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| who is the father of epdemiology who discovered the cause of cholera in 1854 London to be connected to something other than humors |
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| the source of cholera ended up being from where once it was mapped and incidence among populations was considered |
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| at what point was the cholera outbreak contained |
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| when the handle was removed from the water pump |
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| florence nightingale defined what as a key concept in nursing |
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| what 5 priniciples did nightingale focus on |
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| air, water, waste disposal, cleanliness, light |
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| worked in appalachia and improved the health of mothers and babies in those rural areas |
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| studies the effect on human health of environmental factors |
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| environmental epidemiology |
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| study of how chemical exposure effects our health and what negative effects can occur |
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| name the 4 environmental principles |
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everything is connected to everything else
everything has to go somewhere
the solution to pollution is dilution
todays solution may be tomorrows problem |
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| although tube wells provide clean water, they cause what problem |
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| arsenic or lead to be released from the soil |
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| name the three primary environments |
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| home, workplace, community |
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| exposure pathway refers to what |
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| cause depends on strength and type of agent |
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| what is true about causality |
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| investigate (potential exposure), past work, residence, environmental concerns (ask what they might be aware of), present work, activities, Referrels and resources, Educate |
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| IPREPARE is used for what |
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| if it is a child, IPREPARE supplements "work" with what |
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| for reasearch and info on environmental concerns are found from wht |
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| EPA has susection of what |
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| what can trap and exacerbate pollution |
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| an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that is radioactive |
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| radon causes what when inhaled |
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| minute explosions and chronic lung irritation, leading cause of cancer for people who dont smoke |
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| naturally occuring contaminants include what |
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| tetanus, anthrax, radon, mold, arsenic |
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| these come from landfills, hazardous waste dumps |
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| what can be used in cleaning up garbage |
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| how many pounds of ge to we use a day |
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| to prevent dilution of hazardous waste in drinking water, what is implemeted |
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| EPA requires all water agencies to publish what |
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| consumer confidence report |
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| name effects of smoke on children |
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| asthma, ear and resp infections, SIDS, |
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| a colorless odorless gas found in some homes from combustion of natural gas |
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| symptoms of carbon monoxide include |
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| dizzyness, HA, drowsiness, bright red cheeks if exposed over time, mild flu like symptoms, possible loss of consciousness and death |
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| formaldehyde has what problem |
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| formaldehyde is used in what household products |
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| drywall, shampoo, drapery, carpet, cosmetics |
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| formaldihyde causes what symptoms |
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| symptoms of sick building |
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| dizziness, nausea, fatigue, sensitivity to odor and smell, allergy symptoms |
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| this chemical is more toxic for children in relation to their growth and development |
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| because the lead replaces metal in the blood it leads to |
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| what other symptoms of lead occur |
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| change in cognition and behavior, CNS impairment and seizures |
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| when was lead banned in gas and paint |
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| where can lead come from in products |
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| being in an older home, young children, pregnant women |
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| if lead blood level is higher than 10, what do you do |
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| an environmental assessment |
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| primary prevention includes what 2 |
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| health education and promotion and anticipatory guidance (teach parents to take clothes off if in a high risk situation, keep med cabinets closed) |
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| secondary prevention includes what |
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| screening at risk children, asking about risks at check ups, test blood samples |
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| for lead poisoning, give this |
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| documented risk ages for lead are |
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| tertiary prevention includes what 3 |
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| tx lead poisoning, alternative pest control measures, awareness of awareness of safe disposal |
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