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Environmental Health

Medical Definition:	The science of controlling or modifying those conditions, influences, or forces surrounding man which relate to promoting, establishing, and maintaining health.
Guide Notes:	specify geog if pertinent; DF: ENVIR HEALTH

Environmental Health Categories.

	Health Physics - The science concerned with problems of radiation protection relevant to reducing or preventing radiation exposure, and the effects of ionizing radiation on humans and their environment.
	Sanitary Engineering - A branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of environmental facilities conducive to public health, such as water supply and waste disposal.
	Sanitation - The development and establishment of environmental conditions favorable to the health of the public.

Environmental Health Medical Definitions and Terms

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