Environmental Health is a branch of the larger study of Public Health. Environmental Health specifically looks to study how factors in the environment can effect human health and development. Environmental scientists look to identify problems that could be occurring, to prevent any dangerous occurrences as well as to control the effects of the environment on human health as well as the effects of humans on the environment.
According to the World Health Organization, environmental health looks at physical, chemical as well as biological factors that could affect a person and all other variables that could impact behaviors.
Environmental health looks to prevent and control any potential hazards, and to improve human health. This study has opened up many career options since the first environmental concern regulation was announced in 1971. Environmental Health Professionals work for consulting companies, the state, county, and city health and environmental agencies, and even the federal government. With recent legislation changes over the last 50 years, and a growing interest in environmental health, the Peace Corps has taken a recent interest in recruiting environmental health professionals. Environmental Health Professionals strive to prevent, disease, injury, and disability from inhibiting the functions of the humans of any environment in which they live their daily lives.
According to HealthyPeople.gov, there are six primary elements of environmental health including: outdoor air quality, surface and ground water quality, toxic substances and hazardous waste, homes and communities, infrastructure and surveillance, and global environmental health. These six categories reveal the variety of studies and professions that environmental health presents the modern world. There are a great range of sub categories of Environmental Health which helps emphasize the point that there are a variety of environmental concerns to be discussed in regards to maintaining a safe and healthy environments for humans to live in. From the water that we drink to proper disposal of waste, from the agricultural development projects to the kitchen where our food is prepared Environmental Health Professionals take a look at how to maintain an external equilibrium for what goes in and surrounds our bodies.
"Environmental Health." World Health Organization. WHO, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <http://www.who.int/topics/environmental_health/en/>.
"Environmental Health." Healthy People. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/environmental-health>.
According to the World Health Organization, environmental health looks at physical, chemical as well as biological factors that could affect a person and all other variables that could impact behaviors.
Environmental health looks to prevent and control any potential hazards, and to improve human health. This study has opened up many career options since the first environmental concern regulation was announced in 1971. Environmental Health Professionals work for consulting companies, the state, county, and city health and environmental agencies, and even the federal government. With recent legislation changes over the last 50 years, and a growing interest in environmental health, the Peace Corps has taken a recent interest in recruiting environmental health professionals. Environmental Health Professionals strive to prevent, disease, injury, and disability from inhibiting the functions of the humans of any environment in which they live their daily lives.
According to HealthyPeople.gov, there are six primary elements of environmental health including: outdoor air quality, surface and ground water quality, toxic substances and hazardous waste, homes and communities, infrastructure and surveillance, and global environmental health. These six categories reveal the variety of studies and professions that environmental health presents the modern world. There are a great range of sub categories of Environmental Health which helps emphasize the point that there are a variety of environmental concerns to be discussed in regards to maintaining a safe and healthy environments for humans to live in. From the water that we drink to proper disposal of waste, from the agricultural development projects to the kitchen where our food is prepared Environmental Health Professionals take a look at how to maintain an external equilibrium for what goes in and surrounds our bodies.
"Environmental Health." World Health Organization. WHO, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <http://www.who.int/topics/environmental_health/en/>.
"Environmental Health." Healthy People. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/environmental-health>.
