NFDN 2006 Unit 8
What is Environmental epidemiology? - -discovery of the environmental
exposures that contribute to or protect against injuries, illnesses,
developmental conditions, disabilities, and deathsW
- What are some environmental pollutants? - -Air
Water
Soil
- What are some chemical pollutants - -Metals
Hydrocarbons
Irritant gases
Asphyxiants
Pesticides
- What is food pollution? - -harmful chemicals and microorganisms which
can cause consumer illness
- What is noise pollution? - -sound causes temporary disruption in the
natural balance
- What are Psychosocial environmental hazards? - -hazard that affects the
mental well-being or mental health of the worker by overwhelming individual
coping mechanisms and impacting the worker's ability to work in a healthy
and safe manner
- What do Environmental Health Management do? - -Recognize
environmental health indicators and Environmental regulations & guidelines
- What does the CHN do for the planning stage? - -Plan how to reduce the 4
Rs for environmental pollution
- What are some interventions the CHN can do? - -Community involvement
Advocacy
Teaching
Manage vulnerable populations
Policy development
Research for upstream solutions
- What can the CHN assess for? - -CH2OPD2
I PREPARE
Windshield survey
Risk assessment
, - What are the 3 levels the CHN must intervene on? - -Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
- What is the last step the CHN must do? - -Evaluate if they were affective
- What does sensitivity do? - -rules out disease (when the result is negative)
"Snout"
- What does specificity do? - -rules in disease with a high degree of
confidence
"Spin"
- What is specificity? - -true negatives/(true negative + false positives)
- What is sensitivity? - -true positives/(true positive + false negative)
- specificity - -If a person does not have the disease how often will the test
be negative (true negative rate)
- Sensitivity - -If a person has a disease, how often will the test be positive
(true positive rate)
- what is toxicology - -basic science that studies the health effects
associated with chemical exposure
- what is poisons - -toxic substances that cause injury, illness or death
- what is point pollution source - -released into the environment from a
single site (e.g., a smokestack)
- what is non-point pollution source - -more diffuse (e.g., traffic, fertilizer, or
pesticide runoff into waterways, or animal waste from food production)
- what is a "sink" - -any process, activity, or mechanism that removes a
greenhouse gas, aerosol, or precursor of a greenhouse gas from the
atmosphere
- what are Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) - -
include air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and water quality
- what does the Canadian Environmental Protection Act do - -Oversees
prevention of pollution and protection of the environment and human health
- whats an example of Psychosocial environmental pollution - -long hours
and heavy demands at work
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Nursephil2023. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $8.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.