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Environmental Factors and Health Risks
Climate: Sun exposure can lead to skin cancer, light exposure can disrupt sleep patterns and lead to mental health issues, heat waves can cause heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses
Pollution and Chemicals: Air pollution can lead to respiratory issues and cardiovascular disease, water pollution can lead to gastrointestinal illnesses, exposure to pesticides can lead to neurological issues or cancer
Radioactivity: Exposure to radioactive materials can lead to various forms of cancer
Electromagnetic Fields: Some individuals may be more sensitive to electromagnetic fields, which can lead to symptoms such as headaches and fatigue
Pathogens: Food pollution can lead to foodborne illnesses, parasites can cause infections
Drugs: Nicotine and alcohol consumption can lead to addiction, respiratory issues, and liver damage
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Socio-economic Stressors and Wellness
Living in a 'food desert' can lead to inadequate nutrition and poor health outcomes
Low income can limit access to healthcare and lead to untreated medical conditions
High levels of stress due to financial instability can contribute to mental health issues such as anxiety and depression
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Minimize Factors
Implementing stricter regulations on pollution and chemicals to reduce exposure
Promoting renewable energy sources to minimize reliance on radioactive materials
Encouraging the use of technology that emits lower levels of electromagnetic fields
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Potential Complications
Resistance to change from industries and political entities may impede efforts to reduce pollution and chemical exposure
Natural disasters can cause setbacks in efforts to promote renewable energy sources
Cultural beliefs and behaviors may hinder the adoption of technology that emits lower levels of electromagnetic fields
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Environmental Factors: Research each of the following environmental factors, be sure to connect each topic to a health risk (The risk doesn't need to be universal. For example, some people are more sensitive to electromagnetic fields than others)
• Climate (which could cover sun exposure, light exposure, heat waves highly humid environments, etc)
• Pollution (air, water, soil, etc) and chemicals (runoff, pesticides, etc.) or carcinogens (lead poisoning, asbestos, etc)
• Radioactivity
Electromagnetic fields
• Pathogens (including food pollution, parasites, etc.)
• Drugs (nicotine, alcohol, etc.)
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Socio-economic Stressors Discuss the ways that socio-economic stressors contribute to overall wellness (for example, living in a 'food desert") or how those stressors compound the effects of any of the above factors You should cover at least two-ways that these socio economic factors relate to health and wellness
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Minimize Factors. Explore measures that could be taken to minimize the effects of the factors above on humans, you may choose any three topics to cover, but the solutions should be distinct and should focus on prevention, not treatment
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Potential Complications Finally, discuss any complications you could see in your proposed solutions, given that human nature and the real-world are also factors (this includes politics, natural disasters, and a variety of beliefs and behaviors across the human population)
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