Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary (2002) / Chapter Skim
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1 Perspective on Environmental Health
1 Perspective on Environmental Health
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Passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974 and the Clean Air Amendments in 1977 was crucial to the future of environmental health in the United States. Key legislation in 1972 and 1976 required analysis of chemicals to which the public might be exposed through food or other pathways, and the Superfund statute in 1980 addressed hazardous waste disposal.
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The current debate on the patients' rights bill shows some respect for the rights of patients and may lead to legislation, but it does not address the basic issue, which is that 43 million people in this country do not have adequate health care. Patient rights are irrelevant for these 43 million people, because they have no one to sue.
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In a village at the foot of a river, people lived peacefully, in harmony with themselves and the environment. One day a woman saw a baby coming down the river screaming, and she called for help.
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