Environmental Health

Question 1

what is environmental health

Answer 1

public health science that focuses on how the environment influences human health

Question 2

what is exposure

Answer 2

point of contact between people and a contaminant

Question 3

do disasters cause environmental health problems

Answer 3

yes -

Question 4

what is a contaminant

Answer 4

anything in the environment which causes disease (radon, lead, asbestos)

Question 5

environment and human health - 2 ways

Answer 5

contaminants

environment (climate, availability of grocery stores)

Question 6

what is an exposure points

Answer 6

contaminant interacts with the human (chemical spill - home, food supply)

Question 7

environmental mediums

Answer 7

soil, water (route of transmission)

Question 8

exposure route

Answer 8

inhalation or ingestion

Question 9

flint Michigan contaminant

Answer 9

legionaries disease (lead contaminating water supply, not being treated, bacteria grew)

Question 10

flint Michigan health concern

Answer 10

death (ARDS - respiratory issues and neurological problems)

Question 11

flint Michigan exposure point

Answer 11

Hospital

Question 12

flint Michigan exposure route

Answer 12

ingestion

Question 13

buffalo NY contaminant

Answer 13

lead paint

Question 14

buffalo NY health concern

Answer 14

neuro deficits and death - particularly in children

Question 15

buffalo NY exposure point

Answer 15

homes

Question 16

buffalo NY exposure route

Answer 16

ingestion

Question 17

what is fracking

Answer 17

putting chemical solutions at a high pressure underneath the ground to try to get natural gas to come up

Question 18

fracking contaminant

Answer 18

blend of chemicals (unknown)

Question 19

fracking health concern

Answer 19

well water - not treated

Question 20

fracking exposure points

Answer 20

home

Question 21

fracking exposure routes

Answer 21

ingestion

Question 22

what is toxicology

Answer 22

study of adverse effects of chemical, physical, and biological agents which could adversely effect people in the environment

Question 23

what is an exposure estimate

Answer 23

determines a persons level of exposure to a contaminant over a period of time/point in time

Question 24

what is bioavailability***

Answer 24

the amount of the contaminant that ends up in systemic circulation

Question 25

what is biomonitoring***

Answer 25

drawing blood levels/toxicology screens - testing for a contaminant

Question 26

what type of intervention is biomonitoring

Answer 26

secondary

Question 27

at what age do we test for lead in children

Answer 27

1 year of age - blood test

Question 28

often times there is a latency period between exposure and illness, can be very long. T or F

Answer 28

True

Question 29

environmental health and children - concerns

Answer 29

rapidly develop
eat, drink, breath more in proportion to body size
breath closer to the ground
less able to break down/excrete contaminants
behaviors expose them to contaminants (put in mouths)