Future investment

Abstract

SUSTAINABILITY IS ONE OF those buzz words that is often used, but I suspect is poorly understood. In the last few decades of the 20th century, scientific support began to demonstrate overwhelming evidence for global climate change and major environmental impacts that have the real possibility of resulting in significant impacts on the health and well-being of current and future generations. Unfortunately, up until now, public health practitioners have not seemed to play as pivotal a role in the process as is necessary. Given this background, the text Sustainability and health provides some welcome answers to the question ?What is the role for public health practitioners in the sustainability governance process??