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Environmental Health: Definitions & Organisation
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- 1WHO Definition of Environmental Health (2013)- Physical, chemical, and
biological factors external to a
person, & all the related
factors impacting behaviours
- It encompasses the
assessment and control of those
environmental factors that can
potentially affect health.
- It is targeted towards
preventing disease and
creating health-supportive
environments.
- This definition excludes
behaviour not related to
environment, as well as
behaviour related to the
social and cultural
environment, and
genetics. - 2Royal Commission for Environmental Health are targets and frameworks for delivery by 2020:• holistic approach
• quality of life
• inequality
• lifestyle
• globalisation
• democracy
• information
• integration
• sustainable development - 3The Six Principles of Environmental Health are:1. The maintenance and
improvement of human condition is
at the centre of all environmental
action.
2. Disadvantaged groups within
society are often live in the worst housing, have the most dangerous jobs and limited food.
3. Effective management comes from adopting democratic principles
4. Co-operation & partnership
5. Sustainable development: policy integration, partnership and appropriate scale
6. Environmental health
issues are international
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- BSc (Hons) Environmental Health Flashcards on Environmental Health: Definitions & Organisation, created by Sami-Jaine on 02/05/2013.
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