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In its broadest sense,
environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, disease, and
injury that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment. This
includes the study of both the direct pathological effects of various chemical,
physical, and biological agents as well as the effects on health of the broad
physical and social environment, which includes housing, urban development, land
use and transportation, industry, and agriculture.
Environmental health is an
integral part of the state and local public health system. Events in the last
several years, including natural and manmade disasters, terrorism, and food
borne disease outbreaks, have pointed this out again and again. Furthermore, as
research sheds light on environmental hazards and on the environment’s impact
on overall health, the public increasingly looks toward the environmental health
community for its expertise and leadership.
The Health Care Group of
CARiMan is an initiative that
promotes the use of data and information system standards to advance the
development of efficient, integrated, and interoperable surveillance systems at
national, county and local levels. The aim of this group is to develop a robust
architecture, for the management and accomplishment of the TeleAssistance and
HomeCare, validated by scientists and technologists who allow the improvement of
the patients' life quality by avoiding unnecessary displacements, as well as the
improvement of the attendance and the control of the diseases.
There
are six JPAs that consist the Health Care group. These are:
JPA He “Application of
CARiMan for health monitoring in risk situations”,
JPA Eh “Monitoring of
Environmental Health Risks”,
JPA SM
“Stress Management in Risk Situations”,
JPA GR “Medical health risk management using genetic research and high echnology”,
JPA Dy
"Risk factors in dyslexia", and
JPA RC: Risk
Management in Cancer, especially breast cancer.