Flashcards in Environmental and Occupational Influences on Health Deck (18)
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what is a hazard
something with the potential to cause harm
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what is risk
the likelihood of harm occuring
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what is a risk facotr
increases the risk of harm
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what is a protective factor
decreases the risk of harm
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what is susceptibility
influences the likelihood that something will cause harm
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what are examples of harm
-physicla
-chemical
-mechanial
-biological
-psychological
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what are routes of exposure
-skin
-blood
-inhalation
-ingestion
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what are factors influencing the degree of risk
-how much a person is exposed
-how a person is exposed-
-coniditons of exposure
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what does risk combine
the probability that a particular outcome will occur and the severity of harm involved
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what are the 3 principles that govern the perception of risk
-feeling in control
-size of possible harm
-familiarty with the risk
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what is involuntary
where we believe we have little control-bigger risk
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what is voluntary
where we believe we have some control- smaller risk
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the less familiar the risk
the greater the perceived risk
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what are individual varibales
-previous experience
-attitudes towards risk
-values
-belefs
-socioeconomic facotrs
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what are DIRECT environmental hazards
-physcil-raditation
-chemical-pesticides
-bioligical- infectious agents
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what are INDIRECT Environmental hazards
-housing-overcrowding
-transport-encouraging walking
-town planning
-income/welfare
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what is occupational disease
slips, trips and fals
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