Environmental Ethics Relevance to Public Health: Current Narratives and Implications for Policy

Raimi Morufu Olalekan, Ochayi Ekoja Owobi, Babatunde Anu, Okolosi-Patani Innocent Edewor, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Odipe, Adio Zulkarnaini Olalekan and Bilewu Olaolu Oyinlola (2019) “Environmental Ethics Relevance to Public Health: Current Narratives and Implications for Policy”. EC Emergency Medicine and

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Morufu Olalekan Raimi

Federal University Otuoke; Niger Delta University (NDU) - Department of Community Medicine

Ochayi Ekoja Owobi

Daughters of Charity Health Care Services of Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital Kubwa - Department of HIV Medicine

Babatunde Anu

Action against Hunger, Yobe State, Nigeria

Okolosi-Patani innocent Edewor

Environmental Health Management

Oluwaseun Emmanuel Odipe

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Zulkanaini Adio

Kwara State University

Olaolu Oyinlola Bilewu

Department of Public and Environmental Health

Date Written: December 1, 2019

Abstract

The poor state of environment can affect human health and maintaining a perfect environment requires a considerable investment in staff, resources, good communication, willingness to dialogue and be flexible and listening on both side of the table. It is well known that the promotion of human health can also affect the environment. This cause harm to the environment, such as the increased use of fossil fuel, deforestation, pollution and biodiversity reduction. The relationship between the environment and human health creates complex ethical issues related to environmental regulations and health policy decisions. These ethical issues are aimed at increasing and generating emergence of environmental impacts of climate change and new technologies that can affect the environment, such as nanotechnology, genetically modified organisms and biofuels. While, government need to focus on educating its citizen about the importance of environmental health ethic. Promotion and education have proven to be a major contributor to the success of environmental health ethics and is a key to ensuring ethics sustainability.

Keywords: Ethics, Sustainability, Human health, Environmental harm, Good Communication

Suggested Citation

Raimi, Morufu Olalekan and Owobi, Ochayi Ekoja and Anu, Babatunde and Edewor, Okolosi-Patani innocent Edewor and Odipe, Oluwaseun Emmanuel and Adio, Zulkanaini and Bilewu, Olaolu Oyinlola, Environmental Ethics Relevance to Public Health: Current Narratives and Implications for Policy (December 1, 2019). Raimi Morufu Olalekan, Ochayi Ekoja Owobi, Babatunde Anu, Okolosi-Patani Innocent Edewor, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Odipe, Adio Zulkarnaini Olalekan and Bilewu Olaolu Oyinlola (2019) “Environmental Ethics Relevance to Public Health: Current Narratives and Implications for Policy”. EC Emergency Medicine and, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3507088

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Ochayi Ekoja Owobi

Daughters of Charity Health Care Services of Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital Kubwa - Department of HIV Medicine ( email )

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Babatunde Anu

Action against Hunger, Yobe State, Nigeria

Nigeria

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Environmental Health Management ( email )

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Oluwaseun Emmanuel Odipe

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Zulkanaini Adio

Kwara State University ( email )

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Malete
Nigeria

Olaolu Oyinlola Bilewu

Department of Public and Environmental Health ( email )

Department of Public and Environmental Health
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Nigeria
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