Kasmani et al. MAEH Journal of Environmental Health Vol. 1, No. 2 (2021) 1-8 The Delivery of Environmental Health Services in Malaysia: The Current Status and The Way Forward Norasmah Kasmania, Fathin Shakira Abd Azhara, Syarifah Mazidah Syed Badrula, Aaina Afrina Abd Manafa, Muhammad Aiman Abd Jalila, Farah Ayuni Shafiea,b* Subramaniam Karuppannanb, Samsudin Zawawic, Murugan Subramaniamd, Syazwan Aizat Ismaile, Arshad Abdul Majidf, Khairul Anam Mokhtarg, Noramirul Nizam Kamisg, Siti Naszila Abu Talibh a Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia b Malaysian Association of Environmental Health c Universiti Teknologi MARA Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak d Sek. Keb. Sungai Tinggi, Trong, Perak e Institut Latihan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia Sungai Buloh, Selangor f Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah g Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah, Graha Makmur, Ayer Keroh, Melaka h Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Kuala Selangor, Selangor *Corresponding author:
[email protected] 2021 MAEH Research Centre. All rights reserved INTRODUCTION Environmental health comprises of the effect of human man-made hazard or natural hazard towards the environment and human health which include identification of the impact of those hazards, the source and preventive measures that is needed to be taken into consideration. According to WHO, environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors which is external to a person, and all the related factors impacting towards behaviour. It includes the assessment and control of these environmental factors that can potentially affect health (Rinkesh, 2017). It is targeted towards preventing diseases and creating a health-supportive environment. Rapid urbanisation is the major cause of environmental health hazards in many countries.