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...
What You Don't Know...: Toxic Substances in the Home
The one place most people feel free of environmental hazards is their home. And yet it is estimated that there are 50 to 75,000 chemicals conceal in the products we commonly use and wear. Parents of toddlers and small children must be particularly c...
What You Don't Know...: On-site Monitoring of Employee Health
To avoid liabilities, industries with potential workplace hazards will often hire medical personnel and industrial hygienists to monitor employee health a safety. Two such employees at Boeing Corporation demonstrate their efforts to limit worker exp...
What You Don't Know...: Pest Control Service Introduces Toxic Substances into Homes in Chicago Neighborhood
Health hazards can be introduced into the home in ways people don't anticipate as families in one Chicago neighborhood learned when an enterprising pest control service started using an agricultural chemical to destroy their household pests. When th...
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...: Ocean Pollution
The ocean has historically been treated as a vast dumping ground. For example, the beaches south of San Diego are closed during much of the year because high levels of pollution pose a danger to swimmers and surfers. Almost half of the homes and bus...
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...
What You Don't Know...: Water-related Diseases
Diarrheal illnesses and other diseases are directly related to contaminated water. For the past several decades the Carter Center has led a worldwide campaign to eradicate two water-related diseases: river blindness and guinea worm diseases. Dr. Don...