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| Definition of Occupational Health |
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a subset of environmental health that uses a multi-area approach to
1. anticipate
2. recognize
3. evaluate
4. prevent and control
work related illnesses and injuries |
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| 4 multi-area approaches in Occ. Health |
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| 1. anticipate 2. recognize 3. evaluate 4. Prev. & Cont. |
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| Why Yucca mountain provides environmental and public health protection (3) |
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Definition
1. Low risk of rain penetration
2. Low risk of seismic activity
3. No public exposure for 10,000 years |
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| Lots of fear of Yucca mountain stems from misinformation and fear (3) |
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1. transportation (39 states, 131 sites)
2. terrorism
3. accidents (like 3 mile island) |
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| What is the primary cause of eutrophication |
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| pollutants and overfertilization |
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| nitrogen gets in the water source from over fertilization and organic pollutants and depletes to oxygen supply in the water. |
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Hanta Virus
vaccine?
treatment? |
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NO vaccine
treatment is supportive in nature. |
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| Hanta Virus: elements of a P.H campaign to reduce risks. (6) |
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Definition
1. Sanitation
2. Prevent Rodent Infestation
3. Ventilation
4. Use Gloves when cleaning
5. Disinfect
6. Wed down debri before cleaning |
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| Dengue Fever: What would you include in a P.H prevention and control plan? |
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Definition
1. Get rid of mosquito breeding ground *in all of the community.
2. Educate the public to minimize exposure during day time
3. Establish a better public health infrastructure, more than just mosquito nets |
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| Health concerns associated with BPA (4) |
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Definition
1. Human development
2. Reproduction
3. misscarriages
4. low birth weight |
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| Public health program for pregnant women dealing with BPA? |
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Definition
1. select BPA free bottles, avoid #7 plastics
2. BPA is in plastic containers, don't microwave in plastic containers
3. BPA can be transferred through breast milk so mom's need to be safe too
4. Instead use glass bottles and containers |
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| What data should a community consider when considering fluoridosis? |
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Definition
1. CDC recommends flouridation
2.important to test water for natural flouride sources before flouridation
3. see if children are exposed to cumulative sources of fluoride |
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| natural fluoride sources(2) |
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| food grown in fluoridated soil, cows milk fed fluoridated water |
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| Supplemental fluoride sources (2) |
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Term
Cancer and associated industry
Leukemia
Bladder
Liver |
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Definition
Chemical industry
dye, rubber factories
grain refineries |
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Term
| Two occupational skin disorders |
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Definition
1. Contact dermatitis (90%) have to have physical contact, chemicals predispose
2. Allergic contact dermatitis= might cause allergic reaction, exposed person becomes sensitized |
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| Drinking water sources (4) |
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Definition
natural sources (rivers, lakes, streams)
Refined/treated waste water
Polar icecaps
Deep wells |
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| Pollutants that contaminate drinking water (5) |
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Definition
1. Medications/Rx drugs
2. Pesticides
3. Mercury
4. Nitrogen Compounds
5. Estrogen from birth control/women's urine |
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| uranium mill tailings definition |
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| sand like residue from uranium mining that can contain radioactive chemicals (usually does) and other toxic compounds/chemicals |
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| any water that has been affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. |
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| Seven different types of wastewater |
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Definition
1. Storm Water
2. Municipal water
3. Industrial
4. AFO's
5. Acid Mine drainage
6. Sanitary sewer overflow
7. Combined sewer overflow |
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when rain and snow travel across fields it strips topsoil and fertilizer and carries it to new areas.
When it runs across parking lots it carries oil and grime. |
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| steel, chemical manufacturing, heavy metals/synthetic organic compounds |
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| animal feeding operations, animal waste that runs off into nearby bodies of water |
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| Acid Mine drainage wastewater |
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Definition
| 200,000 abandoned mines, runoff threatens aquatic life |
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Term
| Sanitary sewer overflow wastewater |
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Definition
| raw sewage overflow, backflows into houses |
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| Combined sewer overflow wastewater |
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Definition
| mixture of sewage, industrial, and storm water before it reaches treatment plant |
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| Three different types of water damage |
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Definition
1. Catastrophic- storm flooding, sewage back-flow
2. Insidious- water intrusion, moisture build-up
3. Neglect |
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| Mold Prevention and Control (4) |
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Definition
1. Design
2. Construct
3. Operate
4. Maintain
*all of them are critical to prevent mold buildup |
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| Risk assessment definition |
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| a qualitative and quantitative guess at the risk posed to human health and environmental health |
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| What are risk assessments used for (5) |
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1.establishing ecological risk
2.establish need for additional data
3. dangers of specific pollutant
4.development of contingency plans
5.need for environmental regulations |
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| (5)Five parts of a Risk assessment |
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Definition
1. Identification of the hazard- id health effects caused by suspect agent, requires toxicology
2. Dose response- focus on the dose and occurrence of adverse health effects
3. Exposure assessment- focus on exposure experienced or anticipated, inhalation, ingestion, dermal
4. Risk characteristics- analyze the validity of estimated risk
5. Risk management- help make decisions to control hazards |
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| Endocrine disrupter definition |
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| chemicals that mimic, antagonize, or disrupt the action of endogenous hormones, or alter the synthesis or metabolism of natural hormones |
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Term
| Global initiative to improve indoor air quality |
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Definition
| Partnership for Clean Indoor Air |
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| partnership for clean indoor air goals (4) |
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Definition
1. meed the need of the local communities for clean efficient cooking and heating
2. improve cooking technology
3. develop a commercial market for clean and efficient technologies
4. monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and environmental impact of household energy interventions |
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| level that kills 50% of the test population |
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no observable effect level
no observable adverse effect level
lowest observed adverse effect level
used for dose response in risk assessment. |
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