Avtor/Urednik		Vudrag, Marko; Boštjančič, Darja
Naslov		Globalna kemizacija - izziv javnemu zdravju
Prevedeni naslov		Global chemisation - a major public health challenge
Tip		članek
Vir		Zdrav Vars
Vol. in št.		Letnik 46, št. 1
Leto izdaje		2007
Obseg		str. 29-39
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Chemical safety can be defined as »prevention of short-term and long-term harmful effects of chemicals on human health and the environment«. It is with this point in mind that Slovenia adopted a resolution on a national chemical safety programme, which establishes the conditions for implementing activities to rise the level of chemical safety and protection of public health and environmental quality The importance of this issue cannot be overstressed given that large quantities of hazardous chemicals are produced, transported and utilized in Slovenia and elsewhere in the developed world. Significant changes are about to be made to curb the negative effects of chemical agents on human health and the environment. Public health plays a major role in the multidisciplinary processes aimed at increasing public awareness about these issues, as well as at offering health education and health promotion programmes, and assessing health risks. Our environment is mainly polluted with chemicals : some are known to cause immediate health harm and some are responsible for long-term health damage. Environmental experts, who are well aware of inadequate knowledge of the problem, have addressed and placed a high priority on the issue of chemical agents and chemical safety at numerous international conferences, perceiving it as a major challenge to public health.
Izvleček		Pojmovanje kemijske varnosti lahko opredelimo kot "preprečevanje kratkoročnih in dolgoročnih škodljivih učinkov kemikalij na zdravje človeka in okolje"`. Tudi zato je bila v Sloveniji sprejeta Resolucija o nacionalnem programu za kemijsko varnost (ReNPKV), ki zagotavlja pogoje za izvajanje ukrepovin dejavnosti za izboljšanje kemijske varnosti v interesu varovanja zdravja prebivalstva in kakovosti okolja. To je pomembno glede na to, da se v Sloveniji kot tudi drugod po razvitem svetu daje v promet, proizvaja, uporablja in po njenem ozemlju prevaža velika količina nevarnih kemikalij. Da bi hitreje zavrli negativne vplive kemikalij na zdravje človeka in okolje, v svetu v zadnjem času pripravljajo velike spremembe. Pri tem ima javno zdravje vodilno vlogo v sicer multidisciplinarnih procesih ozaveščanja, izobraževanja, promocije in ocene tveganj. Na področju onesnaževanja okolja prevladujejo kemikalije, za nekatere med njimi je znano, da povzročajo takojšnje, nekatere pa kasnejše okvare zdravja, medfem ko se za mnoge to le domneva. Zaradi nezadostnega znanja so strokovnjaki na številnih evropskih in svetovnih konferencah kot izziv javnemu zdravju zelo poudarjali prav problem kemikalij in kemijske varnosti.
Deskriptorji		PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RISK ASSESSMENT