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Thinking Sustainable Development - Acting for health
An introduction to better Environmental Health Practice, using the Sustainable Development Model of integrating economic, social and environmental goals.
This booklet is a precis of material collected from 1999 to 2001 in different consultations with stakeholders, combined with up to date information on current local and community activities based on sustainable development. It uses material from the First International Congress on Integrating Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Practice and post-Congress Workshop (1999) as developed by a consortium consisting of Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, University of the Sunshine Coast and Queensland Health.
The objective of this booklet is to provide a reminder for environmental health practitioners and policy makers of the application of the sustainable development model to their practices for better health outcomes. It provides a rationale for the inclusion of health on the sustainable development agenda and action for better environmental health practice using the sustainable development paradigm. Action is recommended nationally, regionally and locally through partnership with key organisations, stakeholders and the community.
PDF printable version of Thinking Sustainable Development - Acting for health (PDF 174 KB)
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