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Public Health & Agriculture
The way we produce food has serious implications for public health. Agricultural production methods can adversely affect the quality of our soil, air and water, and also contribute to; biodiversity loss and climate change. These same methods can result in hazards for workers,local communities, and consumers – due to contaminants in their food. Health professionals and health advocates are increasingly recognizing these concerns. Recommended resources on this topic: (See also: Other Browse by Subject topics for resources that focus on specific issues that link public health and agriculture.) Reports & Other Documents
Toward a Healthy, Sustainable Food System – Policy Statement. American Public Health Association, November 2007.
Food and Nutrition Professionals Can Implement Practices to Conserve Natural Resources and Support Ecological Sustainability American Dietetic Association, June 2007.
World agriculture: towards 2030/2050 – Prospects for food, nutrition, agriculture and major commodity groups Food and Agriculture Organization (U.N.), June 2006.
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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Yesterday’s dinner, tomorrow’s weather, today’s news? US newspaper coverage of food system contributions to climate change R.A. Neff, et al. Publ Health Nutr;
Human health problems associated with current agricultural food production R.V. Bhat. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr; 2008.
Agriculture and health: overview, themes, and moving forward C. Hawkes, et al. Food Nutr Bull, June 2007.
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Relevant Organizations
American Public Health Association Community Food Security Coalition Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ... more
Additional Tools & Resources
“The Agriculture-Public Health Connection” Lecture by Robert Lawrence at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 2007.
Better Food: For the Health of People and the Planet Fact sheet by Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
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