Environmental Environmental Diseases/Illnesses Diseases/Illnesses & “Reduce-Reuse-Recycle”& “Reduce-Reuse-Recycle”Environmental Health UnitEnvironmental Health Unit

Objectives:1.TSWBAT assess how we create waste daily and how it can effect our health (short & long term).2.TSWBAT to evaluate ways to create less waste and recycle/reuse more in our everyday life.

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Are you environmentally friendly? Please answers all of the questions honestly…

CDC - National CDC - National Environmental Environmental Public Health Tracking Public Health Tracking Network Network Health Effects:

◦ Asthma◦ Birth Defects◦ Cancer◦ CO Poisoning◦ Lead Poisoning◦ Heart Attacks◦ Reproduction◦ Population

How does the environmentaffect our health?

“Linking hazards, exposures, & health effects” pamphlet

Read and answer the questionnaire

Paper vs. PlasticPaper vs. Plastic http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23358591/

OR

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016

What can we do??What can we do??

What does Mrs. P do to go What does Mrs. P do to go GREENGREEN?? I use cold water when I wash my clothes in the washer machine.

I always have a full load in the washer machine.

I don't use my dishwasher - I wash my dishes by hand.

I use environmentally friendly products to clean my bathroom.

I pay bills online I reuse my coffee mug - not disposable coffee

cups - when I go to Wawa. I brew my own coffee in the morning I don't keep my faucet running when I brush

my teeth. I turn off lights in my house when I leave the

room. I recycle all glass and plastic bottles at my

house. I donate used clothes to Purple Heart instead

of throwing it out. I use reusable grocery bags - not plastic bags

- when I grocery shop. I place paper at school in the recycle bin - not

the trash can.

I will hang some of my clothes to air dry instead of using the dryer.

When possible - I use my "cruise control" on highways to get better gas mileage.

My husband washes our cars at a car wash - not at home.

I use rechargeable batteries for my camera - not disposable.

I use 'e-tickets' rather than get tickets mailed to my house.

I try to buy local produce and products when possible.

I use a reusable lunch bag to pack my lunch - not paper or plastic.

I reuse my plastic bags from stores as liners in my smaller trash cans in my house.

I use paper products instead of Styrofoam.

Instead of throwing out unused aluminum cans - I donate them to can food drives.

I keep my thermostat in the winter between 64-67 degrees.

I recycle used print cartridges at Staples when I purchase a new one.

Save the Environment!Save the Environment!Reduce – Reuse – Recycle

Montgomery County Recycles ◦Read the flyer and answer the questions◦When are you done, hand in for class

credit!