Abstract

ROA, LAURA ALEJANDRA  and  PESCADOR VARGAS, BEATRIZ. HEALTH OF THE HUMAN BEING AND HARMONY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. rev.fac.med [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.1, pp.111-122. ISSN 0121-5256.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rmed.2335.

The human body is in a constant process of dynamism and evolution as a result of its interaction with the environment, where the balance between organs and functions is modified as a consequence of the change in the external environment, causing the appearance of diseases related to physical, chemical and biological. The health of people depends on their ability to create a harmonious relationship with the environment, for this reason not only must take into account the effect that environmental agents can generate on health but also the actions that the individual performs to maintain the Integrity of these natural environments. Individual health is clearly linked to the health of the community and the environment where a person lives, works or has fun. Large-scale, global-scale environmental hazards that threaten human health include climate change, depletion of stratospheric ozone layer, loss of biological diversity, changes in hydrological systems and freshwater reserves, degradation of land and the pressures exerted on food production systems. To appreciate this scale and the type of influence on human health requires a new perspective focused on ecosystems and recognize that the foundation of good health in populations depends to a large extent on the stability that systems that maintain life in the biosphere. The objective of this article is to raise awareness of the relationship between environment and health, and to seek mechanisms that allow us to evaluate and prevent any environmental factors capable of adversely affecting the quality of life of current and future communities.

Keywords : Environmental health; Quality of life; Conservation; Mortality; Morbidity.

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