wk 10

Question 1

• How the environment and your health are affected

Answer 1

environmental health

Question 2

• The health of the environment is connected to the

Answer 2

health of the people

Question 3

• are working to beter understand the environment and is connections to human health

Answer 3

Environmental health professionals

Question 4

what factor
o Air and water quality, food availability

Answer 4

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS

Question 5

what factor
Healthcare, education , race, income

Answer 5

 SOCIAL FACTORS

Question 6

what factor
o Behaviors, genetics

Answer 6

individual factor

Question 7

substance that has the ability to cause an adverse health event

Answer 7

environment health hazard

Question 8

7 core concepts

Answer 8

toxicity, dose/exposure, individual susceptibility, risks and benefits, environmental justice, community resource and action

Question 9

poisonous/dangerous

Answer 9

toxic

Question 10

study of poisons

Answer 10

toxicology

Question 11

measure of how dangerous a chemical is

Answer 11

toxicity

Question 12

• Total amount of hazard that comes in direct contact with your body

Answer 12

exposure

Question 13

3 parts of exposure

Answer 13

source, environmental pathway, contact

Question 14

Chemical enters the body through this route of exposure, they get stuck in the lungs and/or be taken up into the bloodstream

Answer 14

inhalation

Question 15

route of hazard

Answer 15

inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption

Question 16

Swallowing (usually by eating or drinking) when chemicals enter the body through this route of exposure, they can easily be taken into the bloodstream

Answer 16

ingestion

Question 17

Absorbing a chemical through any part of the skin including the eyes, when chemicals come in contact with the skin, they can sometimes enter the bloodstream through this route of exposure

Answer 17

dermal absorption

Question 18

amount of a hazard that actually enters your body

Answer 18

dose

Question 19

dose can depend on

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a. duration of exposure
b. frequency of exposure
c. body size

Question 20

o can make you more or les susceptible to harm from an environmental hazard

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genes

Question 21

 Symptoms may worsen or change rapidly

Answer 21

acute

Question 22

 Develop or worsen over a long period of time

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chronixc

Question 23

 May be difficult to determine the specific cause of the disease

Answer 23

chronic

Question 24

 Are among the most common and preventable sources of diseases in the US

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chronic

Question 25

everyone has the right to live in an environment that doesn’t make them sick regardless of their race, culture or income

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environmental justice

Question 26

include age, gender, race,ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors such as where people live, income and education level

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population characteristic

Question 27

study of the sources and causes of death

Answer 27

epidemiology