Ecological determinants of health: food and environment on human health

‘ Environment and Food ’ or Population , Health , Environment , and Food ?

A s commentators on Colin Sage’s book Environment and Food (Sage 2012) and with one of us as a member of the ‘meet the critics’ ’ session at AAG 2012, we are pleased to collaborate with fellow critics and Sage on furthering the compelling debates he develops in his timely and sharply executed book. Together, as a geographer (David) dedicated to coupled human-land systems – and as a reviewer for...

evidence of adverse selection in irans health insurance market

در این تحقیق به مطالعه وجود انتخاب نامساعد(کژ گزینی) در بازار بیمه درمان تکمیلی ایران پرداخته شده است. داده های مورد نیاز توسط پرسشنامه و به روش نمونه گیری خوشه ای جمع آوری شده است. پرسشنامه ها در میان افراد شاغل ساکن شهر تهران توریع شد. در این تحقیق با استفاده از تخمین دو مدل لجستیک و به دست آوردن ضریب همبستگی میان تقاضای بیمه درمان تکمیلی و رخداد خسارت به بررسی موضوع مورد نظر پرداخته شده است....

Food Policy: Integrating Health, Environment and Society

The social determinants of health, health equity, and human rights.

This article explores the benefits of a rights-based approach to health according greater attention to the social determinants of health, health equity, and the power structure. It uses the report issued by the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), "Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health," as a l...

Impact of Fluoride on Environment & Human Health

Fluoride is a threat to the environment and human health. Developed and developing countries are facing so many problems due to presence of fluoride in the drinking water. Human exposure to fluoride has mushroomed since World War II, due to not only fluoridated water and toothpaste but to the environmental pollution by major industries, from aluminum to pesticides, where fluoride is a critical ...