Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages
Francesca Viliani, Mirko S. Winkler
Abstract
The development and operation of mining projects is associated both with health opportunities and with health risks for the workforce, as well as project-affected communities. Thus, mining has strong links to SDG 3, “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”, which is closely interlinked with all the other SDGs, representing determinants of health. Disease prevention and promotion of good health and wellbeing can only be achieved if a diverse group of stakeholders are partnering together. Consequently, companies need to adopt comprehensive health management systems that clarify the role and responsibilities of the different stakeholders. Internally, mining operations need to be committed to work across departments for improving long-term health outcomes, and not just focus on preventing adverse incidents.