Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 2. Environmental Health Hazards

Study Session 2  Environmental Health Hazards

Introduction

There are a range of environmental health hazards that affect our wellbeing. Hazards can be grouped together to improve understanding and action planning. The actions that you need to carry out to protect the health of your community depend on knowing how these hazards can affect us all. In this study session, you will learn about the types and categories of environmental health hazards, the routes of exposure and the ways of preventing and controlling these hazards.