Environmental Influences on Health

Question 1

What are direct environmental influences on health [3]

Answer 1

Physical - radiation / noise
Chemical - pesticides
Biological - infection / allergy / air / water / climate

Question 2

What are indirect environmental influences on health [5]

Answer 2

Housing - sanitation / overcrowding
Education
Transport
Town planning
Welfare / income

Question 3

What is a hazard?

What are types of hazards? [5] Give an example of each

Answer 3

Something with the potential to cause harm
Physical - heat / noise / lighting 
Chemical - acid / fumes 
Mechanical - trips / hit by equipment 
Biological - infection 
Psychosocial - bullying / stress

Question 4

What is risk

What is a RF
What is a protective factor

Answer 4

The likelihood of harm occuring

RF increased likelihood of harm

Protective decreases risk

Question 5

What are the route of exposure for a hazard [5]

Answer 5

SKin
Blood
Sexual
Inhalation
INdigestion

Question 6

What affects the damage from hazard [3]

Answer 6

How much exposure and for how long
How person was exposed
Conditions of exposure

Question 7

What are the 3 principles affecting perception of risk

Answer 7

Feeling in control - little control = greater risk
Familiarity
Size of possible harm

Question 8

What individual variables contribute to perception of risk [4]

Answer 8

Personality, previous experience and attitude towards risk
Parenting, values and beliefs
Socio-economic - pressure
Demographic area - may be the norm