Author(s): Carvalhais, Carlos ; Pereira, Cristiana C. ; Santos, Joana
Date: 2025
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/30472
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Subject(s): Environmental health; Occupational health; Work hazards; Health promotion
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “good health depends on clean air, a stable climate, and a preserved natural environment, as well as access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. It also requires protection from harmful radiation, unsafe chemical management, and unhealthy working conditions. A healthy environment could prevent nearly a quarter of the global disease burden”. In line with this, environmental health is defined as the science that “addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments”.
