WEEK 10

Question 1

what is environmental health

Answer 1

the field of public health that addresses physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the environments.

Question 2

what is the goals of environmental health

Answer 2

to control and prevent environmental hazards and to promote health and well-being through environmental strategies

Question 3

what are the two types of factors used in environmental health

Answer 3

upstream and downstream

Question 4

what does environmental utilize

Answer 4

the geographic concept of spatial scales, from the global (with issues such as climate change), to the regional (air quality), to the local (neighborhood design) to the hyperlocal (ergonomics)

Question 5

what types of disciplines contribute to environmental health

Answer 5

epidemiology and toxicology, psychology, and communications, urban planning and food science, law and ethics, and more

Question 6

how does Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary define environment?

Answer 6

“the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded”