Open AccessHealthy Islands in the Western Pacific--international settings development
Author(s) -
Gauden Galea,
Brent Powis,
Stephen A. Tamplin
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
health promotion international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.705
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2245
pISSN - 0957-4824
DOI - 10.1093/heapro/15.2.169
Subject(s) - human settlement , sustainable development , economic growth , political science , health promotion , promotion (chess) , developing country , population , global health , geography , environmental protection , environmental health , health care , medicine , economics , archaeology , politics , law
The health-related global conferences of the 1990s have highlighted the close relationship between health promotion and protection the environment and sustainable development. The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Brazil); the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (Egypt); the 1994 Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (Barbados); the 1996 United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Turkey); and the 1997 Conference on Health Promotion (Indonesia) all recognized the importance of improving peoples health and protecting their living environment as an integral part of achieving sustainable economic growth. (excerpt)
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