Health Policy—Making Regulations
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Groundbreaking Pesticide Ban
While we continue to learn more about environmental health hazards and human health risks, the findings are not always cut-and-dried. For example, we know that pesticides have harmful effects on health, but could the benefits of pesticide use outweigh the risks? Are there any safe levels of exposure? Governments are left with the difficult task of deciding how strongly to regulate exposures in order to protect public health.
Click on the left to watch a video about how Halifax, Nova Scotia, became the first major North American city to ban the use of pesticides for lawn or garden use.
How cautious or proactive do you think governments should be when it comes to protecting public health?
