Environmental health ch 8

what are the 3 most fundamental necessities for life

shelter, food/water, fuel for heat/cooking

what is environmental health

connections between human health and environmental exposures

Based on recent discussions what do you think is linked to many of these unhealthy environments?

poverty

where are environmental risks factors that highest

lower income countries (global south)

what are some key purposes for energy

cooking food/ boiling water, heat source, light

what percentage in the world has electricity in homes

85%

having electricity does not equal what

consistent availability and only source of energy.

what is used when electricity is absent

solid fuel

what % of the world uses solid fuels as their primary source

40%

what are some issues with the use of

solid

fuels as a primary source of energy for

cooking?

indoor air pollution

Biomass

organic materials such

as wood, vegetation, or animal waste

who is impacted more by indoor air pollution

women

Electricity within homes and/or for cooking

without biomass provides benefits such

as

Cleaner air

Access to refrigeration

Access to radio/tv health message

Ambient (outdoor) air pollution

The presence of harmful chemicals or substances in the air at concentrations

above the safe thresholds established

for human safety

what does air pollution do to humans

lung inflammation, damage to cellular lining, reduces immune response

What can air pollution result in?

increase risk of asthma, pneumonia, lung cancer

So what exactly in the

air is causing these

issues?

particulate matter

the global north has an increased proportion of what

energy from renewable energy sources