Abstract
Abstract The previous chapters have shown how, as countries develop, the health challenges faced by their populations change: from infectious disease, insufficient nutrition and childbirth challenges to non-communicable diseases linked to increased risk factors including old age, polluted environments, sedentary lifestyles and poor diets. Challenges also arise from the types of industry on which regions' economies rely and the impact this has on the environments in which their populations live. Overall, this book has attempted to present the background evidence on the relationship between global environmental change and human health - the health of current and future generations. While rising incomes and a variety of other factors have led to substantial progress in human health, this progress has been uneven across the globe. If pollution and global environmental change are not seriously tackled, the health of future generations could be seriously undermined.
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