Unit 38 - Environmental Health

Unit 38 - Environmental Health

Table of content
Table of content...............................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
How human activity can damage the environment......................................................................3
Effects of a damaged environment on human health...................................................................4
Relationship between damage to the environment and human health.........................................5
Section 1......................................................................................................................................6
Describe the role of pressure groups such as Green Peace, Extinction Rebellion in achieving
desired standards in the reduction of harmful effects of one human activity..............................6
SECTION 2....................................................................................................................................8
Role of legislation and regulation in reducing impacts of environmental change on human
health............................................................................................................................................8
Impacts of legislation and policies in reducing impacts of one human activity on the
environment.................................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9

Introduction
Environmental Health is considered as the science as well as practice that can prevents
human illness and injury as well as promoting well being through analysing and evaluating
environmental sources as well as hazardous agents. It also focuses on limiting exposures to
chemical, physical and biological agents within air, soil, water as well as other environmental
media that can impacts adversely on the human’s health. Report also focuses on How human
activity can damage the environment, Effects of a damaged environment on human health,
Relationship between damage to the environment and human health, Describe the role of pressure
groups such as Green Peace, Extinction Rebellion in achieving desired standards in the reduction of
harmful effects of one human activity.
Task 1
How human activity can damage the environment
Urbanisation refers to population shifting from rural areas to urban areas. This causes decrease in
population living in rural areas and the ways in which societies adapt the change. Urbanization
affect rural and urban density and because of this urban density increases and along with increase
in density in urban areas it also shows environment degradation. This includes land insecurity
negative effect on water quality excessive air pollution. Urbanization also causes increasing
utilisation of resources available in urban areas which effect environment and balance of natural
resources.
Increasing population density also has negative impact on Environment because increasing
population requires excessive resources and because of this natural resources are being utilised
more than their capacity (Khalatbari and et.al., 2016). However as Natural Resources are
available in Limited quantity excessive utilisation of them cause imbalance of environment.
Increasing population density also increases use of different production activities and which
requires additional resources and impact of production activities on environment is also negative.