Are Your Air and Water Safe? How Air and Water Quality Affect Health

Are Your Air and Water Safe? How Air and Water Quality Affect Health is organized by ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC.

Expiration Date: January 13, 2025

Course Description:
The quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink is essential to our overall well-being, our economic prosperity, and the environment. Clean air and water play an important role in maintaining our health, and contaminants in either one or both can impact our well-being and lead to the development of many diseases. In high enough concentrations, these contaminants can be fatal. Creating optimal healing environments requires close attention to air and water quality.

Purpose/Goal:
The outcome of this course is for the learner to describe components of air and water pollution, their effects on human health, and methods of reducing or eliminating these pollutants to create healthy environments.

Course Objectives - Upon completion you will be able to do the following:

• Describe the scope of global air and water safety issues.
• Identify key elements and sources of external air and water pollution.
• Describe the health impacts of air and water pollution.
• Identify methods of reducing or eliminating air and water pollution and create healthier environments.