[Health Sciences 3290A/B] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (52 pages long!)

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3290A/B
• Professor: Jeannie Samuel

Document Summary

H e a l t h s c i e n c e s 3 2 9 0 a / b. Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviours. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments. (world health organization) Case study i: alaska/ climate change and place. If they move they will be the rst us community to relocate due to climate change. We think about the effects of climate change being somewhere else, but this is an example of how climate change is happening close to us. any planned process employing comprehensive approaches to assess, correct, control, and prevent those factors in the environment that can potentially harm the health and quality of life of present and future generations.