Health and the Environment report

There is increasing awareness that our health and the environment in which we live are closely linked. Health and the Environment : a compilation of the evidence, from the AIHW, studies the relationship between health and a selected list of natural environmental factors (such as temperature and ultraviolet radiation) and human environmental factors (such as housing and transport). The results show that our surroundings can influence our physical health and mental wellbeing in both positive and negative ways and that human intervention can play a vital role in exacerbating or reducing health risks.