Question

What is environmental health? What is the major goal of environmental health?

Answer 1

Goals. Implement environmental health programs and interventions to protect and promote health. Prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents; natural disasters; and extreme weather events.

Answer 2

ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ, ɴᴏɴᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʀᴇ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴇᴅ.

ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ɢᴏᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ:-

• ᴏᴜᴛᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɪʀ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ

• sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ

• ᴛᴏxɪᴄ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴢᴀʀᴅᴏᴜs ᴡᴀsᴛᴇs

• ʜᴏᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛɪᴇs

• ɪɴғʀᴀsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʀᴠᴇɪʟʟᴀɴᴄᴇ

• ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ