Page 82 - Human Rights

Faculty of Nursing
Adult care Nursing Department

While centered on the human person as a social being, public health has progressively grown to

recognize the constant dialogue between the human being and nature.

It does not mean the recognition of intrinsic value to the environment; rather, it is to recognize

that in its essence, human life is part of a whole and thus, inseparable blew from the
commonwealth of life (Lidgerwood and Broadhurst 2000).

With its many facets, the environment has earned the scrutiny and protection of society,
particularly in the last decade.

It is not only its contribution to health that is now being considered but also the inescapable fact

that without a healthy and sustain able environment, human life is at stake.

In a broad sense, the environment is, per se, everything that involves the human being in their

interaction with society and nature (One Health).

The United Nations has played a decisive role over the past few years through the establishment
of the Sustainable Development Goals that put health and sustainable development at the

epicenter of global policy Deci sons (United Nations 2020).

This includes many aspects central to full human development such as the treatment of waste and
toxic residues, basic sanitation, and the quality of drinking water (Capon and Corallina 2018).

In recent years, there has been a gradual improvement in the living conditions of the worldwide

population.

Therefore, a positive impact on health indicators on a global scale is expected (Adams 2016).

The implementation of a truly cross-sector policy requires the development of instruments to

monitor health inequalities (GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators 2018).

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