The Concept of Environmental Health

CONCEPT
A belief that Compleks against an object, object, event or phenomenon based on experiences and perceptions of a person of ideas, views or beliefs. Collection of some concept = concept of a model or framework

ENVIRONMENT
The classic environment is organized around the organization, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and the relationships within it. Other environmental sense, a unity with all things space, power, state and other living things. Space, is a place of various environmental components occupy and perform the process, so that between the living and the environmental component is an integral and inseparable. Ecological environment is applied in order for humans to implement prinsif and central concepts of ecology in the environment. Humans are the most dominant creatures on the earth's ecosystems.
Environmental Concepts in the paradigm of nursing in the community environment that is focused on the physical environment, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual. To understand the relationship with the public health environment (individuals, families, groups and communities)


Triangle model can be used: Agent = host = Environment

The three components are interrelated and can affect the health status of residents.
Agent: a factor of a factor that can cause disease.
Host: namely human beings or animal life that can become infected or is influenced by the agent.
Environment: external factors that affect health

As
- Environment slums
- Work environment uncomfortable
- Low socioeconomic level
- Public education is low
- The limited number of health care facilities.
- Location of health care facilities that are far from human habitation

Disease Occurrence
Disease process (John Gordon)
1. A balance between the agent and the Host which is contingent on the environment or someone in good health.
2. Host Agent heavier than normal, which is based on the environment
3. Host Agent heavier than normal, which is based on the environment
4. Host Agent heavier than relying on an abnormal environment
5. Host Agent heavier than relying on an abnormal environment