Health as a UN Sustainable Development Goal

This edited book is a collection of essays based on presentations at an annual endowed conference held at Duquesne University, USA. The conference series addresses emerging concerns and pivotal problems about our planet's health, environment, and ecology. The contributions connect health as a UN Sustainable Development Goal with the health of the environment, with public health and social responsibility, with health and clinical ethics, and with generational challenges. The book concludes with an ethical analysis of the multiple and overlapping concerns that require urgent attention and long-term resolution.The book is written for scholars and students in a variety of disciplines and fields that deal with sustainability.