Environmental Health Care

According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Studies (NIEHS ) definition , Environmental Health is the field of science that studies how the environment influences human health and disease Environment ' in this context , means things in the natural environment like air , water and soil , and also all the physical chemical , biological and social features of our surroundings . The man-made , or built , environment includes physical structures where people live and work such as homes , offices , schools , farms and factories , as well as community systems such as roads and transportation systems , land use practices and

waste management . Consequences of human alteration to the natural environment , such as air pollution , are also parts of the man-made environment . The social environment encompasses lifestyle factors like diet and exercise , socioeconomic status , and other societal influences that may affect health (p . 1

Environmental health care involves thought-out complex of measures directed to the creation of environment free of aggressive factors which may afflict one 's health and cause disease . Among these measures are maintenance of clean air , supply of safe and non-contaminated by infectious agents or toxins water and food , hygienic and prophylactic enterprises , housing and sanitation , protection of inhabited environment from pollution and adequate treatment of already polluted sites , which in turn , prevents further exposure . Every component of listed above is quite important separately , but provided as a complex pattern they create a really strong basement for individual and public health

In a modern world , it is hard to overestimate the impact of environmental factors over health and welfare of a man . Chalupka S . M (2001 ) insists that The environment is a primary determinant of health status of individuals and communities . Environmental hazards are widespread and poorly understood (p . 137 . Complicated ecological problems that arose as a sad heritage of rapid industrial and agricultural progress and arms race of the twentieth century exert the great influence upon virtually every field of human activity . Water polluted with excess of chemical fertilizers , industrial and radioactive wastes , exhaustion of the soils , global warming and destruction of ozone layer are only the tip of the iceberg of consequences humanity has to face as a result of its irresponsibility . And these , often aggressive environmental factors should be taken into account anyplace where the health of the population is important to some extent

Model criteria that represent the scope of environmental influence on health of the population exist . Economical ones are persuasive enough Chalupka S (2005 ) demonstrated that The annual cost of human exposure to outdoor air pollutants from all sources is estimated to be 40 to 50 billion . The death toll from exposure to particulate air pollution generated by motor vehicles , burning coal , fuel oil , and wood is estimated to be responsible for as many as 100 ,000 fatalities annually in the United States (p . 29 . To avoid these material losses and casualties governments are forced to launch programs for environmental treatment and to provide adequate housing , sanitation and hygienic conditions to their citizens

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