HLTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cholera, Environmental Health, Determinism
26 Dec 2015
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A study focused on the movements of muscles for workers in. Environmental pathways: women are 2. 4x more likely to report elbow pain than man, mechanical environment which requires lifting heavy objects by both males and females. We talk of determinants of health including environment . John snow in london mapped the incidence of cholera: had the handle of the pump removed to stop this epidemic, somebody with cholera contaminates the water which spreads to other people. Pharmacies in a cup: these chemicals are staying in our body and then going back into the environment. Or in other words, we need to reduce the exposure. Asking company to install something that will prevent chemicals leaking in water: precaution, promotion. Change the way we think and the way we invest our. All health is environmental it is all around us and in us. Environment health (aka determinism) is only half the picture) Everything can be traced back to the enlightenment.
