Surveillance System for an Environmental Health Concern
Introduction
Environmental health is an important concern for health care providers because it comprises the areas of human health that are impacted by external factors, such as chemical agents, biological agents, physical environment and so on. Issues that fall under environmental health are air pollution, water pollution, pesticides, chemical spills, and other areas (Laroque, 2009). Because of the risk of these areas negatively impacting human health, there is a need to monitor environmental health areas. One major area of environmental health that desperately needs surveillance is the… Continue Reading...
issues that the APHA focuses on include climate change, environmental health, gun violence, health equity, health reform, tobacco and other substance use issues, and more. One of the most important issues that the APHA addresses is the subject of vaccinations: a crucial component in promoting public health.
Vaccinations
Since their early discovery, vaccinations have radically transformed public health, almost entirely eliminating some diseases in certain areas. Yet vaccinations are only as effective as they are used; to have a vaccination be available but have low compliance rates would not achieve the public health goals of disease eradication or control.… Continue Reading...
Background
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (2018), chronic kidney disease is one program that Environmental Health and Safety professionals are examining more closely to better understand how environment factors into the onset of the disease. Chronic kidney disease is characterized as the failure of the kidneys to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood (Mayo Clinic, 2018). Without the efficient use of the kidneys, the body’s stability and health are threatened. Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and anemia are all possible outcomes that an individual may experience as a result of kidney failure.… Continue Reading...
of exercise, and a need to better regulate blood sugar (Gale Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 2013).
The potential causes of chronic kidney disease include damage to the kidneys, which impairs their ability to filter blood. The kidneys are tasked with filtering out waste and water from the blood, which is flushed from the body in urine. The kidneys also help to maintain a proper chemical balance in the body. However, when one’s diet puts excess strain on the kidneys, particularly when that diet is high in salty, fatty, sugary foods, the kidneys can become damaged over time.
The problem of diet is particularly… Continue Reading...
likely they are to take into thoughtful consideration the greening of their urban environment for the sake of mental and environmental health (Grahn & Stigsdotter, 2010).
The optimistic trends that accompany this push to urbanization include the rise in awareness and preventive care taken thanks to the impact of the World Resources Institute (WRI). From 2016 to 2017, 3.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions were avoided, and an estimated 4.2 billion people were served with approximately 1,776 lives saved as a result (WRI, 2018). Other optimistic trends include the greening of urban areas that can help to restore mental health in cities where concrete and lack of green space… Continue Reading...
offer ethical dilemmas.
A balancing act
There is a need to balance environmental health with environmental justice and environmental ethics. Without environmental justice or ethics, we cannot resolve environmental health issues comprehensively. There is tension when environmental health is not balanced with environmental ethics and… Continue Reading...
to the stability of communities and to environmental health. This paper will show why fracking may actually be both of these things—a hopeful path towards future prosperity and a threat to the well-being of the very society it seeks to satisfy. The main issue is that fracking in its current state still poses a number of dangers to various stakeholders and thus can be viewed as ethically irresponsible. If fracking could be perfected and practiced without risk to others (from investors to communities) it could be viewed in a far more favorable light. Until that moment comes,… Continue Reading...
Environmental Impact of Homelessness in Olympia,” Washington. Environmental Health and Social Justice (March, 2016): 1-16. ]
Lastly, public resources also happen to be consistently drained by the problem of homelessness. This is particularly the case in Settle whereby… Continue Reading...
