Health risks associated with the environment are discussed in these slides

1. PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT &
HEALTH
Dr A Adeniran MBBS, MPH, FMCPH
Consultant Public Health Physician
Lagos State University (College of Medicine)
Nigeria

2. Outlines
• Definitions of terms
• Health Determinants
• Health & Physical Environment

3. Definition of Health
• Health is defined as the complete state of physical,
mental and social wellbeing and not just the absence of
disease

4. Determinants of Health Include
• The social & economic factors
• Physical Environment
• The person’s individual characteristics & behavior

5. What is Environment?

6. Environment
• Is all the living & non living things that surround man

7. Environment
• Environment is the space and the contents of that space.
• It includes the physical (natural), social, etc

8. Environment

9. Environment
• Influence on health greater than any other determinant of
health
• Effect of environment on morbidity and mortality is
approximately 80 %
• Environmental health practice deals with the relationship
between environment and health

10. Physical Environment
• Air
• Land
• Water

11. Physical Environmental Hazards
• Noise
• Radiation
• Heat / cold
• Vibration
• Pressure

13. Health Risks Associated with the Physical
Environment
• Discuss

14. Questions