HPED 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Independent Community And Health Concern, Homeopathy, Naturopathy
6 Feb 2020
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Lecture 12: the collective interactions of humans with the environment and the short-term and long-term health consequences of those interactions. Air quality and smog: the air quality health index (aqhi) indicates whether air pollution levels pose a health concern, smog is a mixture of pollutants, with ground level ozone being the key ingredient. Install sink faucet aerators and water-efficient showerheads: take showers, not baths, water-saver toilets, fix leaky faucets, don"t pour toxic material down the drain. Radiation pollution: radiation can come in many different forms and from different sources. Complementary and alternative medicine (cam: complementary medicine - used together with conventional medicine (acupuncture, alternative medicine - used as an alternative to conventional medicine (diet change opposed to chemo) Integrative medicine - combines conventional medicine and cam practices (massage therapy) Five domains of cam practices: alternative medical systems, mind-body interventions, biological-based therapy, manipulative and body-based methods, energy therapies.
