Environmental Health

Follow the links below to find information on environmental health issues, including the health effects of pollution, pesticides and radiation.

Reviewed February 2009

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Electromagnetic Fields
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Links to information on the health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF).
Environmental Health Services
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Links to information on services related to environmental health.
Environmental Poisoning
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Links to information about poisoning due to exposure to environmental pollutants, including agricultural and veterinary chemicals, heavy metals and asbestos.
Occupational Asthma
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Links to information about occupational asthma and the relationship between the work environment and asthma.
Passive Smoking
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Links to information on the health effects of passive smoking.
Pesticides
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Links to information about pesticides and pest control.
Radiation Effects on Health
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Links to information on the effects of radiation, including radioactive fallout and waste, on health.
Waste Disposal
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Links to information on waste disposal and the health issues for some types of waste.
Workplace Safety
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Title:   Environmental Health Committee (enHealth)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Environmental Health Committee (enHealth) is a subcommittee of the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC).
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Overseas recruitment programs
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page provides information on government, non-govenrment, and state/territory overseas recruitment programs.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Physical environment
Publisher:   Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Description:   These web pages provide information and resources about aspects of the physical environment that influence the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. You will find info about: housing, water, electricity, and waste and sewage removal systems.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Overview of environmental health
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments. This definition excludes behaviour not related to environment, as well as behaviour related to the social and cultural environment, and genetics.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Environmental Health Services
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on services related to environmental health.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   The National Environmental Health Strategy 2007 - 2012
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The National Environmental Health Strategy 2007 - 2012 (the Strategy) was approved by the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC) on the 11-12 October 2007. The Strategy provides direction for environmental health management across Australia and identifies the Australian environmental health sectors' role in developing and supporting infrastructure for health protection.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Environmental sanitary interventions for preventing active trachoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Trachoma is the commonest cause of preventable vision loss and is common in poor communities. Repeated bouts of conjunctivitis caused by chlamydia infection lead to scarring and turning in of the eyelid. The lashes rub the cornea causing opacification a...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Indigenous Environmental Health: Report of the Fourth National Conference 2002
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report aims to contribute to the debate surrounding environmental health issues and seeks to increase understanding and awareness, with a particular focus on Indigenous Environmental Health workers.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publisher:   Department of Health and Human Services (US)
Description:   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC is responsible for the public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. The CDC is also globally recognized for conducting research and investigations, and for its action oriented approach.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Management of asbestos in the non-occupational environment
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This document is primarily intended for environment and health agencies and local authorities conducting risk assessments and determining risk management strategies for the control of asbestos in the non-occupational environment
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   Indigenous environmental health: report of the second national workshop
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   This second Indigenous Environmental Health publication brings together the issues identified by the conference and workshop participants and provides advice on progress and recommendations from the second workshop. The key topics identified by the conference participants were: training; career path; support; representation; working in partnership.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Asthma and the hygiene hypothesis - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read all about the hygiene hypothesis, and how it relates to increased prevalence of asthma throughout the world.
Date:   Mar 2003
Title:   Indigenous environmental health: report of the Third National Conference
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   The conference was held in November 2000 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. The report aims to contribute to the debate around, and increase the understanding and awareness of, environmental health issues facing Indigenous communities focussing in particular on Environmental Health Workers.
Date:   Nov 2001
Title:   Environmental health risk perception in Australia
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   This is one of the most comprehensive surveys of the attitudes of the Australian public toward the subject of environmental health.
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