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Chapter-04 Environment and Health

BOOK TITLE: A Textbook of Public Health Dentistry

Author
1. Marya CM
ISBN
9789350252161
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11413_4
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
15
Author Affiliations
1. Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana, India, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research Faridabad, Haryana, India
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Abstract

The term environment implies all the external factors living and non-living, material and non-material which surround man. Proper environmental management is the key to avoid the quarter of all preventable illnesses which are directly caused by environmental factors. The environment influences our health in many ways—through exposure to physical, chemical and biological risk factors, and through related changes in our behavior in response to those factors. The purpose of environmental health is to create and maintain ecological conditions that will promote health and thus prevent disease. The environmental factors which are basic and fundamental to individual and community health are water, air, noise, housing, disposal of wastes, and radiation. This chapter explains how these environmental factors can be polluted and what the health effects of these are. The prevention and control of environmental pollution and management of waste are dealt with in this chapter.

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