SLP Module 1: Ethical Dilemma in Environmental Health

SLP MODULE 1
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Introduction: Ethical Dilemma in Environmental Health
To begin with, it is important to consider the definition of environmental health. According to the World Health Organization, there are two simultaneous definitions of environmental health. The first definition relates to the effects of the environment on human health; the second one relates to environmental health services. However, the first definition suits this paper. Based on this definition, environmental health consists of all aspects relating to human health (the quality of life included) that tend to be influenced by chemical, physical, biological, psychosocial, and social factors present in the surrounding environment. Still in this context, environmental health may refer to the practice as well as theory of assessing and refining, controlling and eliminating potentially harmful factors that may affect human populations presently and in the future (Bayer & Beauchamp, 2007).
A classic example of an environmental health dilemma is pollution, specifically air pollution. Globalization has created new era modern crises that have further led to significant changes in what is normally as good and bad, wrong and right. Air pollution poses great health risks not only to human health, but also to plants and animals. Ethically, there are a lot of study materials on pollutants ranging from disposal methods of pollutants to storage, recycling, and also responsibility. Currently, the biggest environmental health ethical debate rests on channels and means of balancing cleanliness and safe...