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- What are the main specialities in the field of Environmental Health?
- Toxicology, Public health, Occupational Health (Idustrail Hygienist), and epidemiology.
- What is an idustrial Hygienist?
- The anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of workplace stresses
- Recent focus of toxicology
- asbestos, smelters, radiation
- Maslow's Hierarchy?
- What we need in order: air, water, food, shelter
- Other than chemical what does damage to the human body?
- Air pollution, Water pollution, disease.
- How does the skin protect?
- Layers(keratin), sebaceous secretions, and capillary walls
- Most fragile defense barrier is where?
- C) Lungs
- What can influence ability of substance to get into the body?
- Fat based substances can be absorbed through the skin. Like solvents
- The stewardship model differs from the medical model in that it...
- ...prevents before death
- What is an epidemic?
- the increase above the expected affected
- What is Epidemiology?
- Study of that which falls on the poputlaion. The science of occurance.
- Who does epidemiology?
- epidemiologists
- How does epidemiology help us?
- Shows behavior and other factors that might represent risk of disease. It is key to controlling disease.
- What are Epidemiology's tools?
- Surveillance, Investigation, and Research studies.
- What are three major environmental outbreaks?
- Bangledesh Arsenic Poisoning, Mimimata Disease, Bhopal Disaster(pesticides)
- What are two types of immunity?
- Cellular, and Humoral
- What is cellular immunity?
- Cells consume and destroy infecting cells
- What is Humoral immunity?
- Antibodies bind and immolbilize to help destroy infecting organisms
- What are the two types of immunity based on?
- Allergen and Antigen
- Who was Edward Jenner, what did he do?
- Made vaccines by injecting people.
- What is an antigen?
- Produces antibody reaction
- Why would you want cow pox?
- Cow pox isn't as bad as smallpox and prevents you from getting smallpox, which leaves facial scaring.
- How many people die annually from occupational injuries in the US?
- 2.2 million
- How many people die daily in the US?
- 153
- How many people are disabled daily in US?
- 9,000
- Do we know a lot about workplace chemicals?
- no
- What kind of problem did the Mad Hatter suffer from?
- Mercury toxicity
- What are the 3 most dangerous jobs in the US?
- Agriculture, construction, and manufacturing
- What part of the government protects the worker? Which organization does the research?
- OSHA, NIOSH(research)