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HTH 423 Going Green and Environmental Health
Contemporary Health Issue
37
Health Care
Undergraduate 4
02/05/2013

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Environmentalism
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Advocacy of the preservation or improvement of the natural environment
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What is our most critical challenge in environmentalism?
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population control
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What is an example of environmentalism issue
Definition
reduce habitat loss
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Sustainability
Definition
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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Sustainability must overcome
Definition
environmental degredation
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Why is prevention of environmental degredation hard?
Definition
Not forgo the needs of economic development & social equity / justice
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What is the biggest public health problem today?
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overpopulation
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Increased population equals
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demand for natural resources
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_________ is a global issue—urban & rural
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deforestation
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Sustainable Community
Definition
Communities planned, built, or modified to promote sustainable living & community capacity.
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What two types of sustainability do sustainable communities focus on?
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Environmental & economic sustainability
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Sustainable buildings cost
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2% more than traditional methods
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Long-term energy & health benefits outweigh _____ _______ of sustainable buildings
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short-term costs
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Sustainable buildings meet standards for what four things
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Water conservation
Healthy indoor air
Environmentally-friendly materials
Location—w/in ¼ mile of public transportation
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Meeting standards earn more $$$ for funding like
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tax breaks/incentives
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Global warming
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More than a century ago, scientists predicted a build-up of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere, which would have a warming effect on the earth's surface
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Humans have a _____ _____ on global warming
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direct impact
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When was the Clean Air Act passed?
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1970
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What was the purpose of the Clean Air Act
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develop standards for widespread air pollutants
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First major environmental law in the US to include a provision for citizen lawsuits
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Clean Air Act
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Healthcare waste
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any waste produced via healthcare activities
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Med waste incinerators =
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dioxin & mercury
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Medical waste =
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3.5+ million tons/year
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15% is ________- waste & ______ be treated
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infectious, first
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Home HC waste produces
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50,000 tons/year
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Mandate: ____ reduction in waste by _____
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50%, 2010
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Volume reduction can _____ ______costs
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lower disposal
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Upstream Activities
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Focus on reducing environmental impacts before they happen
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Precycling
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buying products packaged in recycled materials
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Recycling is a _______ activity
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downstream
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Precycling is a _________ activitiy
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upstream
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Recycling
Definition
collecting, processing, marketing, and using materials once considered trash
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Four things recycling do
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helps save landfills;
cuts air pollution from incineration;
saves energy and natural resources;
community curbside programs
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Two things that make up vulnerability
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susceptibility and resistance
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Five things the article focuses on
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on heavy precipitation, heat waves, drought, severity of cyclones, and high sea levels
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Three risk reduction measures
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prevention, mitigation, preparedness
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Two crisis managment measures
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response and recovery
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