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Fig. 1 | Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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From: Establishment of sustainable health science for future generations: from a hundred years ago to a hundred years in the future

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There are three key points of Sustainable Health Science. The first is that it is focusing on not only the current generation but also future generations. Hence society should improve the environment so that possible adverse health effects will be prevented. It is a new public health, “Environmental Preventive Medicine”. The second key point is that it is based on the precautious principle. When a small phenomenon appears, society should take action before the effect becomes obvious. The third key point is that it should be “Transdisciplinary Science”. Medical science alone is not enough to protect future generation’s health. Many other sciences, for example architectural and engineering sciences should be involved

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