The Environment

Air and water quality affect the lives of everything on this planet and should be closely guarded.

Our environment is your health. The Collaborative on Health and the Environment states that “chronic diseases and disabilities have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, affecting more than 100 million men, women and children, which is more than one-third of our population… Scientific evidence increasingly indicates a relationship between a range of environmental factors and these diseases and conditions.” For more environmental information, visit the Collaborative on Health and the Environment .

You can find steps to improve your personal environment at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

You can also find more information on the environment and health as well as action ideas for environmental improvement at the Commonweal website.