ABSTRACT
The British Medical Association (BMA) is a professional organisation representing all doctors in the UK. The BMA has produced a number of policy documents which focus on aspects of environmental health and pollution and which recommend policies for national action by government, other organisations and individuals, with specific recommendations affecting the medical and allied professions. The medical profession has an important role to play in exploring risks to human health so that hazards can be controlled, diminished or eliminated. The medical profession has an important role to play in exploring risks to human health so that hazards can be controlled, diminished or eliminated. A key practical recommendation that arose from the BMA's work regarding the environment called for doctors to "play an active part in managing the environment in the interests of public health". The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
