well-being based on the health of the surrounding environment.
Human welfare and its influence by the environment, including technical and administrative measures for improving the human environment from a health point of view PS environmental medicine, environmental hygiene RT occupational hygiene After WHO, 1989a
the aspects of human disease, and injury that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment
Is that aspect of public health that is conÂcerned with those forms of life, substances, force, and conditions in the surroundings of man that may exert an influence on human health and wellÂbeing.
Health issues relating to the environment, including pollution and food and water quality.
The science of controlling or modifying those conditions, influences, or forces surrounding man which relate to promoting, establishing, and maintaining health.
Environmental Health recognizes that our health depends on our social and physical environment - on the food we eat, the air we breathe, our work places and the homes we live in. These professionals work to protect and improve our environment.
"Environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the environment. It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling, and preventing those factors in the environment that can potentially affect adversely the health of present and future generations." [ WHO
