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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Overview
What is Environmental Health Research? NIEHS seeks to comprehensively understand the role of environmental factors in human health and disease In addition to analyzing chemicals in the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the things you touch, environmental health research considers what happens inside your body as chemicals are processed
Introduction to Environmental Health - Wiley
Environmental health is the ?eld of public health that addresses physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the environment It aims both to control and prevent environmental hazards and to promote health and well-being through environmental strategies
Environmental Health - American Public Health Association
Key messages from “Putting health at the Front of the Global Green Agenda” at the Rio 2012 conference: Health is an important input to sustainable development – healthy people are better able to learn, work and contribute to their economies and societies Universal access to health services is key input to better health
An Introduction to Implementation Science for Environmental
Science – “the gap” 17 Years • Recognition of: • Research to practice gap in health care: moving scientific evidence into real-world settings has taken a lot of time (Balas & Boren 2000, Grant et al 2003, Morris et al 2011) • Effectiveness does not always equal public health impact (Bauer & Kirchner 2020)
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concerning health effects of environmental agents, and areas Public Health Definition of “The Environment” What Is Environmental Health Sciences?
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•The health of the environment is connected to the health of people • Environmental health professionals are working to better understand the environment and its connections to o Science/Research o Government o Media/Journalism
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How the Environment and Your
Health are Connected
Photos: Stefan Wernli, James Emery
TsunamiOil Spill
SmogPollution
Oil Spill
Photos: Yomiuri Shimbun, Stefan Wernli,Luis Miguel BagalioSanchez "If you want to learn about the health of a population, look at the air they breath, the waterHippocrates, the Father of Medicine, in the 5th
century B.C.Environmental Health:All Around Us
Photo: HerziPinkl
Environmental Health
Photo: Deepwater Horizon Response, Mark Christal
The health of the environment is connected to the health of people. Environmental health professionals are working to better understand the environment and its connections to human health.What factors influence your health?
yPhysical Environment Factors oAir and water quality, food availability ySocial Factors oHealth care, education, race, income yIndividual Factors oBehaviors, geneticsHuman Health and the Environment
An environmental health hazard is a substance that has the ability to cause an adverse health event. Health effects from the environment can be both short term (acute) and longer term (chronic).Photo: Susan Rattner
Acute vs. Chronic
Acute Conditions
Have a sudden onset
Symptoms may worsen or change rapidly
Usually relatively short-lived
Examples: Cold or flu, food poisoning, heart attackPhoto: Steve Schupe, Sara Jean Smith
Acute vs. Chronic
Chronic Conditions
Develop or worsen over a long period of time
May be difficult to determine the specific cause of disease Are among the most common and preventable sources of disease in the U.S.Examples: asthma, cancer, diabetes
Photo: Shawn Semmes
What is in the environment that can
affect health? Air, water and soil pollution from transportation, agriculture, industry and other sources include: oChemicals oToxic waste oRadiation oDisease-causing microorganisms and plants oPesticides oHeavy metalsHealth conditions possibly linked to the
environmentCertain cancers (i.e., bladder, liver)
Asthma and other respiratory diseases
Neurological (related to the nervous system) diseases 3 D U N L Q V R Q
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