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What is Environmental Health Science? |
The four basic determinants of health are hereditary or biological factors, medical care, lifestyle, and environment. Considering the world's population as a whole, the environment affects people's health more strongly than any of the other determinants. The environment encompasses the water we drink, the food we eat, the air we breathe. In the past because poor environmental management, many people died from environmental related diseases such as typhoid fever. Today the health of a lot of people is affected due to water pollutants, air pollutants or food contamination. Some estimates, based on morbidity and mortality statistics, indicate that the impact of the environment on health status is as high as 80 percent.
Is the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it. It is highly interdisciplinary. The study of environmental health science can be divided but not limited in four major areas:
AIR QUALITY |
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| Air Pollution Control | Clean Air Act |
| Primary and Secondary Pollutants | Photochemical Oxidants |
| Particle Matter (PM10, PM2.5) | Global Warming |
| Ozone Depletion | Acid Rain |
Water Quality |
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| Water Pollution Control | Point Source, Non point source |
| Drinking Water Treatment | Wastewater Treatment |
| Septic Systems | Chlorination |
Soil Protection |
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| Solid waste Management | Hazardous waste Management |
| Soil Erosion | Land used Management |
Food Sanitation |
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| Food quality Management | HACCP |
| Personal Hygiene | Vector Control, Pest Control |
During this course we will be covering all the different areas of Environmental Health. The text book material will be complemented with internet links which your are supposed to visit and read. It is my hope that at the end of the course you have acquired a better understanding of your environment and our proper place in it.
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