PHC 4320 Study Guide - Final Guide: Waterborne Diseases, Chlorofluorocarbon, Global Health

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Public Health Care
• Course: PHC 4320
• Professor: Eric Coker

Document Summary

Climate change and global health: climate change, global warming, weather, climate: Increase in warm days / nights: rising global average temp. Increasing surface humidity: warming throughout oceans, reduction in frost days, decreasing snow, decrease in ice. Related to primarily to changes in the frequency of extreme weather including heat, drought, and heavy rains: floods, storms, heat stress, lightening. Effects mediated through natural systems example, disease vectors, water-borne diseases, air pollution, allergies. Agriculture, & food availability, community / mental impact: what are the greenhouse gases, greenhouse gases (ghgs) contributing climate change, water vapor, co2, ch4 methane, n2o nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons. Identifies responsible parties for cleanup: supports remediation efforts, removal of the waste, onsite treatment. What are the four steps to a quantitative risk assessment: exposure / safe dose = hazard, safe human dose x dose received = risk, hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, risk characterization. Route: receptor, oral, dermal, inhalation, what type of receptor, child, adult, worker, visitor.