SUMMARY
Some problems of medical geology and
community health in Việt
Võ Công
Nghiệp, Đỗ Văn Ái
Up to present time,
the medical geology as a discipline is not yet in existence in Việt Nam, but in
the nineties of the XX century, the geological sector of our country carried
out some projects on the effects of environment on human health, among them,
some significant ones were the investigation of the current groundwater status
in some localities of the Red River and Mekong River deltas and the program on
geochemical ecological effects of elements, such as iodine, fluorine, arsenic,
etc. in geological bodies on public health. In addition, scientists also paid
attention on finding the nutritional elements in geological environment for
disease treatment and health enhancement.
The initial
results, although limited, have been helping to recognize the great
significance of the relation between geology, medicine and human, animals and
plants health. The study on medical geology at the first glance should focus on
some highlighted toxic elements, the geochemical-geophysical factors causing
endemic diseases, the nutritional minerals and geological environment. The
results thereof could help health care and protection, disease elimination and
reduction, environmental protection and sustainable development.
Ngày nhận bài: 10/05/2008
Người biên tập: Mai Trọng Tú