An improvement of the local environmental health relevant parameters might be one of the most important measures for health care. However, it is also one of the most difficult tasks as effective measures will mostly need cooperations with public authorities in areas such as pollution, water or air quality, traffic, stress and many more.
Access to information and data, public participation and political engagement are central elements for an effective engagement.The article on "Local Environmental Health Analysis as a Tool for Environment and Health" gives an example about concepts and possibilities for local environmental health engagement.

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