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environmental risk transition
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change in environmental risks that happen as a consequence of economic development in the less developed regions of the world
-before transition: poor air, food and water quality |
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Basic Environmental requirements for health
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-clean air
-water -food supply -settlements -stable global environments |
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environment
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the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
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disease
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trouble or condition of the living animal or one of its parts that impairs the performance of a vital function; morbidity
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contributors to the environment
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chemical
biologic physical social-cultural built environment natural |
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social environment
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groups to which we belong
neighborhoods in which we live organization of our workplaces policies we create to order our lives |
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environmental engineering
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factors that govern and reduce exposure; understanding exposure assessment scenarios
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preventative medicine
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factors that govern and reduce disease development
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environmental law
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development of appropriate legislation and regulations to protect public health
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environmental epidemiology
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study of patterns of illness; factors that might be responsible for influencing these patterns; associations between exposure to environmental agents and subsequent development of disease
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environmental toxicology
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causal mechanisms between exposure and subsequent development of disease; understanding toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics
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toxicants vs toxins
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toxicants come from something living manmade, toxins from natural environment
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health disparities
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evident in chronic diseases (racial/ethnic minorities)
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environmental injustice
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minorities forced to live in bad areas and forced to be exposed to harmful
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environmental justice
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-equal protection from environmental hazards
-equal access to socioeconomic resources so that all people can provide for their livelihood and health -fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, ENFORCEMENT of laws and policies |
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executive order 12989 (clinton)
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federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations and low income populations
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contributors to psychosocial stress in communities
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crowding
poor quality housing inadequate access to healthy food and recreation family turmoil |
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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CHART
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read it.
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Environmental exposure paradigm
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sources (natural and manmade) to transport and fate (vectors) to exposure (inhalation/ ingestion) to Health effect (does/susceptibility) to effect continuum
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routes of exposure chart (page 10 lecture 1)
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read it.
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agents
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chemical
biological physical |
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vectors
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water
air soil food |
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routes of entry
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inhalation
ingestion skin absorption |
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toxicological process
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sequence from exposure to disease
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