Habib's Garden
Connecting People to Weave a Better World
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Steve Habib Rose. A number of us met this evening and thought that this group would be a fitting tribute. Lets use this group to recognize, honor and appreciate the many gifts and blessings he bestowed on so many of us. Please add yourself and your reflections.
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Created: Sep 26, 2007
Updated: Jul 22, 2009
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Environmental Health
Environmental HealthEnvironmental health refers to those factors in the environment that can affect human health and well-being, from air pollution to water contamination to the impacts of industrial waste. The environmental health movement began in the 1860s with the rise of industrialization. Along with the conservation movement, it is the most solid citizen-based sector of the modern environmental and sustainability movement. The environmental health movement extended self-protection of the body to concern for the environment that, many times, contributes or causes disease. The environmental health movement works on global issues such as health impacts of Chernobyl and international sales of harmful products, on networked issues like Minimata disease, and on local issues of toxic pollution. It is deeply involved monitoring advertising based on misleading claims, that targets the vulnerable with unhealthy products, and withholds information important to health decision-making.Keywords alternative medicine, ecotoxicology, global public health, epidemiology, genetically modified foods, factory farms, consumer protection legislation, green chemistry, bioremediation, sanitation, food and workplace safety, product safety, organic food standards |
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