Environmental health is simply the study of how environmental components, some naturally occurring, affect human health and in turn how human activities affect the environment.
The University of Georgia is conducting research in various areas related to environmental health. The Environmental Health Science department has an extensive website with links to research conducted by students and professors. If you would like to learn more about the department and the specific research topics, visit the website. Curious about current environmental issues? Visit the news tab.
The study of environmental health is relevant to all of us. It undoubtedly affects each one of us because we cannot escape it. Therefore, the study and understanding of the environment is crucial.
Here is one example. Most people are aware of the indoor smoking bans that have been created in Athens. All good right? According to research conducted by Luke Naeher, Ph.D., of the University of Georgia, the displacement of smokers to the outside environment could be causing just as much harm, both to the environment and to the people in it.
This blog will continue to follow relevant environmental health developments. Comments, thoughts, and opinions welcome!
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It's interesting to hear that health professionals say that outdoors smoking affects as well as the well known indoor smoking problems. As an asthmatic, I've always had trouble breathing and smoking certainly doesn't help at all. Anyone who has been on this campus more than a few years can remember when smoking was allowed on the steps of the library how it was awful to walk through the haze.
This is a good start for your beat. The story that ran in the ABH because what's the alternative? Is the alternative to go back to allowing smoking indoors, or is it to just cough and bear it? It would be a great idea to see what businesses think about the impact of the ban.
--Kim
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