Emission Control: Environmental Influences on Individuals

How often do you stop and think about your everyday surroundings and environment? There are environmental factors that affect you every day, particularly your health and well-being. Reciprocally, your actions affect the environment.

A healthy environment positively impacts the people, animals, and plants that live in it. While an environment includes the land, air, and water within an area, the safety of an area is also part of a person's environment. For example, a high crime rate is a negative environmental factor that poses risks to people's health. Furthermore, when a community looks better, less crime will occur because it appears people living there care about the environment. People, therefore, feel safe being active within their communities and with one another. Businesses are also more likely to invest in safe neighborhoods, which brings economic opportunities to the residents. Therefore, the social, economic, and physical health of the residents are enhanced.

Your Community's Environment

Physical factors in an environment that you can see, touch, feel, hear, and smell can be positive or negative. For instance, a community park constitutes a positive environmental factor where families and others can spend active time outdoors. In this interactivity, you will to learn about negative physical factors that may exist in your community's environment. Click the player button to begin.

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Environmental Health

When considering health and wellness, an important factor that should not be overlooked is the influence of the environment. A healthy diet and an active lifestyle are essential, but if the air in your community is heavily polluted, it could have a negative impact on your health. In this interactivity, you will learn about the role of your environment in your health. Click the player button to begin.

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Conserving and Recycling

If you contribute to creating a better environment, you can help increase the health and well-being of yourself and others. Each year, communities across the nation dedicate volunteer hours, days, and events to beautify and preserve their environment. In this interactivity, you will discover ways to do your part in conserving resources and recycling. Click the player button to begin.

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Environmental Influences on Individuals Review

Now that you have learned about environmental influences on individual health, review your knowledge in this non-graded activity. Click the player button to get started.