environmental health

Executive Summary Because living organisms, including humans, are part of the environment they reflect what is in their surroundings. Traces of a large variety of both natural and man-made compounds can be found in the tissues and fluids of humans as a result of exposure to these compounds in air, soil, water, food, and consumer products.
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) recently completed two studies in which experts evaluated environmental health sections of textbooks. Below are summaries of each study's findings. The First Study
New York, NY, December 23, 1998¬America's high school health textbooks fail to convey sound, accurate, and balanced information about environmental health issues. So says a study published in the November/December issue of the Journal of Health Education. The study was conducted by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), a New York-based public health advocacy group.