Community Resources
Organizations and programs that help the environment
Community resources
Area without nearby full-service grocery stores
Food Desert
Health of human populations around the world
aspect of community and world health concerned with populations exposed to harmful environmental and societal factors through no fault of their own
Environmental justice
Science based approach to protecting and improving the health of populations as a whole
Public Health
This community resource has nurses and counselors (hint: you go everyday)
What is school
What is an example of the natural environment? (hint: think of nature.)
What role does the world health organization play in addressing global health issues (hint: promotes healhi___ liv__s
It promotes healthier lives
act of allowing your organs to be donated and transplanted into another person, typically upon your death (hint: donation)
Organ donation
clean air, food, water
People who are homeless stay here for shelter
Homeless shelter
What is an example of a built environment? (hint: things that you drive on and things that you live on)
roads, bridges, buildings, and houses
What factors does world health consider (hint: relations between coun_____ global clim___, w_r)
relations between countries, global climate, war.
Low income communities
Who develops schools in the US (hint: think of government)
The US government
Places where older adults go to receive care if they can't care for themselves
Retirement homes
What are environmental factors effecting community health (hint: air poll_____, water and air sanita___n, heat wav___
air pollution, water and air sanitation, and heat waves
How can you advocate for world health (hint: By govern___g
What are some things you can do to reduce air pollution (hint: drive your ___ less, reduce g__ consumption, keep your car hea____)
drive your car less, reduce gas consumption, keep your car healthy,
Who is employed in health organizations (hint: think of hospitals)
Doctors, nurses, scientists
Places where food is donated and distributed to people in need (hint: pantry
What is food pantries
How does the physical layout effect community health (hint: Some places can be unsa__ to wa__ and people will get less exerc___)
Some places can be unsafe to walk and people will get less exercise
How many countries are members of the international health organization (Hint: think of large numbers)
Almost 200
Where should people store hazardous electronic waste (hint: It should be off the fl__r, in contai__rs, out of the eleme__s
Off the floor, in containers, out of the elements
Why do so many places have a department of health (hint: to gather infor______ about hea___ dise____)
To gather information about health and diseases in a community