[DPC - LE 2] 02 - Environmental Health, Climate Change, Waste Management_ Ver. 1.0

3%.

WHO (World Health Organization).

6.5 million.

They were found in places like the blood-brain barrier and placental barrier, raising concerns.

Approximately 0.85°C.

Wet bulb events, where humidity reaches 100% and sweating is ineffective.

George Engel in 1977.

Climate change.

Heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, food insecurity, waterborne diseases, malaria, and dengue.

A brand owner who sells or supplies any commodity under a brand, label, or identity.

Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, changing precipitation patterns, and more intense extreme weather events.

To hold the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Women, due to limited access to resources and decision-making.

The incidence of preeclampsia is increasing as temperatures rise.

It is concerned with our natural and artificial surroundings and their impact on disease and wellness.

The burning of fossil fuels.

An area with similar climate, meteorology, and topology that affects the interchange and diffusion of pollutants in the atmosphere.

80%.

Gas emissions from motor vehicles, accounting for 60-70%.

DENR is the lead agency.

A model that illustrates the interaction between the agent, host, and environment in disease transmission.

It increases the incidence of stillbirth and the spread of vector-borne illnesses.

By 2050.

The Climate Change Commission.

The Paris Agreement.

To manage the clinic, hospital, or health system.

DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources).

Once a month.

Segregation of solid wastes based on classification by the commission.

Climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Less than half of a percent (0.48%).

To be environmentally responsible throughout the life cycle of their products, especially post-consumer.

Emission testing.

To perform inspection and monitoring of drinking water purifiers and dining establishments.

Climate change can be a natural process where temperature, rainfall, wind, and other elements vary over decades or more, but today it is primarily caused by human activities, especially burning fossil fuels that generate greenhouse gas emissions.

Air pollution, disease, extreme weather events, forced displacement, food insecurity, and pressures on mental health.

More filtration of water reduces mortality not only from water-borne diseases but also from other diseases.

Water Supply Sanitation, Excreta and Sewage Disposal, Food Sanitation, Solid Waste Management, Vector Control, Air and Water Pollution, Disaster Situations, and Environmental Health Impact Assessments.

To identify and address the health impacts of climate change on communities.

A model that recognizes the different roles of a primary care physician in addressing global warming, climate change, and environmental degradation.

Its first Nationally Determined Contributions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Not less than 20-40 cubic meters per hour per worker.

El Niño.

Due to the US Military.

It primarily refers to plastic waste, which has been proven harmful to humans, such as microplastics.

The Philippines.

To balance development and environmental protection.

14 members from the government and 3 from the private sector.

To oversee the implementation of solid waste management plans and prescribe policies.

More than 70%.

They contributed to a hole in the ozone layer.

A view that prevents action on the climate crisis.

The presence of one or more air contaminants in sufficient quantities that threaten human, plant, and animal life.

45 meters (150 feet) per minute.

China, US, India, European Union, and Russian Federation.

The losses in the Philippines are about 8 times those of the US.

Around 13 million people.

42-55%.

Climate change undermines access to safe water, adequate food, and clean air, exacerbating avoidable environmental risk factors that cause approximately 12.6 million deaths each year.

Approximately 20,000 additional deaths from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress.

The President of the Philippines.

Group I requires disinfection only; Group II requires complete treatment.

Policies and principles regarding environmental health concerns, including waste management and water sanitation.

Biohazard waste and plastic waste from specimen containers.

Agriculture, wastes, industry, transport, and energy.

Big corporations.

Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and lead.

Water sanitation.

Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases.

To produce hygienically safe and aesthetically pleasing water from a polluted source.

To implement guidelines for sustainable sanitation and assist local sanitation planners.

They may prioritize profits over public health and environmental protection.

Changing existing techniques to those that produce less pollutants.

Different kinds of solid wastes including agricultural, bulky, consumer electronic, and hazardous waste.

To formulate the Integrated Air Quality Improvement Framework and an Air Quality Control Action Plan.

It contains carcinogens, cell irritants, and toxins.

Because we breathe about six liters of air every minute, exposing us to pollutants.

Acute and chronic respiratory infections, headaches, and lead toxicity.

Particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and lead.

Using air cleaning technology such as mechanical cyclonic collectors.

Protection, preservation, and revival of the quality of all water bodies.

To ensure the safety and quality of water through regular assessments.

Containment: Preventing pollutants from escaping into the air from the source of production.

Ensure the protection of public health and the environment.

To mobilize people into action, especially during major health threats.

The right to be informed about potential hazards and significant rises in pollution levels.

It is done annually or whenever vehicles are registered or renewed.

Smoking inside public buildings and enclosed public spaces.

To institutionalize waste management focusing on reduction, recovery, recycling, and environmentally friendly products.

Headaches, torpor, nausea, and increased heart rate.

Common colds, pulmonary tuberculosis, and influenza.

Littering, open burning of solid waste, and residing in open dumps and landfills.

It establishes the Department of Health and local health offices as authorities over water and sanitation.

Achieving Zero Open Defecation.

Grades range from 0 (Open Defecation) to 3 (Sustainable Sanitation).

Zero Open Defecation Status, where households use sanitary toilets.

Not using a sanitary toilet facility, leading to human feces being exposed to the environment.

An economic model that extends product life span through improved design and servicing, ensuring efficient resource utilization.

2.71%.

Incineration.

Respiratory tract infections, low birth weight, and infant mortality.

The presence of coliform indicates fecal contamination.

A climate-resilient and climate-smart Philippines with highly adaptive communities.

They are essential for achieving health, social, and economic goals.

15 meters (50 feet) per minute.

Provision of adequate ventilation and regulation of machinery to minimize air pollutants.

Diluting the concentration of pollutants to levels that can be removed by natural means.

The importance of being educators, risk communicators, researchers, and social mobilizers.

Socioeconomic background and environmental factors.

They are responsible for research projects.

At levels of ≥ 5000 PPM.

Dengue fever.

Myocardial infarction, bronchogenic carcinoma, lung diseases, and systemic atherosclerosis.

Achieving administrative control through legislation, rules, and standards.

DENR is the lead agency, while DILG/LGUs have significant roles.

A technical secretariat including various licensed professionals.

Enacting suitable laws aimed at the prevention of pollution.