The role of nurses in promoting enviromental protection

Zdravlje je stanje potpune tjelesne, mentalne i društvene dobrobiti“. Na temelju te definicije možemo opisati zdravlje okoliša kao slobodu od bolesti ili ozljeda koje su posljedica izloženosti štetnim i otrovnim agensima i okolišnim uvjetima potencijalno štetnim za ljudsko zdravlje. Stoga je pravo na zdrav okoliš jedno od osnovnih ljudskih prava, te je nužno poduzimati aktivnosti kojima se sprječavaju ili smanjuju emisije štetnih tvari. Radno okruženje svake medicinske sestre/tehničara su dom, bolnica, klinike, škole. Svako to područje spada u nadležnost medicinske sestre/tehničara, te predstavlja teren na kojem je moguće djelovati s ciljem poboljšanja stanja okoliša, te ljudskog zdravlja. U ovom radu prikazat će se važnost zaštite okoliša za očuvanje ljudskog zdravlja, razlozi važnosti uloge medicinske sestre/ tehničara u promicanju zaštite okoliša, moguće aktivnosti sprječavanja onečišćenja i/ili smanjenja štetnih posljedica na zdravlje u njihovim radnim jedinicama, te primjeri uspješnosti njihovog utjecaja na formiranje javnih politika u području zaštite okoliša.Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being". Based on this definition, we can describe environmental health as freedom from disease or injury resulting from exposure to harmful and toxic agents and environmental conditions potentially harmful to human health. Therefore, the right to a healthy environment is one of the basic human rights, and it is necessary to undertake activities that prevent or reduce emissions of harmful substances. The work environment of every nurse/technician is home, hospital, clinics, schools. Each of these areas falls under the jurisdiction of the nurse/technician, and represents a terrain where it is possible to act with the aim of improving the state of the environment and human health. This paper will present the importance of environmental protection for the preservation of human health, the reasons for the importance of the role of nurses/technicians in promoting environmental protection, possible activities to prevent pollution and/or reduce harmful effects on health in their work units, and examples of the success of their influence on the formation public policies in the field of environmental protection