ROLE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALSIN SAVING ENVIRONMENT : ROLE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALSIN SAVING ENVIRONMENT BALAKRISHAN
MPH 2ND SEMESTER
Slide 2 : Introducing Environmentalism
Why Save Environment
Current State Of Environment
Leaders in Pollution
Who are the Public Health Professionals
Role Of PHP In Saving Environment
PH Jobs And Environment
How Saving Environment Can Save Money
Some Easy Tips For Laymen
City Beautiful Initiatives
Conclusion
References
Acknowledgement CONTENTS
ENVIRONMENT : ENVIRONMENT SUM TOTAL OF CONDITIONS SURROUNDING MAN AT A GIVEN POINT OF SPACE AND TIME
TOTALITY OF ALL PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND BIOLOGICAL FACTORS INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL AS COLLECTIVELY
ENVIRONMENTALISM : ENVIRONMENTALISM A broad philosophy
and social movement
centered on a concern for the
conservation and improvement
of the environment and is
associated with the color green.
Slide 5 : WHY SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT?
Aside from it being the right thing to do, there are innumerable benefits to you, your family and subsequent generations.
This is not a question of Global Warming or Tsunami but of saving our environment and protecting your health and future generations to come.
Slide 6 : Climate change
Conservation
Dams
Energy
Agriculture
Land degradation
Nuclear issues Overpopulation
Ozone depletion
Pollution
Resource Depletion
Toxins
Waste ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES
Slide 7 : Climate change – Global Warming, Early / Late Monsoons, Floods, Draughts
Conservation – Species extinction, Pollinator Decline, Coral Bleaching
Dams – Environmental Impact, Ecosystem disturbances
Energy – Conservation and Renewable resources
Agriculture – Irrigation, Monoculture, Overgrazing, Agro Run offs
Land degradation – Desertification, erosion, salinity
Nuclear issues – Meltdown, Leakage, Radioactive Wastes
Overpopulation – Sewage, Burial
Ozone depletion – CFC, Effects on Crops, Extinction of Planktons
Pollution – Light, Noise, Air (Smog, increase in RSPM), Water (Eutrophication, Acid Rains, Sewage, Spills, Dumps)
Resource Depletion – Exploitation of Resources, Blast Fishing, Overfishing, Bottom trawling, Whaling
Toxins – CFC, Biomagnifications, DDT, Heavy Metals
Waste – Electronic Waste, Incineration, Landfill, Litter
Slide 8 : Top 7 Environmental Problems That Are Worse Than We Think
Slide 9 : Mammal Extinction
Slide 10 : Ocean Dead Zones
Slide 11 : Collapsing Fish Stock
Slide 12 : Destruction of Forests
Slide 13 : Polar Sea Ice Loss
Slide 14 : CO2 Levels in the Atmosphere
Slide 15 : Population Explosion
LEADERS IN POLLUTION : LEADERS IN POLLUTION
LEADERS IN AIR POLLUTION(CO2 Emissions 1800-2000 – TONS of Carbon) : LEADERS IN AIR POLLUTION(CO2 Emissions 1800-2000 – TONS of Carbon) USA 301,279,000,000
Russia 86,705,000,000
Germany 75,606,000,000
China 72,615,000,000
UK 68,803,000,000
Japan 36,577,000,000
France 30,997,000,000
Total 1,017,350,000,000
BIGGEST RUBBISH PRODUCERS(HOUSE HOLD – OECD COUNTRIES) : BIGGEST RUBBISH PRODUCERS(HOUSE HOLD – OECD COUNTRIES) Ireland 760 kg/person/year
USA 740 kg/person/year
Iceland 730 kg/person/year
Norway 700 kg/person/year
Australia 690 kg/person/year
Denmark 670 kg/person/year
Switzerland 660 kg/person/year
Germany, Spain 650 kg/person/year
TOP DEFORESTERSYear 2000-2005 (sq km) : TOP DEFORESTERSYear 2000-2005 (sq km) BRAZIL 34,660
INDONESIA 14,448
SUDAN 11,780
ZAMBIA 5,322
MEXICO 3,950
BIGGEST WATER USER : BIGGEST WATER USER India 635,400 645,800,000,000,000
China 494,000 630,300,000,000,000
USA 1,663,000 525,300,000,000,000
Pakistan 1,187,000 169,400,000,000,000 Litres Per Head/Yr Litres Per Year
HOUSEHOLD WATER USAGE : HOUSEHOLD WATER USAGE Brushing Teeth (Tap Off) 2.5 litres
Brushing Teeth (Tap On) 5 litres
Toilet Flush 20 litres
Shower (per minute) 22 litres
Washing Machine 120 litres
Bath (Full) 170 litres
Car Wash 200 litres
Garden Watering 600-1500 litres
Slide 22 : PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
A RAY OF HOPE
Slide 23 : Pollution and environmental toxins are linked to diseases ranging from diabetes to infertility from asthma to cardiovascular disease and of course cancer and with the damage damaging the newer generations to come.
Slide 24 : Physical risk factors
Chemical risk factors
Biological risk factors
Behavior risk factors
Thirteen million deaths annually due to preventable environmental causes
Save four million children a year
ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS : ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Slide 26 : TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Slide 27 : PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Slide 28 : PUBLIC EDUCATION
AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
Slide 29 : PERSONAL
EXAMPLE
Slide 30 : ADVOCACY
Slide 31 : N E T W O R K I N G
Slide 32 : AND DOCUMENTATION
Slide 33 : MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAM
Slide 34 : Environmental health officer
Environment Inspector
Environmental Epidemiologist
Ergonomist
Occupational Health and Safety Inspector
Hygiene and Sanitation Officer
Statistician
Toxicologist PH JOBS AND ENVIRONMENT
Slide 35 : SAVING THE
ENVIRONMENT IS NOT ONLY GOOD ECOLOGICALLY BUT
IT MAKES GOOD FINANCIAL SENSE.
Slide 36 : SAVE ELECTRICITY
By getting away from a too comfortable temperature of AC your body will naturally burn more calories and one can burn approximately 30 additional calories a day
That would represent a weight loss of 3.1 pounds a year
If 10% of the households in America did this greenhouse gas output can be lowered by 11,602,800,000 pounds per year
Put off the lights, fans or any other electric appliances if nobody is using it INFLATE YOUR CAR TYRES
You can save 2 rupees per litre of fuel used which represents a 4% improvement.
If you get 12 km to the litre and drive 10,800 km per year you will save 580 rupees a year.
This represents a savings of 13.8 litres of fuel.
If 10 Crore Indians did that we would use 138 crores litres lesser fuel every year.
This represents importing 6.9 Crore fewer barrels (100 ltrs) of oil every year
Slide 37 : RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
Slide 38 : SWAP OUT ALL OF YOUR FILAMENT BULBS FOR THE NEW GENERATION FLUORESCENT ONES.
These bulbs known as CFL’s can save you Rs 1000 - 1800 over the life of the bulb versus filament.
If every American home replaced just one light bulb with a CFL, enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes is saved which would be the same as removing 800,000 cars from the roads and the financial savings would be in the billions annually.
Slide 39 : SAVE FUEL
DON’T REV UP THE ENGINE
PUT OFF THE ENGINE IF ON TRAFFIC LIGHTS SAVE ELECTRICITY
Slide 40 : The Forgotten Art of Walking
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Slide 42 : Use Public Toilets or the Sulabh Shauchalyas
Avoid open defecation
Slide 43 : Use biodegradable plates (pattals) rather than Thermocol plates while on picnics
Use jute bags rather than using polythenes AVOID FLYING FOR SHORT TRAVELS
A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately about 6 liters every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn (216,000 liters).
Slide 44 : CONSERVE ENERGY
1. Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month.
2. If you have central air conditioning, do not close vents in unused rooms.
3. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120.
4. Wrap your water heater in an insulated blanket.
5. Turn down or shut off your water heater when you will be away for extended periods.
6. Turn off unneeded lights even when leaving a room for a short time.
7. Set your refrigerator temperature at 36 to 38 and your freezer at 0 to 5 .
Slide 45 : CONSERVE ENERGY
8. When using an oven, minimize door opening while it is in use; it reduces oven temperature by 25 to 30 every time you open the door.
9. Clean the lint filter in your dryer after every load so that it uses less energy.
10. Unplug seldom used appliances.
11. Use a microwave when- ever you can instead of a conventional oven or stove.
12. Wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot.
13. Reverse your indoor ceiling fans for summer and winter operations as recommended.
14. Turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use.
Slide 46 : CONSERVE ENERGY
Purchase appliances and office equipment with the Energy Star Label; old refrigerators', for example, use up to 50 more electricity than newer models.
Only use electric appliances when you need them.
17. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to save money and energy.
18. Keep your thermostat at 68 in winter and 78 in summer.
19. Keep your thermostat higher in summer and lower in winter when you are away
20. Insulate your home as best as you can.
Slide 47 : CONSERVE ENERGY
21. Install weather stripping around all doors and windows.
22. Shut off electrical equipment in the evening when you leave work.
23. Plant trees to shade your home.
24. Shade outside air conditioning units by trees or other means.
25. Replace old windows with energy efficient ones.
26. Use cold water instead of warm or hot water when possible.
27. Connect your outdoor lights to a timer.
28. Use Green Electricity - electricity produced by low - or even zero-pollution facilities like Hydal power, Solar power or Wind power.
Slide 48 : ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
Environment awareness started in India after Stockholm Conference 1972.
Statement for abatement of Pollution Feb.1992.
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) constituted in 1974
Factory laws:
The factory act ,1948
The Employees’ State Insurance Act,1948
To govern the conditions in industry
To safeguard health and welfare of workers.
Slide 49 : ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY OF INDIA - CHANDIGARH
The Environment Society of India is responsible to effectively coordinate the activities of various departments/agencies and to plan a comprehensive integrated program for environment protection and its improvement and also responsible for exercising the administrative control over the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee.
It monitors proper implementation of provisions of various Environment & Pollution Control Acts in collaboration with CPCC. Some of the past few notice declarations are following:
Air Quality and Noise, Diwali 2006
Public Notice (Noise Pollution)
Fire Cracker Notice, Diwali 2006
Ban On Polythene Bags 6th December, 2005
Smoke Free City, July 2007
INITIATIVES BY THE CITY BEAUTIFUL : INITIATIVES BY THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
Slide 51 : SAY NO TO CRACKERS ON THIS DIWALI
AIR POLLUTION
NOISE POLLUTION
FIRE ACCIDENTS
Slide 52 : INTRODUCINGREVA BICYCLE PATROLING
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Slide 54 : Do not use water sprays or water balloons.
Do not use excessive colors. Just wish each other with a TILAK.
One day of “following traditions / customs” will prove to be a disaster.
Spread the word, inspire your friends, peers, family and neighbours to celebrate a “TILAK HOLI”. CONSERVE WATER
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Slide 58 : AN AD ON DAINIK BHASKAR
Slide 59 : RECOGNIZE THAT PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT IS A HEALTH ISSUE TOO AND NOT MERELY AN OTHER WORLDLY ISSUE
DRAFT, LEGISLATE AND ENFORCE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR ANY AND EVERY INSTITUTION
MAKE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS LESS VULNERABLE BY IDENTIFYING RISKS WHICH CAN ADVERSIFY
RAISE AWARENESS AMONG EXISTING DECISION MAKERS
EDUCATE OURSELF TOO ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT OUR HABITAT
INVOLVE COMMUNITIES AS AGENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RE-ENFORCE THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND POLICIES AND MAKE IT A COMPULSARY RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL CONCLUSION
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REFERENCES : REFERENCES Report of Environment pollution Panel of the U.S. President’s Science advisory Committee(1965)
World Health Organization
Winslow C.E.A., 1920
Basic Environmental Health – Annalee Yassi, T. Kjellstrom
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
www.wasteonline.org.uk
www.dainikbhasker.com
Slide 62 : I am grateful to my worthy teachers and my friends who helped me in the completion of this presentation.
Slide 63 : There are no short cuts to any place worth going….. Thank You