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Health effect
Health effects or health impacts are changes in health or any derivation in the normal function resulting from exposure to an external agent, source or stimuli. Health effects are an important consideration in many areas, such as hygiene, pollution studies, and workplace safety, nutrition and health sciences in general.
Glossary Source
JRC EU CBRNe Glossary
(
EU Glossary on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive risks
)
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC128863/JRC128863_01.pdf