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	Ecological health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ecological health or ecological integrity or ecological damage is used to refer to symptoms of an ecosystem's pending loss of carrying capacity, its ability to perform nature's services, or a pending ecocide, due to cumulative causes such as pollution.
		Measures of ecological health, like measures of the more specific principle of biodiversity, tend to be specific to an ecoregion or even to an ecosystem.
		In general, low confrontation and much attention to political virtues is thought to be important to maintaining ecological health, as it is far faster and simpler to destroy an ecosystem than protect it - thus wars on behalf of ecosystem integrity may simply lead to more rapid despoliation and loss due to competition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecological_health (545 words)

	Science & Environmental Health Network - Ecological Medicine
		“Ecological medicine” is a term coined by Carolyn Raffensperger, SEHN’s executive director, in 2001 for a new field of inquiry and action to reconcile the care and health of ecosystems, populations, communities, and individuals.
		The health of Earth’s ecosystem is the foundation of all health.
		Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) believes that the medical industry should not be a source of harm to public health and the environment, and that it is possible to move toward operating in an ecologically sustainable manner without compromising patient safety or care.
	www.sehn.org /emandeh.html (1244 words)

	Environmental Health Perspectives 105-12, 1997: Editorial
		Ecological conceptual models include analogous exposures as well as routes of exposure that are not appropriate to humans, such as respiring water, and indirect effects such as loss of food resources or habitat structure.
		While health risk assessors tend to focus on the maximally exposed individual at a designated exposure point, ecological risk assessors must consider the distributions of exposures of individuals relative to the ranges and dynamics of populations or communities.
		Health risk assessments are less often iterated, and even when they are, they tend to begin and end with the same prescribed conservative models and assumptions.
	ehp.niehs.nih.gov /docs/1997/105-12/editorial.html (1501 words)

	Science & Environmental Health Network - Ecological Medicine: Public Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
		Public health practice requires, therefore, maintaining or creating the conditions in which the health of individuals and communities may be most fully realized.
		Public health practice is concerned not only with the treatment of disease, but also its prevention, and relies on conscious awareness of the dependence of human health on the health of the ecosystems in which we live.
	www.sehn.org /pubhealth.html (386 words)

	Biomonitoring And Bioindicators For Human And Ecological Health
		The Ecological Health Group is developing an overall biological monitoring plan that includes all levels of ecological organization, from single species indicators to ecosystem measures, and that includes bioindicators for both human and non-human receptors.
		The Ecological Health Task group suggests that it is possible and advantageous to develop bioindicators that can be used to assess exposure and effect for both human and non-human receptors.
		Ecologists and human health risk assessors can optimize public support for biomonitoring plans by employing bioindicators that can be used for assessing both human and ecological health, and augmenting these with indicators for higher levels of ecological organization.
	www.cresp.org /dcwrkshp/posters/biomont2/biomont2.html (1356 words)

	Book Review: Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The paradox of maintaining ecological health is that we do not know what it means, and we have precious little quantitative data on ecological reference conditions with which to contrast and quantify human-induced changes, along with increasingly fewer places on earth to gather such data.
		In one of the better-understood cases, the recent increase in Lyme disease is traced from abandonment of farmland in eastern North American, through the proliferation of deer via increases in habitat and low predation, to increases in densities of deer ticks that spread the disease to humans.
		is a broad survey of issues related to ecological health and is intended as a primer for practitioners and students.
	www.naep.org /JOURNAL/Review_6(1)8.html (1409 words)

	Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		IEc assembles teams to conduct analyses of health and ecological risks that draw from in-house risk assessment experts with the necessary environmental science background and relevant policy analysis experience.
		This involves identifying ecological receptors and exposure pathways, selecting assessment endpoints, analyzing exposures, and evaluating population and community impacts.
		IEc provides human health and ecological risk assessment support to the U.S. EPA in the following offices: Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation; Office of Emergency and Remedial Response; Office of Solid Waste; Office of Air and Radiation; Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watershed; Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water; and Office of International Activities.
	www.indecon.com /iec_web/practice/humanhealth.asp (984 words)

	Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Their mission is to support rigorous research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), to train researchers in CAM, and to disseminate information to the public and professionals on which CAM modalities work, which do not, and why.
		Ecological medicine is built on the Hippocratic principle of "first do no harm".
		Ecological medicine goes beyond that laudable effort to look more deeply into nature's tenets and merge them with conventional western medicine.
	ex-entropy.blogspot.com /Health (459 words)

	Active Skim View of: Ecological Integrity and Ecological Health Are Not the Same
		-- > Ecological Integrity and Ecological Health Are Not the Same James R Karr The Folly of the Status Quo Environmental issues are not merely a concern of extremists; healthy biological systems are critical to the success, perhaps even survival, of the human species.
		Ecological Integrity and Ecological Health If biotic impoverishment is the problem, then protecting the integrity of biological systems must be the goal.
		Failure to protect ecological integrity and ecological health across all landscapes is probably the most serious threat to the security of individuals, nations, and global human society.
	www.nap.edu /nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?isbn=0309051983&chap=97-110 (627 words)

	Ecological Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ecological risk assessment will miss its mark if it relies on inappropriate surrogates-such as chemical measures assumed to reflect the health of a biota---or if it is only a veneer, a simple substitution of ecological terminology in another pollution-control or human health risk assessment process.
		Ecological integrity and ecological health are not the same
		The key elements of its ecological risk assessments involve valuing the severity and likelihood of occurrence of adverse ecological effects.
	www.instrm.org /cresp1/cresp1/ecol.html (12113 words)

	Measuring Ecological Health, Assessing Ecological Risks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In their presentations, D. Kimberling and M. Hawke will outline the ecological field studies they did this spring at Hanford, and discuss how their approach can enhance communication about ecological concepts among all interested parties, and promote the use of "good science" in decision making.
		To contribute to informed decision making, biologists must improve their understanding and measurement of ecological health, and communicate that understanding to citizens and decision makers.
		Assessing local ecological condition can save effort and taxpayer's money by guiding DOE away from less-productive or unproductive cleanup and from activities that cause ecological damage or simply trade one costly problem for another.
	depts.washington.edu /~fmrwrkr/Abstracts/111c.htm (365 words)

	S576/S376 - Ecology and Human Health - Unit Guide Introduction
		The so-called "new economics" (eg Jacobs, Daly and Cobb) of sustainable development is generating a range of imaginative theoretical innovations relating to the problems of ecological neglect (and, by implication, of human health).
		In any event, these arguments and perspectives must be woven into the picture of the contemporary overgrown and undergoverned human economy which Part 1 of the course seeks to assemble as it reflects successively on the global economy, on cities and on industry.
		identify and assess the importance of a range of newly emerging (or re-emerging) threats to human health likely to originate in or be exacerbated by conditions of ecological decline.
	wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au /istp/units/s576/S576unitguide/intro.html (1217 words)

	Wildlife Trust Announces Publication of "Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice" Seminal Text of New Field
		It examines ecological health issues from various standpoints, including the emergence and resurgence of infectious diseases; the increasing biological effects of toxic chemicals; and the health implications of ecological alterations, such as habitat fragmentation, loss of biodiversity, and global climate and atmospheric changes.
		Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice is an outcome of this seminal conference.
		It is intended to be the standard reference for physicians, veterinarians, public health officials, scientists, and students of conservation biology and ecology who are interested in the field of Conservation Medicine.
	www.ewire.com /display.cfm?Wire_ID=1352 (616 words)

	Environmental Protection Agency
		Toxic air pollutants, also known as hazardous air pollutants, are those pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, or adverse environmental effects.
		EPA is working with state, local, and tribal governments to reduce air toxics releases of 188 pollutants to the environment.
		The Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants -- Detailed information about the health effects of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) is available in separate fact sheets, for nearly every HAP specified in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
	www.epa.gov /air/toxicair/newtoxics.html (1106 words)

	DC Metropolitan Ecological Health Listserv
		The DC Metropolitan Ecological Health Listserv was developed to facilitate communication among greater than 150 individuals in the Washington DC/ Baltimore MD metropolitan area, who have interests in zoological medicine/ conservation medicine/ ecological health. If you desire to be included in the listserv, please contact Ted Y. Mashima at tmashima@umd.edu.
		This program is responsible for a national marine animal health and stranding network, including 2 staff veterinarians that manage and conduct nationwide programs on a variety of ecosystem health issues.
		She is interested in conservation medicine, public health, epidemiology, international veterinary medicine, and foreign animal diseases.
	www.vetmed.vt.edu /Organization/Maryland/ecohealth.asp (4700 words)

	Environmental Health Perspectives: Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		* how the health of terrestrial and marine animals and ecosystems are monitored, and descriptions of innovations using stool DNA and retrovirus evolution as markers of animal population dynamics, stool hormones to indicate species stress, and animal behaviors as proxies for the health of ecosystems
		Despite all that science tells us about the health and environmental problems caused by destruction of rainforests, coral reefs, and other key ecosystems, this destruction largely continues, driven by benefits (even if short-term) that accrue to key actors.
		Policy-relevant science for sustainable conservation in developing countries ought to address poverty (including lack of basic health care) in communities affected by conservation, and to consider costs and benefits (perceived or not) affecting the well-being of all stakeholders, from the local to the multinational.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0CYP/is_4_111/ai_102102870 (918 words)

	Youth with Special Health Care Needs: An Ecological Public Health Approach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
		The public health issue of youth with special health care needs will be addressed, from the perspective of "health ecology".
		Session participants will gain an understanding and appreciation of an ecological approach to carrying on core public health functions in relation to the population of youth with special health care needs.
	apha.confex.com /apha/128am/techprogram/paper_18112.htm (313 words)

	Effects of Mining: Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Risk Analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Because of the experience of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Servico Geológico Minero Argentino, a short course was organized on Effects of Mining: Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Risk Analysis.
		The course was intended for geologists, geochemists, ecologists, chemists, biologists, mine engineers, mine planners, environmental scientists, medical professionals, toxicologists, epidemiologists, pathologists and any other health, environmental and geo-sciences professional with interest on the effect mines and mine-related activities on environmental and human health.
		The core of the course presents a risk analysis outline that includes aspects of ecological characterization, source, transport and fate of contaminants, and ecological and human receptors.
	www.mesc.usgs.gov /products/presentations/10003/10003.asp (286 words)

	ECHOMCSCT
		Ecological Health Organization, Inc. is a statewide, non-profit, advocacy, support, education and referral organization for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and those who care about its prevention. Founded in 1992, ECHO is one of the first organizations in Connecticut linking environmental issues and public health.
		the health and welfare of the chemically
		Ads for products or services does not constitute and endorsement by ECHO. ECHO does not give medical or legal advice. Patients are encouraged to seek a qualified medical practitioners for answers to medical problems and advice of an attorney for legal questions.
	www.echomcsct.homestead.com (175 words)

	Bush Foundation Awards First Ecological Health Program Grants (7/24/02)
		Bush's ecological health program is the 49-year-old foundation's most comprehensive environment-related funding to date.
		Among the recipients of the ecological health grants were Cannon River Watershed Partnership, Inc. and Illusion Theatre and School, Inc. Cannon River received $180,000 for a storm water runoff study and development of best practices in water management for small cities.
		Application to the Bush Foundation ecological health program is a two-step process, beginning with a preliminary letter of interest.
	www.mcf.org /mcf/whatsnew/archives/July2002/bush020724.htm (503 words)

	TVA: Reservoir Ratings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Each site is monitored every other year unless a substantial change in the ecological health score occurs during a two-year cycle.
		When monitoring ecological conditions at each reservoir, TVA takes samples from up to four locations, depending on the reservoir’s size.
		State agencies are responsible for advising the public of health risks from eating contaminated fish.
	www.tva.gov /environment/ecohealth (975 words)

	Ecological Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There is strong evidence that current human activities are compromising the earth’s ability to maintain the health of its ecosystems and to sustain future generations.
		As part of the Bush Foundation’s goal to improve the ecological health of our region, we seek to help people and organizations develop ways to treat ecological health as an interdependent system, rather than as isolated problems to be solved.
		Integration of ecological health across topic areas (e.g., water and land use), across sectors (e.g., public, nonprofit), and across professional disciplines.
	www.bushfoundation.org /programs/EcologicalHealth.htm (870 words)

	The Center for Ecological Health Research, University of California, Davis (no frames support)
		The Center for Ecological Health Research (CEHR) is located at the University of California, Davis.
		Within a few hundred miles of UC Davis are several well known ecosystems that Center researchers are using as long-term case studies to investigate basic science questions in an applied context.
		The complexity, uniqueness and diversity of ecological systems are critical impediments to the practical analysis of problems resulting from multiple stresses.
	ice.ucdavis.edu /cehr (702 words)

	Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation - CRESP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An appropriate ecological yardstick is needed to accurately assess ecological condition.
		At present, Ecological Health Task Group members are developing suites of measures to be used for plants and insects on the Hanford site.
		In addition to gathering their own new data from Hanford, Ecological Health Task Group members are reexamining data that others (e.g., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Nature Conservancy) have gathered over the years to see if they can be integrated into the plant or insect IBIs.
	www.cresp.org /ecology.html (929 words)

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