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Environmental Health

Environmental health is a branch of public health focused on the relationship between the environment and human health, aiming to create healthy environments and prevent disease. Key hazards include air, water, and soil pollution, as well as climate change, which disproportionately affect vulnerable groups. Solutions involve pollution prevention, clean energy transitions, water conservation, and sustainable land use, with various career opportunities available in the field.

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Environmental Health

Environmental health is a branch of public health focused on the relationship between the environment and human health, aiming to create healthy environments and prevent disease. Key hazards include air, water, and soil pollution, as well as climate change, which disproportionately affect vulnerable groups. Solutions involve pollution prevention, clean energy transitions, water conservation, and sustainable land use, with various career opportunities available in the field.

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Environmental

Health
A vital field that explores the study of how the
the intricate relationships environment impacts human
between human health health. It's a branch of
public health that aims to
and the natural
create healthy
environment.
environments and prevent
disease.
Key concepts in
Environmental Health
Environmetal exposure health effects vulnerqble
Pollutants pathway groups

adverse outcomes Groups


chemicals, routes by which
such as disproportionately
radiationand pollutants enter cancer,respratory affected by
other the body such as disease,or environmental health
contaminants inhalation, neurological damage hazards, including
resulting from children, older adults,
that can harm ingestion or skin
environmental and low-income
human health contact exposures communities.
Environmental
Health Hazards
1. Air pollution:
Particulate matter, 2. Water pollution:
ozone, nitrogen dioxide, Contaminants, such as lead,
and other pollutants arsenic, and bacteria, affecting
contributing to drinking water quality and
respiratory disease and human health.
cardiovascular illness.
Environmental
Health Hazards
3. Soil pollution:
Chemicals, heavy 4. Climate change: Rising
temperatures, extreme weather events,
metals, and other
and altered ecosystems influencing
pollutants in soil
human health through heat stress,
impacting human health
respiratory disease, and other
through direct contact pathways.
or food chain
contamination.
1. pollution prevention
Reducing or eliminating
Environmental pollutants at their source.
Health Sm all St ep s,
2. clean energy transitions
pa ct
Solutions Big I m
Shifting to renewable energy sources,
like solar and wind power, to decrease
air pollution
3. water conservation
t

Implementing efficient water use


practices and protecting water
sources.
Environmental
Health Sm all St ep s, 4. Sustainable land use
pa ct
Solutions Big I m

promoting eco-friendly agriculture,


reforestation, and urban planning.

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2. Toxicologist:
Environmental Studying the effects
of pollutants on
Health Careers human health.

1. Environmental health
specialist: Investigating and
mitigating environmental
health hazards. 2Epidemiologist: Researching
the relationships between
environmental exposures and
disease.
Ways to Get Involved
Want to get involved? Here are some ways
you can make a difference:

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consultant: Helping
organizations develop
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