Environmental Health

Environmental Impacts on Human Health in Developed and Developing Countries

There is a large gap between developed and developing countries in terms of the attention given to environmental concerns . As a general rule developing nations place the environment low on their list of priorities . Managing the ecosystem takes a back seat to economic advancement and industrialization , which are seen as more pressing needs . On the other hand , developed nations generally take a more proactive role in environment management because they have the budget and the technology to do so . They have

also recognized that further economic development can no longer do without sustainable environmental practices (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development , 2001 .Stemming from this basic difference of priorities is the great disparity between the environment 's impacts on the health of people living in the First World and those living in the Third World . However , it is simplistic to assume that the former are invariably healthier than the latter . While it is true that developing nations use less environmentally-friendly practices , the sheer level of industrialization and commercialization in developed countries sometimes means that these countries produce far more pollution and thus create more health problems for their citizens

A comprehensive assessment of the interaction between human health and the natural environment is not possible given the length of this Nevertheless , this essay will explore some differences between First and Third World nations with regards to two selected major public health issues , namely , air pollution and water pollution

Air...