Environmental Policy and Public Health

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry L. Johnson ◽  
Maureen Y. Lichtveld
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Policy

Integrating Ecosystem Management and Environmental Media for Public Policy on Public Health and Safety

2018 ◽  
pp. 321-338
Author(s):  
Augustine Nduka Eneanya
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
Public Health And Safety

Over the past three decades, the relationship between ecology and public policy has changed because of the increasing role of scientific uncertainty in environmental policy making. While earlier policy questions might have been solved simply by looking at the scientific technicalities of the issues, the increased role of scientific uncertainty in environmental policy making requires that we re-examine the methods used in decision-making. Previously, policymakers use scientific data to support their decision-making disciplinary boundaries are less useful because uncertain environmental policy problems span the natural sciences, engineering, economics, politics, and ethics. The chapter serves as a bridge integrating environmental ecosystem, media, and justice into policy for public health and safety. The chapter attempts to demonstrate the linkage between the environmental policy from a holistic perspective with the interaction of air, water, land, and human on public health and safety.

Integrating Ecosystem Management and Environmental Media for Public Policy on Public Health and Safety

2021 ◽  
pp. 612-629
Author(s):  
Augustine Nduka Eneanya
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
Public Health And Safety

Over the past three decades, the relationship between ecology and public policy has changed because of the increasing role of scientific uncertainty in environmental policy making. While earlier policy questions might have been solved simply by looking at the scientific technicalities of the issues, the increased role of scientific uncertainty in environmental policy making requires that we re-examine the methods used in decision-making. Previously, policymakers use scientific data to support their decision-making disciplinary boundaries are less useful because uncertain environmental policy problems span the natural sciences, engineering, economics, politics, and ethics. The chapter serves as a bridge integrating environmental ecosystem, media, and justice into policy for public health and safety. The chapter attempts to demonstrate the linkage between the environmental policy from a holistic perspective with the interaction of air, water, land, and human on public health and safety.

Strengthening the Role of Public Health in Environmental Policy

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Burke ◽  
Nadia M. Shalauta ◽  
Nga L. Tran
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Policy

scholarly journals "Localization": A means to reduce negative transportation impacts in the "natural city"

2004 ◽  
Vol 71 (427-429) ◽  
pp. 233-235
Author(s):  
Natalie Helferty
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Urban And Regional Planning ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Applied Ecology ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
The City

The author runs "Natural Heritage Consulting" in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. She is a former Adjunct Professor at Ryerson University having taught Applied Ecology as a joint program between the School of Occupational and Public Health and the School of Urban and Regional Planning. She has provided environmental policy input on government initiatives such as the formation of the Greenbelt around the City of Toronto in her capacity as a member of the Province of Ontario's Greenbelt Task Force. The text that follows is a revised and edited version of a paper presented by the author at the Natural City conference - "Success Stories" - organized by the Centre for Environment, University of Toronto from 31 May to 2 June, 2006.

The Clean Hotel Room: A Public Health Imperative

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-550
Author(s):  
Grace Sembajwe ◽  
Kenneth Spaeth ◽  
Jonathan Dropkin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Hotel Room ◽  
Social Governance ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Policy Level

As the hotel industry leads in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria, cleaning hotel rooms on a daily basis promotes public health. This activity leads to cleaner air and reduces the potential for exposure and spread of biohazards. Daily room cleaning is also in direct concordance with building a robust and effective green (environmental) policy. Although guests will always have the option to choose individual frequency, at the hotel management and policy level, daily room cleaning and checks are part of a sound greening program, consistent with advancements and innovation in environmental and social governance programs that are integral to public safety and health.

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