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THE POWERFUL LINK BETWEEN
CONSERVING LAND
AND PRESERVING HEALTH
By Howard Frumkin and Richard Louv
For the Land Trust Alliance Special Anniversary Report, 2007
Howard Frumkin, M.
D.
, Dr.
P.
H.
, is Director of the National Center for Environmental Health...
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THE POWERFUL LINK BETWEEN
CONSERVING LAND
AND PRESERVING HEALTH
By Howard Frumkin and Richard Louv
For the Land Trust Alliance Special Anniversary Report, 2007
Howard Frumkin, M.
D.
, Dr.
P.
H.
, is Director of the National Center for Environmental Health /Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Richard Louv is the author of “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit
Disorder” and chairman of the Children & Nature Network (www.
cnaturenet.
org).
Public health professionals know that protecting watersheds is one of the best ways to assure
clean, safe drinking water — so protecting the sources of clean water protects public health.
Clean air is also part of a healthy, wholesome environment.
Air pollutants contribute to
cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and
allergies.
Therefore, protecting air quality is
protecting public health.
What about land? Do people benefit from parks and
green spaces? W
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