Environmental and Occupational Health Issues in Public Health

List of Environmental Toxins Franny: I agree with your comment that the environmental toxins are unavoidable. While infectious diseases can be treated and easily diagnosed, disease caused by environmental toxins can be more challenging.  Monica: Telecommunications...there are so many things to learn about telecommunications. The research on the impact of telecommunications is new and evolving and potentially very impactful. Environmental Health Home Assessment: Monica: It is crazy to stop and think about the possible toxic products in your home. Candles seem so harmless, and so do fragrances. I agree. Franny: I agree that this exercise makes you stop and think about what things in our homes can possible make us sick.  Personal Care Products: Monica: Isn't it nuts how toxic secret and dove products are? How are they still on the market? Franny: Great job using products that are not toxic! Household Produ cts Monica: Pinesol also reminds me clean. Too ba

I really enjoyed this semester. As a nurse, it is important to understand all of the ways that health can be impacted. Until now, I have not learned, in depth, about environmental health and the toxins in our environment that can impact human health. Until this course, I hadn't considered how industry really controls our health. It's shocking and terrifying and we need to change our policies to stop their influence in Congress. The blogging was great. I, unfortunately, never figured out how to respond to their blogs, but I wrote my responses on my blog. I enjoyed learning about what they learned and their different perspectives. Thank you for a great semester!!