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Appendix D: Glossary
Appendix D: Glossary
Pages 185-195
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WHO/SDE/WSH/01.07. Geneva: World Health Organization [online]
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CEQ was established…by Congress as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and additional responsibilities were provided by the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970."7 Determinants of health: Many factors contribute to the health of individuals or communities. "Whether people are healthy or not, is determined by their circumstances and environment.
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Environmental impact statement (EIS) : The "detailed statement" required by the National Environmental Policy Act for proposed major federal actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment."11 It is prepared prior to a federal agency making a decision on the proposed action and must include an analysis of the effects of the proposed action and reasonable alternatives to it.12 Environmental, social, and health impact assessment (ESHIA)
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World Health Organization [online]
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Instead the system has developed a modern understanding of this term based on the following: self-identification as indigenous peoples at the individual level and accepted by the community as their member; historical continuity with pre-colonial and/or pre-settler societies; strong link to territories and surrounding natural resources; distinct social, economic or political systems; 23 PHI (Public Health Institute)
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study are raw material acquisition, materials manufacture, production, use/reuse/maintenance, and waste management."27 National Environmental Policy Act: A U.S. federal law that requires federal agencies in the executive branch to "integrate environmental values into their decision-making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions."28 It establishes U.S.
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.39 Stakeholder: Any individual or group that will be affected by the outcome of a decision. Stakeholders may include the affected community or specific interest groups, individuals, or organizations that have an economic stake in the outcome and the proponents of a project.40 State environmental policy act: Legislation that "provides a way to identify possible environmental impacts that may result from governmental decisions [at the state-level]
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It has become, in the United States, a widespread method of controlling urban and suburban construction and removing congestion and other defects of existing plans."44 42 UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)
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