incident report

impact of air pollution [ air pollution impact ]

Canadian Handbook on Health Impact Assessment Volume 2: Decision Making in Environmental Health Impact Assessment

health impact assessment | HIA

cost of pollution [ cost of damage to environment | cost of damage to health ]

Assessing the Impact of Health Reforms on Seniors. Part 1 : A Synthesis Report of Health Reforms and Seniors' Perceptions of the Health System

Development: Women in urban areas: population, nutrition and health factors for women in development, including migration, drug consumption and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

(53)In terms of societal challenges, the 2008 Eurobarometer opinion poll across the 2 EU countries revealed that for most citizens a healthy environment is as important to their quality of life as the state of the economy. A 64% majority considers that environmental protection must be given priority over the competitiveness of the economy. However, 42% of the citizens still feel badly informed – especially about the health impacts of pollution. At the same time, 63% agree that policies aimed at protecting the environment are a motivation to innovate.

Table 1: Principal health and ecosystem impacts of air pollution in 2010

Continued attention should be paid to health and environment (chemicals and air born pollution impacts).

(53)In terms of societal challenges, the 2008 Eurobarometer opinion poll across the 2 EU countries revealed that for most citizens a healthy environment is as important to their quality of life as the state of the economy. A 64% majority considers that environmental protection must be given priority over the competitiveness of the economy. However, 42% of the citizens still feel badly informed – especially about the health impacts of pollution. At the same time, 63% agree that policies aimed at protecting the environment are a motivation to innovate.