Prevention of Disease

1. Prevention of Disease Environmental Health

2. Key Points • According to the World Health Organization, Environmental health comprises those aspects of *, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the environment. • It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling, and preventing those factors in the environment that can potentially have an *on the health of present and future generations.

3. Benefits of Environmental Health • Improved quality of life • Reduced * • Reduced impact of social health problem • Enhanced economic status • Enhanced * • More eco-friendly environment

4. Environmental Management is a line of defense against disease • Water quality management • * • Solid and hazardous waste management • Vector control • * • Food quality management • Occupational health practice • Interstate and international travel management • * • Institutional environmental management • Product safety and consumer protection

5. Air, Water and Land Pollution • These types of pollution are caused by: • photochemical smog • acid rain • * • untreated sewage • solid garbage • * • oil spills.

6. Increase Population Causes… • Deforestation – destruction of forests • *– conversion of grasslands, rain-fed cropland, and irrigated cropland into desert-like conditions • Solid wastes – overabundance

7. What you can do at home… • Learn how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle materials to decrease *, including food, paper, electronics, cleaners, pesticides, motor oil, and lawn and garden waste. • Check out the EPA's shopping tips to learn how to make smart decisions at the store with * in mind.

8. What you can do in the community… • Identify opportunities to get involved in your community, where you can play a significant role in material management and waste reduction. • Discover how to launch * conservation initiatives and learn about current programs within your area, state, and region.

9. What you can do in the workplace… • Offices contribute a significant portion of our nation's waste stream. • Understand the importance of business involvement in material and waste management, and * to engage and motivate employers and employees. • Guidance is available for small and large offices, as well as food service organizations and specialized * (e.g. dry cleaners).

10. Resource Conservation • Natural resource and energy conservation is achieved by managing materials more efficiently. • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle • * – programs that promote waste reduction and recycling • Common Waste and Materials – common materials have a good opportunity to be recycled or reused

11. Hazardous Waste • Hazardous waste is waste that is *or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. • Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges. • They can be discarded commercial products, like * or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes.

12. Non-Hazardous Waste • The EPA defines * as: • Any garbage or refuse • sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, • water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility • Other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from community activities and industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations.

13. The Lorax • Watch the following video and complete the questions on The Lorax activity sheet. • Person 1 – • Person 2 – the Oncler • Person 3 – Barbaloots • Person 4 – Sawmee-Swans • Link: The Lorax (ebook) - YouTube