[EESA10H3] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 84 pages long Study Guide!
29 Mar 2017
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Environment: everything that affects a living organism. Genetic makeup and environmental factor are independent risk factors. Independent but at one point they will interact and overlap. Environmental health: comprises those aspects of human health, disease, and injuries that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment. This includes the study of direct and indirect pathological effects of. Chemical - chemicals in the air, water, soil, food. Biological - bacteria, viruses, parasites, allergens, animals (bees, poisonous snakes) Physical (man-made) - housing, urban development, land use, transportation. Natural disasters: radiation, fires, tornados, hurricane, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes. Social or behavioural hazards: poor diet, smoking, drugs, drinking, poverty. These are not environmental hazards but the chemicals in the tabacco is. Genetic traits: health risks a/w chromosomal defects (i. e. down syndome) This is d/t mutational defects, there needs to be a strong link b/w mutations and environmental factors for us to consider it a environmental health hazard. The main focuses of environmental health are.
