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.

Environmental Issues: Climate Environmental Issues: Climate ChangeChange

Climate Change – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmRyJaBPvD0 Could cause many diseases to worsenSea level rise due to ocean warming and melting sea iceFloods and droughts become more frequent and intense Heat waves and hurricanes become more severeAir pollution and smog could worsen

ICEBREAKERICEBREAKER

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

CDC Environmental Public CDC Environmental Public HealthHealthhttp://ephtrackin

g.cdc.gov/InfoByLocation/

What’s going in Montgomery County?

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.

WHAT ARE LOCAL WHAT ARE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES HEALTH ISSUES HERE IN HERE IN MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY COUNTY?COUNTY?

Public & Environmental Health Public & Environmental Health IssuesIssuesSlogan - “Think

Globally, Act Locally”What is Montgomery

County Health Department doing to reduce pollution and increase conservation here locally?

Did you know these programs exist?!

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

Montgomery County Recycles ◦Read the two flyer and answer the

questions

Environmental PledgeEnvironmental PledgeOn the last page,

please make a commitment to make at least one way to reduce pollution in our local area.

Please turn in this packet for classwork credit…