EAYH Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Environmental Health - ANSWERSCore discipline of health
Environmental health compromises those aspects of human health that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, & psychosocial factors in the environment
Why study environment...
Environmental Health - ANSWERSCore discipline of health
Environmental health compromises those aspects of human health that are determined by physical,
chemical, biological, social, & psychosocial factors in the environment
Why study environmental health - ANSWERSaccess and manage risk
Goals of Environmental Health - ANSWERSpredict risk
manage risk
communicate risk
Precautionary Principle - ANSWERSIn the case of serious or irreversible threats to the health of
humans/ecosystems , acknowledging scientific uncertainty shouldn't be used as a reason to postpone
preventative measures
(When a threat is of serious environmental damage, we should not wait for scientific proof before taking
action.)
Well being - ANSWERSstate of being happy, healthy, or successful.
positive outcome that is meaningful for people and many sectors of society.
Earth as a fishbowl model - ANSWERS* know diagram
Sun energy into the ecosystem (natural resources, energy resources, environmental services), heat
released
,Formula for what affects our environment - ANSWERSI = P x A x T
I=environmental impact
P=population
A=affluence
T=technology
Growth in environment = (Growth in population) + (Growth in affluence) + (Growth in technology)
Consumption is growth in affluence and growth in technology
Small population & little technology - ANSWERSSociety has low impact on environment
Larger population & increased technology - ANSWERSSociety has great impact on the environment
Contributors to the environment - ANSWERSChemical
Biological
Physical
Social-cultural
Built
Natural
Chemicals in the environment - ANSWERSincreased production of synthetic organic chemicals (dyes,
plastics, solvents, etc
~100,000 different synthetic chemicals on global market
Chemicals can be detected in urine - biomarker of exposure
, Fighting Forces Underlying Pollution Model - ANSWERSHuman Behavior
- needs
- wants
Driving Forces
- population
- technology
- economic, political, social values
Mitigating Forces
- environmental laws
- market adjustments
- informal social regulations
All leads to environmental change (?)
Where does most regulation result from? - ANSWERSdisasters
Legislation/Policy regulating environmental health - ANSWERS- Toxic Substances Control Act (1976)
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act
- Superfund Act
- Clean Power Plan
etc
Epidemiology Transitions - ANSWERSgraph
Shifts in types of diseases affecting populations due to increase use of antibiotics and increase
environmental stresses
Leading causes of death in the US are - ANSWERSage related (genetic)
Epidemiological Triad - ANSWERSKnow it
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