their minds when it comes to taking care of and protecting their babies. Feeding them, making sure they don’t fall, and trying to keep them from getting sick are just a few of the many overwhelming outside influences that could affect a babies wellbeing. Unfortunately, for many parents, there are several dangerous substances that could have a detrimental effect on a newborn’s health. These pathogens hide in our homes, water sources and our air. Infants are consistently bombarded with environmental
factors which affect people 's health. Lifestyle factors have considerable effects among people, it affects the health of people and it causes many social and biological consequences, such as an alcohol consumption and smoking. It has been evidence that people who are smoking, they are more vulnerable to the respiratory tract and cancer diseases. Firstly, the burden of morbidity and mortality are related to the harmful effects of alcohol consumption and most parts of the world have considered these
A.R.Omar, WonJung, M.Z.M.Yusof, 2010) , biological and psychological hazards (Johhson.S, Cooper.C, Cartwright.S, Donald.I and Taylor.P , Millet.C, 2005) Discussion: First and foremost, uncontrolled sources of energy; kinetic, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic are often associated with physical hazards. Physical hazards lead to injury to workers when an object, piece of equipment or material comes in contact with a worker. For example, exposure to unguarded or unprotected electrical equipment
become a thing of the past in Georgia. Most restaurants used to have smoking sections. These poorly partitioned areas allowed patrons and employees to enjoy the carefree life of eating and smoking simultaneously, without having to go outside for a smoke break. Fortunately, the Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005 made it illegal for smokers to light up inside restaurants where anyone under the age of eighteen may be present. Now, non-smokers can go into practically any eating place in the state and not
burden of disease from household air pollution, guidelines for environmental infection control in healthcare facilities, and how to improve IAP. Indoor Environmental Quality Indoor environmental quality (IEQ), comprises the quality of a building’s environment concerning the wellbeing and health of those who occupy the space. Many factors contribute to the IEQ such as air quality, lighting, and damp conditions. People usually experience symptoms or health conditions from exposures to contaminants while
There are various categories of human environmental hazards: chemical, biological, physical and psychosocial/cultural. Each, in its own way, contributes to an overall situations or threats that affect both the environment and human life. Sometimes a fifth category is included, mechanical, which include energy plants, factories, etc. Chemical Hazards Chemicals are both naturally occurring and man-made. From the environment, exposure to chemical agents in our air, water, food and soil, have shown to be
pollutants in the atmosphere that have reached a level that is causing a threat to the health of individuals. Pollution began in the early times from the gases of molten volcanic activity being released into the atmosphere. Additional pollutants were caused by the combustion of biomass, volatilization of organic compounds, and the release of bio-effluents from living organisms. Pollutants can be caused by the natural movements and actions of the planet itself. Particles can become suspended in the
the cancer rate in children, of all people, over the years. Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells. Cancer cells rapidly reproduce despite restriction of space, nutrients shared by other cells, or signals sent from the body to stop reproduction. Cancer cells are often shaped differently from healthy cells, they do not function properly, and they can spread to many areas of the body. Tumors, which are abnormal growth of tissue, are clusters of cells that are capable of growing and dividing uncontrollably;
that are potentially dangerous to our health. These air pollutants that we breathe in are divided into two separate categories: primary and secondary pollutants. Primary pollutants are emitted in the form in which they were produced. This includes: smoke, inorganic gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, and greenhouse gases. Secondary pollutants are primary pollutants interact with another pollutant in the air. This includes ozone, smog, and acid rain. All of these that were
spread is not controlled, it can result in dealth. Cancer is caused by both external factors (tobacco, infectoius organisms, chemicals, and radiation) and internal factors (inherited mutations, hormones, immune conditions, and mutations that occur from metabolism). These casual factors may act together or in sequence to initiate or promote the development of cancer" ("At Issue"). The American Cancer Society also reports that around 13.7 million Americans with a history of cancer (including those