A green bill of health: a new agenda for health and environment policy

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A healthy environment is a prerequisite for good health. Yet despite the importance we place on our health, surprisingly little thought and few resources go into tackling the environmental reasons why we get sick. From the links between chronic lung disease and air pollution to the high health costs of cheap food, the way we manage and interact with our environment affects our health.

This collection of essays examines the underlying environmental causes of sickness. The authors urge us to take a broader view of public health and consider how a new focus on healthy people through healthy environments could reap huge social,economic and environmental benefits.

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