GPH 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Water Resource Management, Schistosomiasis, Environmental Health

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25-33% of global burden of disease can be attributed to environmental risk factors. 23% of all deaths can be attributed to environmental risk factors. 33% of total disease burden in children can be attributed to environmental risk factors. Affect more than 80% of who diseases. Links between environmental risk factors and leading causes of disease among low and middle income countries: Addressing environmental risk factors is critical to achieving mdgs and sdgs. Promote gender equality and empower women: women suffer disproportionately from household. Reduce child mortality: access to clean water and sanitation reduces diarrheal disease. mortality that falls largely on the poor. air pollution while cooking. Environmental health: efforts that are concerned with preventing disease, death, and disability by upon individuals and groups and are beyond the immediate control of individuals. reducing exposure to adverse environmental conditions and promoting behavior change. Unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and solid waste disposal, improper hygiene. Exposure to vehicle emissions and industrial air pollution.

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