SOC 4369 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nanotechnology, Emergency Management, Epidemiological Transition
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Environment: all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related behaviors that act upon an organism or ecological community & ultimately determine its form & survival. Natural environments that cannot reasonably be modified. Behaviors related to the social & cultural environment. Importance of environmental health: years of healthy life & quality of life. There"s an environmental factor associated w/ most diseases. Nearly of global disease burden is diarrhea. Exposure to potentially environmentally hazardous agents cause many forms of morbidity & mortality. Hazardous agents include: microbes, toxic chemicals & metals, pesticides, & ionizing radiation. Environmental health problems environmental factors are associated: Continued elevated blood lead levels in us children. Exposure to unknown hazards (the boogie man!!!) Changes in environmental risks that are a result of economic development in less developed regions of the world. Control of household risks & creation of a new set of problems research.
