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MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 1 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

Three Ps

Describe the three Ps that are principal determinants of health worldwide.

Analyze and discuss how the three Ps could be considered interrelated characteristics.

Can you think of other consequences of the three Ps that are not discussed in the textbook?

Environmental Health Hot Topics

Compile and present five of today's most pressing environmental health issues and explain why you selected each of these five items.

What might be the short-term and long-term environmental effects of these five hot topics?

How might each of their risks be assessed?

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 2 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

Environmental Policy

Evaluate what is meant by the term environmental policy.

In addition, research two examples of specific environmental policies that have been developed in the United States within the past 40 years that have a direct and/or indirect impact on population health.

How are these policies being monitored and/or implemented throughout the country at both the governmental and local levels?

Vulnerable Populations

Establish why children are more vulnerable to environmental toxins than adults.

Identify any other vulnerable populations at the local, national, and international levels.

From public and environmental health perspectives, what types of policies are needed to protect vulnerable populations from environmental hazards?

 

 

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 3 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

Zoonotic Diseases

Select and conduct public health research on a zoonotic and/or vector-borne disease.

Present an overview of your findings, including a summary of the disease (symptoms, diagnosis, etc), how it is transferred, treatment options and prognosis, statistical data on prevalence, and/or general locations.

DDT

Discuss some of the concerns that led to the banning of DDT in the United States and other developed countries.

Do you believe that the hazards associated with DDT outweigh the pesticide's benefits?

Support your response.

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 4 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

Ionizing Versus Nonionizing Radiation

Discuss the risks and benefits to society associated with the use of devices that produce radiation (ionizing and nonionizing), and the similarities and differences between ionizing and nonionizing radiation, including examples and how each one is measured.

What are the health effects of each one, and when does exposure cross from acceptable to unacceptable levels?

Radioisotopes

Present an explanation of radioisotopes and then discuss the risks and benefits associated with them.

From an environmental health perspective, what are the medical uses of radioisotopes, and what safety measures, if any, might healthcare workers use in their environment with themselves and patients?

Are there any other population concerns and safety measures needed?

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 5 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

The Air We Breathe

Differentiate specific examples of respiratory complications that may develop secondary to smoke exposure, secondary smoke, and/or asthmatic irritants.

Air Pollution

Analyze specific examples of how air pollution endangers human health.

Include in your discussion a review of the short- and long-term health effects of air pollution.

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 6 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

Food Hazards

Describe the categories of hazards that may be present in foods, including obesogens.

Discuss some methods for hazard control and/or prevention, along with which agency or regulatory body would oversee this aspect of food safety.

Water Supply

Describe the principal reserves for water using specific resources and/or data.

Which areas of the world have adequate supplies, and which ones are facing a chronic shortage?

What are the public health implications of both situations?

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 7 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

Unintentional Injuries

Describe what is meant by disparities in the occurrence of unintentional injuries.

Give some examples from the global and domestic (U.S.) perspectives.

How do you account for these disparities? Be sure to link them to environmental factors in your discussion.

Occupational Injuries

Describe at least two of the most common occupational illnesses (as opposed to injuries found in private industry) and include current, relevant statistics for a specific geographical region (county, state, and/or national).

Also discuss the causal factors for these conditions.

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 8 Discussion

Describe what is meant by the constructs of interprofessional collaborative practice and public health informatics and how these constructs might contribute to environmental health.

You will participate in one discussion this week. There is one presented below, in bolded text.  Address the bullet item under the topic name.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Public Health Informatics

Describe what is meant by the constructs of interprofessional collaborative practice and public health informatics and how these constructs might contribute to environmental health.

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 4 Assignment

Assessment: Home Environmental Assessment List With Action Plan

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to assess the environmental health of their home and develop a plan of action to correct any identified deficiencies across system levels. Students are required to construct an affinity diagram of the identified issues and solutions for system level audiences.

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO 1: Demonstrate the past and present importance of environmental health and climate change (POs 1 and 3).

CO 2: Analyze the association between population growth and the dissemination of environmental pollutants (POs 1 and 5).

CO 3: Utilize epidemiological and toxicological methods to assess environmental exposures and hazards (PO 6).

CO 4: Compare and contrast policies that have been developed to manage health risks associated with exposures to environmental hazards (POs 3 and 7).

CO 5: Examine chemical, physical, and microbial agents that originate in the environment and can impact human health (POs 2 and 4).

CO 6: Apply environmental health concepts to fields such as water quality control, food safety, and occupational health (POs 2, 3, and 4).

Requirements

In order to prepare for this assessment, you will need to retrieve the HEAL  Download HEAL.

The library has a main menu available with a link for Research Help in the left-hand menu. When clicked, it reveals a list of tools or PDFs on how to conduct various searches of the required databases

The Home Environmental Assessment With Action Plan project is worth 250 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components (as summarized in the directions and grading criteria and rubric).

Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Health Professions documents.

Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q & A Forum.

The length of the paper is to be no fewer than seven pages and no greater than 10 pages, excluding the title page and reference pages.

You must use APA format for both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper- and lowercase, centered, and bold).

Note: Write an introduction to your paper, but do not use "Introduction" as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

Description of selected home environment

Assessment of selected home environment (addressing HEAL criteria)

Proposed home action plan (addressing HEAL criteria) across system levels

Using a selected systems thinking tool, develop a schematic to depict your primary recommendations across system levels

Conclusion

Preparing the Paper

The following are best practices for preparing this paper.

When introducing the home environmental assessment tool, be sure to identify the source and background of the tool's development and its relationship to the purpose of the project.

When describing the selected home environment, be sure to identify appropriate background information regarding the home situation (who, what, where, when, and why).

When assessing the selected home environment, be sure to fully address all Home Environmental Assessment List (HEAL) criteria.

When reflecting on the application of the HEAL survey findings, be sure to fully justify each element of the proposed home action plan using HEAL criteria, with a rationale for proposed remediation.

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 6 Assignment

Assessment: Silent Springs Critique Paper

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to critically explore environmental health issues from selected sociopolitical and ethical-legal perspectives. Students are required to compare and contrast organization, structure, and function of healthcare from an environmental perspective across national and international settings.

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO 1: Demonstrate the past and present importance of environmental health and climate change (POs 1 and 3).

CO 2 Analyze the association between population growth and the dissemination of environmental pollutants (POs 1 and 5).

CO 3: Use epidemiological and toxicological methods to assess environmental exposures and hazards (PO 6).

CO 4: Compare and contrast policies that have been developed to manage diverse system health risks associated with exposures to environmental hazards (PO 6).

CO 5: Examine chemical, physical, and microbial agents that originate in the environment and can impact human health (POs 2 and 4).

CO 6: Apply environmental health concepts to fields such as water quality control, food safety, and occupational health (POs 2, 3, and 4).

Requirements

The Silent Springs Critique paper is worth 260 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components (as summarized in the directions and grading criteria and rubric).

Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Health Professions documents.

Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum.

The length of the paper is to be no fewer than four and no greater than seven pages, excluding the title page and reference pages.

You must use APA format for both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper- and lowercase, centered, bold).

Note: Write an introduction to the Silent Springs textbook, but do not use "Introduction" as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

Critique the Silent Springs thesis from diverse sociopolitical perspectives.

Critique the Silent Springs thesis from diverse ethical-legal perspectives.

Compare and contrast organization, structure, and function from national versus international perspectives related to environmental health

Write a conclusion.

Preparing the Paper

The following are best practices for preparing this paper.

When introducing the Silent Springs textbook, be sure to identify appropriate background information regarding the author, her work, and the context (who, what, where, when, and why).

When reflecting on the Silent Springs thesis, critique the author's work from diverse sociopolitical perspectives, and be sure to fully describe the potential impacts of each perspective using current evidence and environmental health examples.

When reflecting on the Silent Springs thesis, critique the author's work from diverse ethical-legal perspectives, and be sure to fully describe the potential impacts of each perspective using current evidence and environmental health examples.

When reflecting on the Silent Springs thesis, critique the author’s work from national versus international perspectives related to environmental health.

 

MPH506 Environmental Health in Public Health

Module 8 Assignment

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Project

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to participate in an Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (ICP) activity navigating a foodborne outbreak in environmental health.  Students are required to complete the ICP activity and submit their completed certificate thereby demonstrating effective ICP performance.

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO 7: Integrate the contributions of interprofessional collaborative practice to environmental health with the professional discipline of public health (POs 8 and 10).

CO 8: Differentiate the contributions of library science, communication science, and information science to environmental health with the professional discipline of public health (POs 3 and 9).

Requirements

To complete this project, you will need to access the following learning resource:

Academic Partnerships to Improve Health (APIH). (2019). Navigating a foodborne outbreak: Preparation for interprofessional practice. https://navigatinganoutbreakmodule.org/ (Links to an external site.)

The Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Project is worth 250 points and will be graded on the basis of a completed certificate to be submitted for this assignment by the due date. This is a pass/fail assignment, there is no associated rubric.