What would a Brexit mean for public health?

Ismail, Nasrul

Abstract

This article traces the potential impact of a Brexit (a euphemism for Britain exiting the EU) on public health, outlining, first, how progressive EU policies on air quality have greatly improved the health of the population across the Continent, including the UK, and how a Brexit might obstruct this trend; why a vote for a Brexit would remove the safety seal that protects consumers from negative externalities emanating from the farming industry, which is interconnected with the food manufacturing industry; the potential loss of subsidies to the UK farming industry; and the resulting missed opportunities for the public health community as a catalyst in championing the preventative health agenda within Europe, were Britain to bid it adieu.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Publication Date: Apr 6, 2016
• Deposit Date: Nov 3, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 3, 2017
• Journal: Oxford Politics Blog
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Brexit, public health
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/912847
• Publisher URL: https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/brexit-mean-public-health/
• Contract Date: Nov 3, 2017