Pedroli R
Soz Praventivmed. 1985;30(3):184-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02083174.
The article intends to show how important prevention is; not only in the politics of public health, but also in those of environmental protection. A few examples picked out of different fields make it evident that measures provided for environmental protection are at the same time useful to human health. One of the main points is the interpretation of the principle of prevention being one of the most eminent principles mentioned in the federal law on environmental protection, which was put into force on 1st January 1985. Particular importance is to be attributed to the environmental impact assessment as an instrument of prevention. A further main point shows the difficulties and limits that exist when due consideration to the principle of prevention is to be procured. In order to surmount these obstacles, information and enlightenment as well as motivation of each individual citizen are highly important.
本文旨在说明预防是何等重要；不仅在公共卫生政策中，而且在环境保护政策中。从不同领域选取的几个例子表明，环境保护措施同时对人类健康有益。其中一个要点是对预防原则的解释，该原则是1985年1月1日生效的联邦环境保护法中提到的最重要原则之一。环境影响评估作为一种预防手段应给予特别重视。另一个要点表明，在适当考虑预防原则时存在困难和局限。为了克服这些障碍，每个公民的信息、启蒙以及积极性都非常重要。
