Environmental Factors Impact Population Health
Lack of access to health care
Chemical Safety
Climate change and natural disasters
Poor water quality
Global environmental issues
Infrastructure issues
Air pollution
Diseases caused by microbes
Toxicology: the study of substances that have a toxic effect on the human body
Exposure to dangerous or foreign substances creates health vulnerabilities
Chemical Risk Assessment: when scientists and clinicians working to determine a substance’s full biological effects
Any solid or liquid particles, as well as gases, that are suspended in the air and have harmful or poisonous effects
Increases the frequency of natural disasters
Increase populations vulnerability to disease
Pathogens or germs, can infect humans and cause illness
Environmental Locations:
Food
Soil
Water
Air
Unreliable transportation to clinical facilities
Economic instability
Lack of education about the importance of preventive care
Lack of access to clean drinking water
Lack of local health care infrastructure, such as clinics capable of giving vaccinations
Poorly maintained roads
Soil pollution
Biodiversity loss
Ultraviolet radiation