title: Environmental health and public health: are they compatible?
abstract: Since the beginnings of public health were rooted in environmental issues the question posed might seem absurd. However, there is a point because the approaches to the two are slightly different in most countries and increasingly different in the United Kingdom.
authors.affiliation: University of Brighton, Falmer.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D004782:Environmental Health / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014504:Urban Health / Q000639:trends