

Elaine Ruth Fletcher
141 posts

@RFletch1979
Editor-in-chief, Health Policy Watch





Paper & plastics that half of Philly thinks it’s sending for recycling is actually getting burned at a plant next door in Chester, Pa., likely sickening its impoverished African American residents theguardian.com/cities/2019/fe…

The EPA has approved dumping bee-killing pesticides across 16 million acres of land


More than 90% of the 7 million deaths caused by air pollution each year are in low and middle-income countries. This week's @WHO Conference on Air Pollution & Health has raised ambition and commitment to address this silent killer. bit.ly/2KtjvNK


Excellent news! The city of Accra, #Ghana, is the first African city to join the #BreatheLife network of cities around the world that are fighting air pollution. This will help protect health and save lives. Congratulations, and thank you for your leadership @MayorAdjeiSowah!













Nature Nurtures Health 🍃 New Review & meta-analysis > 140 studies & 20 countries Health benefits Incl. ⬇ blood pressure, type II diabetes, stroke, all-cause & cardiovascular mortality & ++ specc.ie/2N2XDJR Study: bit.ly/2zBmiDt #nature #biodiversity #health