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Recognition of the interconnectedness of the environment & human health stimulated the sanitary reform movement of the nineteenth century, a massive effort to bring clean water, decent housing, & effective waste removal to cities in Europe & the United States. The movement achieved great gains in public health & resulted in substantial enhancement of the quality & length of human life. Paradoxically, in much of the twentieth century, the relation between the environment & human health was forgotten. The result was that little concern was given in environmental law & regulation to protecting public health. In the 1990s, a new recognition of interconnections between environment & health was established, with children's health as the focal point. This article reviews the historical relation between environmental protection & public health. It traces the separation of these two fields & focuses on the role of children's environmental health in the current rejoining of the disciplines. 16 References. [Copyright 2002 Sage Publications, Inc.]

Survivors' experiences and input are essential for human trafficking education for healthcare providers yet they remain under-utilised. This article describes a collaborative initiative between two paediatric physicians and a survivor of trafficking, which led to the implementation of an anti-trafficking education programme for healthcare providers. It outlines the process of establishing the collaboration and the main principles of ensuring an equitable partnership. It shares the authors' reflections of the process and their recommendations for others seeking to establish similar initiatives.

Using data on the distribution of migrants from Africa, GDP growth forecasts for host countries, and after estimating remittance multipliers in recipient countries, this paper estimates the impact of the global economic crisis on African GDP via the remittance channel during 2009-2010. It forecasts remittance declines into African countries of between 3 and 14 percentage points, with migrants to Europe hardest hit while migrants within Africa relatively unaffected by the crisis. The estimated impact on GDP for relatively remittance-dependent countries is 2 percent for 2009, but will likely be