Na področju varstva okolja in javnega zdravja prihaja do vedno večje medsebojne povezanosti, ki za dosego ciljev zdravega življenjskega okolja zahteva tesno medresorsko sodelovanje na teh področjih delujočih akterjev. Pravica do zdravega življenjskega okolja je zagotovljena v 72. členu Ustave RS, zaradi ohlapne zakonske ureditve pa v praksi prihaja do različnih interpretacij obsega in vsebine pravice, ki se je nekoliko podrobneje oblikovala skozi sodno prakso sodišč. Enotno mnenje je, da gre pri povzročitvi neposredne škode na človekovem telesnem zdravju, kot posledici škodljivih vplivov iz okolja, vedno za kršitev pravice do zdravega življenjskega okolja. Problem pa predstavlja pomanjkljivo pravno varstvo pravice in težavnost dokazovanja vzročne zveze. Država ne more vsakomur garantirati zdravega življenjskega okolja, vendar pa je njena dolžnost, da ustvari pogoje in možnosti za uresničevanje omenjene pravice. Naloge države na tem področju obsegajo sprejemanje ustrezne zakonodaje in politik, učinkovito ukrepanje za ohranitev oz. izboljšanje stanja okolja, ozaveščanje in nadzor. There is an increasing interconnection between the environmental protection and public health field, which in order to achieve the goals of a healthy environment, requires tight inter-ministerial cooperation of agents working in those fields. The right to a healthy living environment is provided in Article 72 of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, but due to the loose regulation, there are various interpretations of the scope and content of the right, which was formulated in a more detailed way through the case-law of the courts. A common opinion is that causing direct damage to human physical health as a result of harmful environmental effects is always regarded as violation of the right to a healthy living environment. The problem however, is the insufficient legal protection of the right and the difficulty of proving the causal link. The state cannot guarantee a healthy environment to everyone, but it is obliged to create conditions and possibilities to exercise this right. The tasks of the state in this field include the adoption of appropriate legislation and policies, effective action to preserve or improve the state of the environment, raising awareness and supervision.