INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
The following are areas that we will review in class during this unit:
 Hazardous Waste
 Human & Env. Toxicology
 Risk Assessment
 Air Quality
 Industrial Hygiene
 Water Quality
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Fill in the blanks from the powerpoint slides:
Environmental Health is the study of: ____________________________________________.
It examines ______________, _______________ and _______________ agents that move
through the environment affecting human health and investigates ways to ____________ or
________________ them.
Recognizing that human health is dependant on a ______________ _________________
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The professional in environmental health works to protect the overall quality of __________,
___________, _______________, & _______________.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES
Fill in the blank or each environmental health issue:
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7 billion people live on earth – people are living longer & fewer infants are dying
Land suitable for growing crops may be inhabited by people
As the number of people increases – so does the demand for health services
Population of developing countries grows at a faster rate of developed countries.
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o Poverty = condition in which a person does not have sufficient resources to eat and
live
o Malnutrition = condition in which the body does not get the nutrients required for
optimal health
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o Greenhouse effect = process by which water vapor & gases in the atmosphere
absorb & reflect infrared rays & warm Earth’s surfaces
o Global warming = an increase in earth’s temperature
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o Ozone = form of O2
o Ozone layer = protective layer of the upper atmosphere that traps ultraviolet (UV)
radiation from the sun and prevents it from reaching earth’s surface
o CFCs = chlorofluorocarbons – group of gases that are easy to compress & expand /
used as a propellant in aerosol sprays & coolants (you do not have to add this to
your acronym t-chart)
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o Rain forest = hot, wet, forested area that contains many species of trees, plants, &
animals – 7% of earth’s land
o Source of food, rubber, timber, ingredients for prescription drugs
o Forests are being cleared for agriculture – trees produce O2 & absorb CO2 and it
can kill many species of plants & animals
“Your Turn”:
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