Environmental Health and the Built Environment

The built environment refers to the human-made surroundings that people live and work in, while natural landscapes are part of the natural environment.

The built environment can impact human health in a number of ways, including by providing access to clean air and water, reducing exposure to pollutants, and promoting physical activity.

All of the listed interventions can improve public health by promoting physical activity, reducing air pollution, and improving access to healthy food options.

Sustainable development, green building, and healthy community design are all terms that refer to the process of designing and building healthy and sustainable communities.

Automobile-oriented development is not a key principle of healthy community design because it can lead to increased air pollution, traffic congestion, and physical inactivity.

Built environment health is the study of the relationship between the built environment and human health.

Allergies are not a health risk associated with poor air quality.

Recycling, composting, and waste reduction are all processes that can be used to reduce the amount of waste produced by a community.

Increased traffic congestion is not a benefit of green building.

Environmental impact assessment, life cycle assessment, and sustainability assessment are all processes that can be used to assess the environmental impact of a building or development project.

Sprawl is not a key component of a healthy and sustainable community because it can lead to increased air pollution, traffic congestion, and physical inactivity.

Climate-adaptive design, resilient design, and sustainable design are all terms that refer to the process of designing and building communities that are resilient to climate change.

Allergies are not a health risk associated with poor water quality.

Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability are all terms that refer to the process of reducing the amount of energy consumed by a building or development project.

Automobile-oriented development is not a key principle of sustainable development because it can lead to increased air pollution, traffic congestion, and physical inactivity.