Global environmental change and health: impacts, inequalities, and the health sector

Human pressures on the environment are damaging the world’s biophysical and ecological systems. A J McMichael and colleagues discuss the resulting unequal effects on health and set out strategies to help prevent and lessen the harm

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Published in:	BMJ Vol. 336; no. 7637; pp. 191 - 194
Main Authors:	McMichael, A J, Friel, S, Nyong, A, Corvalan, C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 26-01-2008 British Medical Association BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Edition:	International edition
Subjects:	Analysis Biological and medical sciences Climate change Environment. Living conditions Environmental aspects Environmental Health Epidemiology General aspects Global environmental change Global Health Goals Greenhouse Effect Health and wellness Health benefits Health Planning Health Policy Health Status Human influences Humans Medical personnel Medical sciences Miscellaneous Professional Role Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Management Sustainable agriculture Sustainable food systems Sustainable water management World Medicine Health status Health and environment Social aspect Public health Inequality
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Summary:	Human pressures on the environment are damaging the world’s biophysical and ecological systems. A J McMichael and colleagues discuss the resulting unequal effects on health and set out strategies to help prevent and lessen the harm
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ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.39392.473727.AD