ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH

ENVIRONMENT The environment refers to our immediate surroundings in which all living and non-living components co-exist. It can be used to refer to the social, natural or built environment. The environment has a huge impact on an individual’s behaviour and intellect. Any change that occurs in a living entity either directly or indirectly is related to a change in his immediate surrounding. Types of Environment There are two different types of environment: Geographical Environment Man-made Environment                                Geographical Environment It consists of all components provided by nature and hence can be called as the natural environment. It is also referred to as the physical environment as it pertains to the physical requirements of life. These physical or geographic conditions are not dependent on the existence of humans. Sometimes, humans have no control over the physical conditions of th...

  Five Environmental Factors that Affect Health What is the Environment? In simple words, the environment can be defined as everything around us. Our environment is composed of both living and non-living things, and is referred to as the biotic and abiotic components of the environment. Biotic components Biotic components comprise all living things, including animals, birds, microbes, plants, reptiles, and insects.           Abiotic components Abiotic components comprise all non-living things, including the soil, air, temperature, water, sunlight, nutrients, rocks, mountains, etc. Environmental Factors The environmental factors can be defined as the identifiable element within the environment that affects an organism’s survival, operations, and growth. Environmental factors involve everything that changes the natural environment. Some elements are visible, while others cannot be seen. Air, water,  climate , soil, natural vegetation and landforms are al...

      ENVIRONMENT                           AND                       HUMAN HEALTH What is Environment? The term environment has been  derived from a French word “Environia” means to surround . It refers to both Abiotic (physical or non-living) and Biotic (living) environment. The word environment means surroundings, in which organisms live.  Environment and the organisms are two organized and complex component of nature .  What is Health?  Generally three types of definition of health seem to be possible and are     used  The first is that health is the absence of any disease or impairment.  The second is that health is a state that allows the individual to adequately cope with all demands of daily life (implying also the absence of disease and impairment).  The third definition states that hea...