Document Type

Article

Peer Reviewed

1

Publication Date

2-1-2007

Volume

115

Journal, Book or Conference Title

Environmental health perspectives

Abstract

A consensus of the Workgroup on Community and Socioeconomic Issues was that improving and sustaining healthy rural communities depends on integrating socioeconomic development and environmental protection. The workgroup agreed that the World Health Organization's definition of health, "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity," applies to rural communities. These principles are embodied in the following main points agreed upon by this workgroup. Healthy rural communities ensure a) the physical and mental health of individuals, b) financial security for individuals and the greater community, c) social well-being, d ) social and environmental justice, and e) political equity and access. This workgroup evaluated impacts of the proliferation of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on sustaining the health of rural communities. Recommended policy changes include a more stringent process for issuing permits for CAFOs, considering bonding for manure storage basins, limiting animal density per watershed, enhancing local control, and mandating environmental impact statements.

Keywords

Animal Feed, Animal Husbandry, Animals, Community Health Planning, Environmental Exposure, Housing, Animal, Humans, Socioeconomic Factors, Sustainability

Published Article/Book Citation

"Donham KJ, Wing S, Osterberg D, Flora JL, Hodne C, Thu KM, Thorne PS. Community health and socioeconomic issues surrounding concentrated animal feeding operations. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Feb;115(2):317-20. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8836. "

Rights

The article was published in Environmental Health Perspectives. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1817697/pdf/ehp0115-000317.pdf Author posting. Copyright © National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2007. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original DOI.

 

URL

http://ir.uiowa.edu/oeh_pubs/24