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Environmental Health – my reflection | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. Environmental Health – my reflection. April 30, 2012. Having spent one semester studying environmental health, I am amazed at the breadth of issues that can affect us. Environmental health covers:. Personal decisions about what we eat, wear, do at work, home and for recreation. Local goverments and how liquid, solid and hazardous wastes are handles. Agricultural practises including pest management, use of fertilizers and water use. Newer post →. You are comme...
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Disasters – definitions and types | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. Disasters – definitions and types. April 24, 2012. The UNISDR defined in 2009 a disaster as a “serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.” This provides a qualitative approach that is flexible. Terrorism is not well defined. The US Code of Federal Regulati...
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What to do with a risk assessment – risk management | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. What to do with a risk assessment – risk management. April 13, 2012. Moeller describes ten principles that guide risk assessment and management:. Science should be used as the basis. Scientific disputes should be acknowledged. Risk assessments should explicitly state where data is lacking, at to what extent this could change the results of the assessment. Democratic principles should apply to public policy decisions. Risk management has improved over the past...
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How standards affecting human health are enforced | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. How standards affecting human health are enforced. April 27, 2012. Monitoring standards through reporting structures. Follow-up of standard violations, including the ability to stop operations when standards are not being met. US Department of Labor. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). 2012. Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards. Retrieved April 27, 2012 from http:/ www.osha.gov/Top Ten Standards.html. Newer post →. Enter your comment here.
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Reducing effects of natural disasters | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. Reducing effects of natural disasters. April 24, 2012. Building codes in earthquake-prone areas help protect property and lives in the event of a large earthquake. For example, New Zealand building codes provide guidelines about seismic risk and associated building bracing requirements. New Zealand Department of Building and Housing. 2012. Structure Acceptable Solution B1/AS1 – changes 1 August 2011 Retrieved on April 23, 2012 from http:/ www...United Nati...
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Uniformity in setting environmental and occupational standards: an ideal or simply not feasible? | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. Uniformity in setting environmental and occupational standards: an ideal or simply not feasible? April 27, 2012. International Conference on Harmonization. 2012. History. Retrieved April 27, 2012 from http:/ www.ich.org/about/history.html. Occupational Population and Environmental Standards. Newer post →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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A comparison of energy sources | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. A comparison of energy sources. April 15, 2012. There are a number of different sources of energy, including from the sun, chemical reactions, and kinetic energy. Energy sources can be viewed as renewable or non-renewable. I will review sources of energy in my post today. The advantages of coal are:. Adequate supply to meet energy needs. The disadvantages of coal are:. Mining for coal is dangerous and creates further local environmental damage. Petroleum and ...
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Systems approach – my ideas | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. Systems approach – my ideas. May 1, 2012. This theory should be heavily emphasized to make the best decisions possible regarding the effects of human actions on the environment and the best way to manage the use of resources. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. Monthly Archives: May 2012. Systems approach – my ideas. May 1, 2012. This theory should be heavily emphasized to make the best decisions possible regarding the effects of human actions on the environment and the best way to manage the use of resources. Systems approach – my ideas. Environmental Health – my reflection. Uniformity in setting environmental and occupational standards: an ideal or simply not feasible? Preventing Disasters of Man-Made Origin.
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Preventing Disasters of Man-Made Origin | PUBHLTH 565 - Environmental Health Practices
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PUBHLTH 565 – Environmental Health Practices. Preventing Disasters of Man-Made Origin. April 24, 2012. Manmade disasters seem to be viewed more critically, because they directly arise from industrial activities or deliberate actions from people rather than a larger force that needs to be contended with. The company that I work for, DSM. Nuclear power plant accidents. Moeller, D. Environmental Health. 2011. 4th edition. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Newer post →. You are comment...
