Environmental Health Protection: Residential, Occupational, and Recreational Environment

These flashcards cover key concepts related to environmental health protection encompassing residential, occupational, and recreational environments.

Residential Environment

The setting in which individuals live, including their housing conditions and neighborhood features.

Healthy Housing

A shelter that supports a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, as defined by the World Health Organization.

Substandard Housing

Housing that does not meet basic living standards, posing risks to the physical well-being of its occupants.

Slum

A heavily populated urban informal settlement characterized by inadequate housing and lack of basic services.

Occupational Health

Field focused on the well-being and illness prevention of workers, aiming to ensure safe and healthy work environments.

Hazard

Something that has the potential to cause harm, particularly within a workplace setting.

Occupational Hazard

A risk specifically encountered in the workplace that can lead to injury or illness.

Hierarchy of Controls

A system used in workplaces to minimize or eliminate exposure to hazards, including elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.

Disease Vectors

Organisms that carry and transmit pathogens to humans, often found in poor housing conditions.

Environmental Health

The branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health.