Sức khỏe môi trường "Môi trường Y tế" bao gồm những gì còn được gọi là kỹ thuật và vệ sinh môi trường, kỹ thuật y tế công cộng, và kỹ thuật vệ sinh. Nó là có liên quan với "kiểm soát tất cả những yếu tố trong môi trường vật lý của con người mà exericise hoặc có thể thực hiện một tác dụng có hại trên sức khỏe thể chất, phát triển và sự sống còn," 1 xem xét các tác động, vật lý ‡ kinh tế xã hội của các kiểm soát các biện pháp áp dụng | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION Definitions Environmental Health encompasses what is also known as environmental engineering and sanitation public health engineering and sanitary engineering. It is concerned with the control of all those factors in man s physical environment which exericise or may exercise a deleterious effect on his physical development health and survival 1 with consideration of the physical economic and social impact of the control measures applied. Included is the application of engineering principles to the control modification or adaptation of the physical chemical and biological factors of the environment in the interest of man s health comfort and social well-being. The concern is not merely with simple survival and prevention of disease and poisoning although even these are not entirely under control. In addition environmental health involves the maintenance of an environment that is suited to man s efficient performance and to the preservation of comfort and enjoyment of living today and in the 3 The environment is defined as the sum of all external influences and conditions affecting life and the development of an organism. The Committee on Environment of the American Public Health Association goes a step further and says that The Environment is considered the surroundings in which man lives works and plays. It encompasses the air he breathes the water he drinks the food he consumes and the shelter he provides for his protection against the elements. It also includes the pollutants waste materials and other deterimental environmental factors which adversely affect his life and health. 4 Scope It is apparent from the above that the field of environmental health covers an extremely broad area of man s universe. The World Health Organization the American Public Health Association and others have suggested what the scope should be and how the programs should be administered. In all instances a totality is envisioned with .
