Concept of Environment Health The term, ¡®Environment¡¯ has been derived from the French words ¡°environ¡± and ¡®ment¡¯. Its literal meaning is wind circuit. Hence, it common meaning is those external factors which exist in our surrounding and determine our survival, growth, development and day to day activities. Hence, the factors like land, water, forest, animals, plants, and so on exist in our surrounding can be considered as the components of the environment.
Environment is precious and essential to us. We cannot imagine human life without environment. In fact , condition of the environment determines the quality of living standard of the people. It means people can have healthy and protective life in good environment. In this context, the process of promoting the condition of the human health by improving the quality of the component of the environment can be considered as an environmental health.
Under the initiation of the U, since1972 AD, 5th June is being celebrated as an World environment day. Nepal also celebrate this auspicious day as an environment day every year. Environment protection act 2053 BS and an environment protection regulation,2054 BS has made a great contribution for the conservation of the environment and pollution control programs. Environment health is an important act of human life. Various activities related to physical, biological and socio-cultural aspects affect the condition of the environmental health. We know that the health of an individual is determined up to some level by his/her internal and external environment. In this regent, we study the various components of the environment and their impacts on human health and environmental health. Environment health is related with human health and quality of life. The concept of environment health is developed address the essential factors of quality of life such as physical, biological, social and cultural factors of environment.
Environment health affects everyone. Human beings are dependent upon their environment. Hence, environment sanitation and human resources are inseparable aspects. Some measure are of the environment health are
1)Proper disposal of waste materials, sewage, human excreta and refuse
2)Supply of clean and safe drinking water
3)Housing
4)Safe distribution of food and other food materials
5)Personal hygiene
6)control of environmental pollution
7)clean environment
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