- Active mobility
- Benefits of physical activity
- Built environment
- Effects of Agent Orange on the Vietnamese people
- Effects of climate change
- Effects of climate change on human health
- Effects of flooding on skin
- Effects of overtime
- Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance
- Electromagnetic radiation and health
- GuLF Study
- Health consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
- Health effect
- Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks
- Health effects from noise
- Health effects of 3D
- Health effects of coal ash
- Health effects of pesticides
- Health effects of sunlight exposure
- Health effects of wood smoke
- Health impact of asbestos
- Health impact of light rail systems
- Incarceration and health
- Light effects on circadian rhythm
- Refugee health
- Social determinants of obesity
- Wireless device radiation and health
- Climbing
- Health effects of tobacco
- Mountaineering
- Aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster
Health effect
Health effects (or health impacts) are changes in health resulting from exposure to a source. Health effects are an important consideration in many areas, such as hygiene, pollution studies, occupational safety and health, ([nutrition]) and health sciences in general. Some of the major environmental sources of health effects are air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, noise pollution and over-illumination.
A non-stochastic or deterministic health effect has a severity that is dependent on dose and is believed to have a threshold level for which no effect is seen. Stochastic health effects occur by chance, generally occurring without a threshold level of dose, whose probability is proportional to the dose and whose severity is independent of the dose, such as cancer and genetic effects. Occasionally, lack of exposure to certain effectors has detrimental consequences on an individual's health. Examples of such effectors include sunlight and exercise.
See also
- Health effects of alcohol
- Health effects of caffeine
- Health effects of pesticides
- Health effects of pollution
- Health effects of tobacco
- Effects of the car on societies
- Category:Radiation health effects
- Health#Determinants
- Material safety data sheet
- Risk factor
- Social determinants of health