What You Don't Know...: Environment, A Crucial Factor in Health, The
The environment is a crucial factor in the health of an individual. Although regulations have reduced environmental pollution, many chemicals are still difficult to escape. They reside in the atmosphere that surrounds us. Health officials suspect th...
Feels So Good...Hurts so Bad: Health Dangers of Smoking, The
Smoking is a dangerous habit. It is the leading source of preventable illness and death in the United States. There are over 4,000 chemical compounds present in the gases and particles that make up cigarette smoke. Some are poisonous; some irritate ...
What You Don't Know...: Study of Air Pollution's Effects on 5000 School-age Children in Southern California
The California Air Resources Board studied the effects of air pollution on 5000 school-age children living in southern California communities. Researchers measured each child's lung development and function in relation to the air quality at home an...
What You Don't Know...: Workplace and Health Hazards, The
In decades past, the most dangerous environment was often the workplace. Stories of the health dangers associated with coal mining and radium dial painting, and other industrial hazards are legendary. As we see in this clip, it is the job of OSHA--t...