Environmental Health

Environmental Health is the branch of public health that focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe communities.

 

EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD

Tobacco smoke.

Radon.

Asbestos.

Lead.

Combustion gases.

Tap water

Household chemicals.

Pesticides

 

See also

High and long jump

Classes of food

NUTRITION

Environmental Health problems

  1. Ozone Depletion, Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming:
  2. Desertification:
  3. Deforestation:
  4. Loss of Biodiversity:
  5. Disposal of Wastes:
  6. Acid Rain.
  7. Overfishing. …
  8. Water Pollution. …
  9. Population Growth. …
  10. Waste Production. …

 

EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

They include:

  1. Exposure to hazardous substances in the air, water, soil, and food.
  2. Natural and technological disasters.
  3. Climate change.
  4. Occupational hazards.
  5. The built environment.

 

Strategies& Activities:

Step: Teacher revises the previous topic.

Step 2: Teacher introduces the new topic.

Step3: Teacher explains the new topic.

Step4: Teacher welcomes pupils’ questions.

Step5: Teacher evaluates the pupils.

 

See also

Skeletal system

Characteristics of living things

 

Assessment & Evaluation:

  1. Say the meaning of environmental health
  2. List the examples of environmental health hazard
  3. Identify the problems facing environmental health hazard
  4. List the effects of environmental health

 

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