While the head of state is the popularly elected President of Ireland, this is a largely ceremonial position with real political power being vested in the indirectly elected Taoiseach (prime minister) who is the head of the government.rticle 15 of the Constitution of Ireland established the Oireachtas as the national parliament of Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of the President of Ireland and two elected houses: Dail Ãireann (eireann Ã©ireann the House) of Representatives Ãireann (seanad Eireann). Ã©ireann the senate
U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Environmental Health. The science of controlling or modifying those conditions, influences, or forces surrounding man which relate to promoting, establishing, and maintaining health.
Health is the level of functional and metabolic efficiency of a living organism. The World Health Organization defined human health in its broader sense in its 1948 constitution as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. This definition has been subject to controversy, in particular as lacking operational value, the ambiguity in developing cohesive health strategies, and because of the problem created by use of the word c