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2.  Environment has a direct impact on the physical,
mental and social well-being of the individual.
The environmental factors range from housing,
water supply, psychosocial stress and family
structure through social and economic support
systems, to the organization of health and social
welfare services in the community.

3.  If the environment is favourable to the
individual, he can make full use of his
physical and mental capabilities. Protection
and promotion of environmental health is
one of the major factors in promotion of
positive health.

4.  According to WHO- Environmental health comprises
those aspects of human health, including quality of life,
that are determined by physical, chemical, biological,
and social and psychological problems in the
environment. It also refers to the theory and practice of
assessing, correcting, controlling, and preventing those
factors in the environment that can potentially affect
adversely the health of present and future generations,

5.  The term environment includes all the external
factors - living and non-living, material which
surround the human being. As per latest concept,
environment includes not only the water, air and
soil that form our environment but also the social
and economic conditions associated with our life.

6. Environment has been divided into three
components-
 (i) Physical Environment -
 (ii) Biologic Environment -
 (iii) Social Environment -

7.  Physical environment includes-
 Water,
 air,
 soil,
 housing,
 Wastes and radiation etc.

8. Biological environment includes
 Plants
 Animals
 Bacteria and viruses,
 Insects and rodents.

9. Social environment includes-
 Customs and Culture
 Habits
 Income and occupation,
 religion etc.

10. Environmental pollutions have very bad
effects on health. environmental factors such
as water pollution, soil pollution, air
pollution, poor housing conditions, presence
of animal reservoirs and insect vectors of
diseases which pose a constant threat to
man's health.

11.  the term sanitation covers the whole field of
controlling the environment with a view to
prevent disease and promote health. The
dictionary meaning of the word sanitation is
"the science of safe-guarding health.”

12.  it is defined as: 'Sanitation is a way of
life. It is the quality of living that is
expressed in the clean home, the clean
farm, the clean business, the clean
neighbourhood and the clean
community.

13.  According to WHO environmental sanitation
is "the control of all those . factors in man's
physical environment which have or may
have a deleterious effect on his physical
development, health and survival".

14.  As a health worker it is absolutely necessary
for us to study environmental health.
Environmental determinants of health and
disease are pervasive and integral to the
assessment, diagnosis, intervention,
planning, and evaluation components of
nursing practice

15.  Through the environmental history, and
observation during home visit a nurse may
uncover exposures to hazardous substances
that neither the patient nor the clinician had
suspected as etiologic agents of existing
symptoms or disease.

16.  This is an introduction about environmental
health. In upcoming videos you will learn a
lot about different aspects of environmental
health.
Keep watching . Keep learning…..

17. By – SURESH KUMAR ( Nursing Tutor )