scholarly journals POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Pratibha Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Organization

Over the last three decades there has been increasing global concern over the public health impacts attributed to environmental pollution, in particular, the global burden of disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about a quarter of the diseases facing mankind today occur due to prolonged exposure to environmental pollution. Most of these environment-related diseases are however not easily detected and may be acquired during childhood and manifested later in adulthood. Improper management of solid waste is one of the main causes of environmental pollution and degradation in many cities, especially in developing countries. Many of these cities lack solid waste regulations and proper disposal facilities, including for harmful waste. Such waste may be infectious, toxic or radioactive. Municipal waste dumping sites are designated places set aside for waste disposal. Depending on a city’s level of waste management, such waste may be dumped in an uncontrolled manner, segregated for recycling purposes, or simply burnt. Poor waste management poses a great challenge to the well-being of city residents, particularly those living adjacent the dumpsites due to the potential of the waste to pollute water, food sources, land, air and vegetation. The poor disposal and handling of waste thus leads to environmental degradation, destruction of the ecosystem and poses great risks to public health.

scholarly journals POLLUTION AND HUMAN HEALTH

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Seema Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World ◽  
Human Need ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Health Organization

Over the last three decades there has been increasing global concern over the public health impacts attributed to environmental pollution, in particular, the global burden of disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about a quarter of the diseases facing mankind today occur due to prolonged exposure to environmental pollution.  Recent reports have shown that approximately around 50,000 people dies daily due to water pollution only. The main reason behind this rapid increase in pollution is the Human greed of development and industrialization.   Recent reports have shown that with this rapid rate of conservation of natural sources of energy, natural biomass sources would completely vanish from the earth in less than 20years. Clearly, Human Greed has taken over human need of development. In this blind race of industrialization, mankind has forgotten that how much it is affecting our environment and what drastic results would occur if we continue to disrespect the nature.  With this rate of pollution, many severe issues such as Global Warming and depletion of ozone layer etc.

scholarly journals Використання різних технологічних рішень у сфері поводження з твердими відходами при оцінці ризиків щодо здоров'я населення

2018 ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
П. В. Писаренко ◽  
М. С. Самойлік ◽  
О. Ю. Диченко
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Incineration ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact

Поводження з відходами є однією з найбільш важливих еколого-економічних та соціальних проблем регіонального розвитку. У статті запропоновано методичні підходи до оцінювання ризику здоров’ю населення від забруднення довкілля під час поводження з твердими відходами, які включають комплексну інвентаризацію викидів забруднюючих речовин та оцінку експозиції; визначення ризику миттєвих токсичних ефектів та ризику хронічного впливу з урахуванням сукупної дії забруднюючих речовин на організм людини; розрахунок екологічного ризику з урахуванням економічного збитку від забруднення довкілля; прогноз соціально-економічного розвитку регіону за різних технологічних рішень у сфері поводження з твердими відходами у залежності від рівня екологічного ризику. Проведена оцінка впливу існуючої системи поводження з твердими відходами на здоров’я населення на прикладі Полтавської області дала змогу встановити, що найбільший ризик для здоров’я, як і економічний збиток від забруднення навколишнього середовища складає перший сценарій – існуюча ситуація. Найбільш ризикованим і небезпечним для здоров’я населення є будівництво сміттєспалювальних заводів, тобто четвертий сценарій є неприйнятним для області. Обґрунтовано, що найменш ризикованим і безпечним для здоров’я населення та навколишнього середовища в області є будівництво чотирьох сміттєсортувальних станцій або двох заводів із компостування. The problem of waste management is one of the most important ecological-economic and social problems of regional development. Therefore, the article proposes methodological approaches to the assessment of the public health from environmental pollution dealing with solid waste, which includes a comprehensive inventory of pollutant emissions and exposure assessment; determination of the risk of immediate toxic effects and the risk of chronic exposure, taking into account the combined effects of pollutants on the human body; calculation of ecological risk taking into account economic damage for environmental pollution; forecast of socio-economic development of the region for various technological solutions in the field of solid waste management, depending on the level of environmental risk. An assessment of the impact of the existing solid waste management system on the public health on the example of the Poltava region has made it possible to establish that the greatest risk to health, as well as the economic damage caused by environmental pollution, is the first scenario – the current situation. The most risky and dangerous for the public health is the construction of waste incineration plant; this scenario is unacceptable for the region. It is substantiated that the least risky and safe for the public health and the environment in the region is the construction of four waste sorting stations or two composting plants.

scholarly journals How Loud and Clear Rung the Alarm Bell: The Communication Efforts of WHO on the Beginning of COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
pp. 002073142110249
Author(s):  
Huriye Toker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
International Development ◽  
International Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Releases ◽  
The Media ◽  
Credible Information ◽  
Health Organization

As seen clearly from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health is an important foreign policy and diplomatic issue connected with security, economic well-being, and international development. According to risk communication researchers, effective, transparent, and timely information sharing is the most important tool after vaccines for responding to pandemics. This study aims to start a scholarly discussion on the risk communication efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO) during the COVID-19 outbreak. We analyzed WHO’s communication efforts during the first 3 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the leading international health organization, WHO was responsible for providing rapid, up-to-date, and credible information for the public and the media. The selected research items were 42 news releases and statements provided by WHO between December 31, 2019, and March 30, 2020. These were subjected to qualitative and quantitative content analyses using the NVivo 12 qualitative analysis software program for coding. The data were coded under 6 variables (date of publication, topics, frequency, wording of the COVID-19 outbreak, sourcing, and themes of the releases). While 54.7% of WHO's communications were devoted to the COVID-19 outbreak, more than half were not issued until March. That is, instead of early risk communication and clear warnings about the outbreak, WHO acted overcautiously, preferring messages related to solidarity and cooperation during the most devastating pandemic of the 21st century.

Triage Management, Survival, and the Law in the Age of Ebola

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M Burkle ◽  
Christopher M Burkle
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
International Health ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Population Based ◽  
World Health ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
The Public ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractLiberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea lack the public health infrastructure, economic stability, and overall governance to stem the spread of Ebola. Even with robust outside assistance, the epidemiological data have not improved. Vital resource management is haphazard and left to the discretion of individual Ebola treatment units. Only recently has the International Health Regulations (IHR) and World Health Organization (WHO) declared Ebola a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, making this crisis their fifth ongoing level 3 emergency. In particular, the WHO has been severely compromised by post-2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) staffing, budget cuts, a weakened IHR treaty, and no unambiguous legal mandate. Population-based triage management under a central authority is indicated to control the transmission and ensure fair and decisive resource allocation across all triage categories. The shared responsibilities critical to global health solutions must be realized and the rightful attention, sustained resources, and properly placed legal authority be assured within the WHO, the IHR, and the vulnerable nations. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1-6)

scholarly journals Deafening silence on a vital issue: The World Health Organization has ignored the sexuality of persons with disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Peta
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Social Welfare System ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

In 2016, the World Health Organization, through the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology Initiative, issued the Priority Assistive Products List which is meant to be a guide to member states of the 50 assistive products needed for a basic health care and/or social welfare system; it is also a model from which nations can develop their national priority assistive products lists. The aim of this opinion paper is to share my views about the Priority Assistive Products List on the grounds that it makes no distinct mention of sexual assistive devices, yet research has indicated that sexuality is an area of great concern for persons with disabilities. In any case, sexuality forms a core part of being human, and it impacts on both the physical and mental well-being of all human beings. I conclude in part that, in its present format, the list perpetuates the myth that persons with disabilities are asexual beings who are innocent of sexual thoughts, feelings and experiences. The list also propagates the stereotype that sexuality is a sacred, private, bedroom matter that should be kept out of the public domain, to the detriment of the health and well-being of persons with disabilities.

scholarly journals The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2 (WHODAS 2.0): remarks on the need to revise the WHODAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamyr Castro ◽  
Camila Ferreira Leite ◽  
Michaela Coenen ◽  
Cassia Maria Buchalla
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Public Health Perspective ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
The Public ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Functioning Assessment

Functioning and disability are concepts in increasing use in clinical settings and in public health. From the public health perspective, the use of functioning as a third health indicator could show more than the frequency of a disease and its death rates, offering information on how the population performs its activities and participation. Clinically, the functioning assessment can provide information for patient-centered health care and specific clinical interventions according to their functioning profile. WHODAS 2.0 is a generic tool to assess health and functioning according to the ICF functioning model. It is an alternative to assess functioning in a less time-consuming way, whereas the duration of the application is one of the main ICF critiques. This paper aims to present some of WHODAS 2.0 inconsistencies and weaknesses as well as strategies to cope with them. In this paper, we present some weaknesses related to the WHODAS layout; wording and scoring process. Some suggestions for strategies to correct these weaknesses are presented, as well.

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