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What makes up a person's environment? List at least 3
Trees, oceans, lakes, farms, air, soil, the food we grow, rivers, the places we live, work, and play.
What are the three routes of exposure?
1. Inhalation
2. Ingestion
3. Dermal Absorption
Who are the 5 PE/Health teachers?
Skinner, Wise, Hannan, Levine, Hayward
What does EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
What does FDA stand for?
Food and Drug Administration
____ is the nutritious food we eat, the exercise we get, and the medicine we receive to help keep us healthy.
Health
What is dose response
Dose is the amount of the hazard that actually enters your body. The larger the dose, the more extreme the response will be
Who is the principal of our school?
Mr. Desautels
Give 3 examples of stakeholders.
Companies that make a product, people that sell a product, consumers, investors.
What does USDA stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture
What is environmental health?
The study of how the environment affects your health.
Dose can depend on? List the 3
1. Duration of exposure
2. Frequency of exposure
3. Body size
When was Inglemoor established?
1965
What does HHS stand for?
Department of Health and Human Services
What does CDC stand for?
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
What are the 7 core concepts?
Toxicity, exposure, dose and response, individual susceptibility, risk and benefits, environmental justice, community resources and action
What makes one person more susceptible to risks of environmental factors?
Pregnant women, elderly, infants and children, sick people.
What Inglmoor Varsity sports team has the highest percentage of wins?
Crew or Badminton
What does NIH stand for?
National Institute of Health
(it is the nation's medical research agency)
What does US Surgeon General focus on?
Provides Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health.
What are the three parts of exposure?
1. The sources of the hazard
2. The environmental pathway
3. The contact
What are the steps in the environmental justice process? There are 6
1. Who is producing the hazard?
2. Who is being exposed?
3. Who are the decision makers?
4. Establish a dialog between the decision-makers, scientists, and the affected community.
5. Empower the community to bring about change
6. Share information and decisions with the community
Who are all 5 of the counselors?
Tighe, Blanchard, Orhuozee, Plummer, Krochmalny
What agency oversees cosmetics?
FDA
What does WA DOH stand for AND what does it focus on?
To protect and improve the health of people living in Washington State.