze and disclose potentially significant environmental effects of agency actions, including effects on human health. In this paper we review the purpose and procedures of environmental impact assessment (EIA), existing regulatory requirements for health effects analysis, and potential barriers to and opportunities for improving integration of human health concerns within the EIA process. We use statutes, regulations, guidelines, court opinions, and empirical research on EIA along with recent case examples of integrated health impact assessment (HIA)/EIA at both the state and federal level. We extract lessons and recommendations for integrated HIA/EIA practice from both existing practices as well as case studies. The case studies demonstrate the adequacy, scope, and power of existing statutory requirements for health analysis within EIA. The following support the success of integrated HIA/EIA: a proponent recognizing EIA as an available regulatory strategy for public health; the openness of the agency conducting the EIA; involvement of public health institutions; and complementary objectives among community stakeholders and health practitioners. We recommend greater collaboration among institutions responsible for EIA, public health institutions, and affected stakeholders along with guidance, resources, and training for integrated HIA/EIA practice.

A heat vulnerability index to improve urban public health management in San Juan, Puerto Rico

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Méndez-Lázaro ◽  
Frank E. Muller-Karger ◽  
Daniel Otis ◽  
Matthew J. McCarthy ◽  
Ernesto Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
San Juan ◽  
Heat Vulnerability ◽  
Heat Vulnerability Index ◽  
Public Health Management

EPEGENTIC TOXICOLOGY: PERSPECTIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
pp. 2-7
Author(s):  
G. A. Sofronov ◽  
E. L. Patkin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Chronic Exposure ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Epigenetic Mechanisms ◽  
Epigenetic Changes ◽  
Mechanism Of Formation ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Time Periods

One of the complex problems of modern experimental toxicology remains the molecular mechanism of formation of human health disorders separated at different time periods from acute or chronic exposure to toxic environmental pollutants (ecotoxicants). Identifying and understanding what epigenetic changes are induced by the environment, and how they can lead to unfavorable outcome, are vital for protecting public health. Therefore, we consider it important a modern understanding of epigenetic mechanisms involved in the life cycle of mammals and assess available data on the environmentally caused epigenetic toxicity and, accordingly fledging epigenenomic (epigenetic) regulatory toxicology.

EU Health Law & Policy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anniek de Ruijter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Division Of Powers ◽  
Legal Principle ◽  
Legal Competence ◽  
The Eu

This book describes the expansion of EU power in health care and public health and analyses the implications of this expansion on EU health values and rights. The main conclusion of the book is that the EU is de facto balancing fundamental rights and values relating to health, implicitly taking on obligations for safeguarding fundamental rights in the field of health and affecting individuals’ rights sometimes without an explicit legal competence to do so. This brings to light instances where EU health policy has implications for fundamental rights and values without the possibility to challenge the exercise of power of the EU in human health. This begs the question of whether subsidiarity is still the most relevant legal principle for the division of powers and tasks among the Member States, particularly when EU policy and law involves the politically sensitive areas of health care and public health. This question draws out the parameter for continuing the debate on the role of the European Union in promoting its own values and the wellbeing of its peoples, in light of its ever-growing role in human health issues.

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