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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 1 Discussion

Journal Article Critique: Toxicology and Epidemiology, Tools of the Trade

By Day 3 of Week 1

Evaluate the article and provide a scholarly critique of the content. Your response must include the following:

Describe the public health significance of the study. Discuss whether the impact is local or global and what important public health gap might be filled by this article.

Critique the methodology. Support your analysis of how effective this methodology was and what might have been done differently to be more effective.

Interpret the results in your own words and explain whether you agree or disagree with the author’s interpretation.

Appraise whether the findings are actionable and if so, describe at least one action.

By Day 5 of Week 1

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of the article. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers. Discuss with your colleagues what you believe is the social change impact of the finding. Follow up with your peers to dialogue and be responsive to each other's ideas. You must use professional communication at all times and support your opinions.

By Day 3 of Week 2

Locate another research study on this same topic. In your posting:

Provide the full APA reference and compare and contrast the articles. Describe whether the findings support each other or are in contradiction.

Explain whether your opinions about the topic have changed in any way as a result of reviewing the second article and your peers opinions. Explain your response.

By Day 5 of Week 2

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of this topic and these articles. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers.

By Day 7 of Week 2

Wrap up your journal article discussion and be sure to respond to questions directed to you.

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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 2 Discussion

Journal Article Critique: Food Safety

By Day 3 of Week 3

Evaluate the article and provide a scholarly critique of the content. Your response must include the following:

Describe the public health significance of the study. Discuss whether the impact is local or global and what important public health gap might be filled by this article.

Critique the methodology. Support your analysis of how effective this methodology was and what might have been done differently to be more effective.

Interpret the results in your own words and explain whether you agree or disagree with the author’s interpretation.

Appraise whether the findings are actionable and if so, describe at least one action.

By Day 5 of Week 3

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of the article. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers. Discuss with your colleagues what you believe is the social change impact of the finding. Follow up with your peers to dialogue and be responsive to each other's ideas. You must use professional communication at all times and support your opinions.

By Day 3 of Week 4

Locate another research study on this same topic. In your posting:

Provide the full APA reference and compare and contrast the articles. Describe whether the findings support each other or are in contradiction.

Explain whether your opinions about the topic have changed in any way as a result of reviewing the second article and your peers opinions. Explain your response.

By Day 5 of Week 4

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of this topic and these articles. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers.

By Day 7 of Week 4

Wrap up your journal article discussion and be sure to respond to questions directed to you.

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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 3 Discussion

Journal Article Critique: Air Quality

By Day 3 of Week 5

Evaluate the article and provide a scholarly critique of the content. Your response must include the following:

Describe the public health significance of the study. Discuss whether the impact is local or global and what important public health gap might be filled by this article.

Critique the methodology. Support your analysis of how effective this methodology was and what might have been done differently to be more effective.

Interpret the results in your own words and explain whether you agree or disagree with the author’s interpretation.

Appraise whether the findings are actionable and if so, describe at least one action.

By Day 5 of Week 5

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of the article. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers. Discuss with your colleagues what you believe is the social change impact of the finding. Follow up with your peers to dialogue and be responsive to each other's ideas. You must use professional communication at all times and support your opinions.

By Day 3 of Week 6

Locate another research study on this same topic. In your posting:

Provide the full APA reference and compare and contrast the articles. Describe whether the findings support each other or are in contradiction.

Explain whether your opinions about the topic have changed in any way as a result of reviewing the second article and your peers opinions. Explain your response.

By Day 5 of Week 6

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of this topic and these articles. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers.

By Day 7 of Week 6

Wrap up your journal article discussion and be sure to respond to questions directed to you.

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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Water Quality, a Local and Global Issue

Various health risks surround water supply and water quality and there are often geographical differences in these risks. In this Discussion, you consider the environmental health implications of water for populations around the world, as well as the risks that come with recreational water use. Your Instructor uses the Module 4 Discussion Rubric to grade this Discussion.

Discussion Topic 1

Review the Belize media and discuss with your colleagues the challenges and successes with water quality or scarcity in developing countries as well as more developed countries. Some things you may consider as you discuss this topic: What are the most significant public health issues for water in developing countries? How do those issues differ from those in a developed country? What are some real examples of these issues and what is being done to overcome them? As Belize and other countries build their infrastructure, what can or should they incorporate into their development to retain a healthy water supply? How do socio-ecological factors influence educational interventions and solutions to water related problems?

By Day 3 of Week 7

Begin discussing Topic 1. You may either start the discussion or you may enter a discussion that was started by a colleague. If you choose the latter, be sure that your post still meets the standards of synthesis and scholarship described in the Discussion Rubric.

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DQ2 Water Quality, a Local and Global Issue

Various health risks surround water supply and water quality and there are often geographical differences in these risks. In this Discussion, you consider the environmental health implications of water for populations around the world, as well as the risks that come with recreational water use. Your Instructor uses the Module 4 Discussion Rubric to grade this Discussion.

Discussion Topic 2

Discuss with your colleagues a recreational water concern, such as polluted swimming beaches, watercraft hazards, or drowning. Some things you may consider as you discuss this topic: Provide an example of a specific recreational water use situation that has presented a public health problem and suggest possible prevention measures and solutions. How many people might be impacted by this problem and are there specific demographics associated with the risks? What are the challenges and barriers to implementing these solutions? Be sure to provide the supporting resources for the examples that you bring up.

By Day 5 of Week 7

Begin discussing Topic 2. You may either start the discussion or you may enter a discussion that was started by a colleague. If you choose the latter, be sure that your post still meets the standards of synthesis and scholarship described in the Discussion Rubric.

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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 5 Discussion

Journal Article Critique: Injury, Disasters, and Hazards

By Day 3 of Week 8

Evaluate the article and provide a scholarly critique of the content. Your response must include the following:

Describe the public health significance of the study. Discuss whether the impact is local or global and what important public health gap might be filled by this article.

Critique the methodology. Support your analysis of how effective this methodology was and what might have been done differently to be more effective.

Interpret the results in your own words and explain whether you agree or disagree with the author’s interpretation.

Appraise whether the findings are actionable and if so, describe at least one action.

By Day 5 of Week 8

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of the article. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers. Discuss with your colleagues what you believe is the social change impact of the finding. Follow up with your peers to dialogue and be responsive to each other's ideas. You must use professional communication at all times and support your opinions.

By Day 3 of Week 9

Locate another research study on this same topic. In your posting:

Provide the full APA reference and compare and contrast the articles. Describe whether the findings support each other or are in contradiction.

Explain whether your opinions about the topic have changed in any way as a result of reviewing the second article and your peers opinions. Explain your response.

By Day 5 of Week 9

Respond to at least two peers’ postings and discuss the varying interpretations of this topic and these articles. In your discussion, support your agreement or disagreement with your peers.

By Day 7 of Week 9

Wrap up your journal article discussion and be sure to respond to questions directed to you.

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PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 6 Discussion

Town Hall Meeting: Presentation and Discussion

Part 1: Town Hall Meeting (Wiki area)

See the Module 6 Assignment for instructions.

Part 2: Town Hall Meeting (Discussion area)

From the perspective of a concerned community member, review the other teams’ presentations. Each individual must generate two thoughtful and in depth questions to ask of each of the other teams.

By Day 4 of Week 10

Each individual posts their two questions to another team in the Discussion Board area.

Review the questions that were posted from the concerned community to your team. Work in your team’s Town Hall Meeting Group Wiki area to fairly distribute the responsibility for answering the questions that were posted for your team. Your responses must relate back to and address the social change impact as outlined in your team presentation.

By Day 7 of Week 10

Each individual posts their two questions to a second team in the Discussion Board area.

Review the questions that were posted from the concerned community to your team. Work in your team’s Town Hall Meeting Group Wiki area to fairly distribute the responsibility for answering the questions that were posted for your team. Your responses must relate back to and address the social change impact as outlined in your team presentation.

Quality of the questions and responses matters. Each individual in the team must take responsibility for answering an equal/fair share of questions. In order to perform effectively on your interprofessional teams be sure to use your team's wiki area and fairly divide questions so that all questions posted by Day 7 will receive a response. To do this effectively, your team must apply negotiation and mediation skills to address the organizational and community challenges. These negotiation and mediation discussions must be outlined in your group Wiki discussion area and titled Module 6: Negotiation and Mediation.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 3 Assignment  

Air Quality Control & Protection Paper

For this assignment, you will prepare a paper on the environmental health functions and public health responsibilities related to an air quality control and protection scenario provided by your professor. If you do not receive your scenario within 14 days of the assignment deadline, be sure to ask your instructor.

As you prepare your paper, think about your role as current or future public health professional and how you might address the scenario. Consider the responsibilities and services you may be called upon to carry out for the community. Review the Learning Resources provided in this module and any other quality, relevant public health or academic resources, and think about how the core functions and essential services of public health are related to this public health air quality event. Visit the Walden writing center and review your Essential Guide to APA style for writing assistance.

Your paper must include the following:

To Prepare: Review the Learning Resources and the scenario the instructor provided you for this module. Think about your role as current or future environmental health/ public health professional and how you might address the scenario to effect positive social change. Also, think about the responsibilities and services you may be called upon to carry out for the community.

To Complete: Submit a 5-8-page paper addressing the topic you were provided.

Your paper must include the following:

A title page, in APA format.

Section headers, in APA format, for each section below:

Describe the air quality incident and highlight the unique attributes of this situation and why it is a public health concern. Explain the situational background and why a public health response would be warranted.

Describe the potential human health effects of this incident, taking into account the unique environmental health factors that influence exposure. What challenges/barriers can you expect to face given this information?

Analyze the core public health roles and responsibilities in responding to the event and how local, state and federal public health agencies may work together in controlling the air quality incident. Also, what other resources and/or partnerships may be needed to respond to this incident?

Describe the specific public health and community protection procedures that you feel will best protect the community and why? Make sure to discuss at minimum, incident investigation, exposure assessment, hazard containment, and public information dissemination.

Provide a summary/conclusion adequately closing the paper and finalizing your thoughts on how these measures contribute to positive social change.

Cite the sources within your text and be sure to follow APA format.

An APA formatted reference list at the end of your paper

By Day 7 of Week 6

Submit the Air Quality Control & Protection Paper.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD3Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the Module 3 Air Quality Control & Protection Paper Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the Module 3 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MD3Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.

If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.

Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 4 Assignment  

Midterm Paper

For this assignment, you will prepare a paper on the environmental health functions and public health responsibilities related to a water quality issue from the list of approved topics provided by your professor.

As you prepare your paper, think about your role as current or future public health professional and how you might address this topic as a scholar-practitioner. Consider the responsibilities and services you may be called upon to carry out for the community. Review the Learning Resources provided in this module and any other quality, relevant public health or academic resources, and think about how the core functions and essential services of public health are related to the public health water quality concern. Visit the Walden Writing Center and review your Essential Guide to APA Style for writing assistance.

To Prepare: Review the Learning Resources and the topics the Instructor provided you for this module. Think about your role as current or future environmental health/public health professional and how you might address the issue to effect positive social change.

To Complete: Submit a 6–10 page paper addressing a water quality issue you were provided from the list of approved topics. To complete this assignment you must find 6–10 recent (less than 5 years old) articles that support the topic of your Midterm Paper. A minimum of six of these articles must reflect primary peer-reviewed research. Beyond the minimum six primary research articles, you may add additional, high-quality secondary literature (reviews or meta-analyses), and you may use websites if from a scholarly and relevant source (e.g., EPA, CDC, NCHS, etc.).

Your Paper must include the following:

A title page, in APA format.

Cite all sources within your text and be sure to follow APA format.

Include section headers in APA format for each section below:

Background of the water quality issue: Describe the water quality issue and highlight its unique attributes and why a public health response would be warranted. This should include a historical review of the water quality concern, as well as a review of the current state of the problem.

Assessment of Exposure: Describe the potential human health effects and the environmental harm of this water quality issue. Your review should take into account the unique environmental health factors that influence human exposure and what challenges/barriers can you expect to face in addressing this issue.

Assessment of Public Health Response Impact (locally and globally): Analyze the core public health impact of responding to this problem and how local, state and federal public health agencies may work together in controlling the outcome in the future. Your review should also take into account what other resources and/or partnerships may be needed to respond to this problem to better ensure a sustainable public health response both locally and globally.

Current Status of Action and Proposed Action: Given your review of this water quality issue, what specific public health actions, laws and/or procedures/practices are currently in place? What else do you feel will best protect the community and why? Make sure that our review includes identified policy/regulation gaps, areas for improvement and opportunities for proactive public health hazard prevention.

Provide a summary/conclusion adequately closing the paper and finalizing your thoughts on how these measures contribute to positive social change.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 5 Assignment  

Zoonotic Disease Response Paper

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a zoonotic disease is defined as “a disease spread between animals and people. Zoonotic diseases can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi” (CDC, 2017).

For this assignment, you will prepare a paper on the environmental health functions and public health responsibilities related to a zoonotic disease outbreak scenario that will be provided by your instructor. If you do not receive your scenario within 14 days of the assignment deadline, be sure to ask your instructor.

As you prepare your paper, think about your role as current or future public health professional and how you might address the scenario to effect positive social change. Consider the responsibilities and services you may be called upon to carry out for the community. Review the Learning Resources provided in this module and any other quality, relevant public health or academic resources, and think about how the core functions and essential services of public health are related to this public health zoonotic disease emergency response. Visit the Walden writing center and review your Essential Guide to APA style for writing assistance.

To Prepare:

Review the Learning Resources and the scenario the instructor provided you for this module. Think about your role as current or future environmental health/ public health professional and how you might address the scenario. Also, think about the responsibilities and services you may be called upon to carry out for the community.

To Complete:

Submit a 5-8-page paper addressing the topic you were provided.

Your paper must include the following:

A title page, in APA format.

Section headers, in APA format, for each section below:

Provide a scholarly analysis of the zoonotic disease in the above scenario, highlighting the unique attributes of this illness, and support why it is a public health concern. Explain the situational background and why a public health response would be warranted.

Describe the animal to human disease transmission process for this scenario, considering the unique epidemiology and environmental health factors that influence this disease transmission. What challenges/barriers can you expect to face, given this information?

Describe the core public health roles and responsibilities that are key to both preventing and responding to the event. Include in your response how local, state and federal public health agencies may work together in controlling the spread of this zoonotic disease. Explain and support what resources and/or partnerships may be needed to respond to this incident.

Describe the specific public health disease control and community protection procedures that you feel will best protect the community and support why. Discuss disease investigation and control, exposure treatment, animal disposal, and public information dissemination.

Provide a summary/conclusion to support the public health significance and your recommendations for action to create positive social change.

Cite the sources within your text and be sure to follow APA format.

An APA formatted reference list at the end of your paper

By Day 7 of Week 9

Submit the Zoonotic Disease Response Paper .

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD5Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the Module 5 Zoonotic Disease Response Paper Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the Module 5 Assignment 2 link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MD5Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.

If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.

Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 6 Assignment  

Town Hall Meeting: Presentation and Discussion

Note: The Town Hall Meeting Presentation has two parts:

Part 1: Create Your Presentation (in the Town Hall Meeting Group Wiki area, 150 points)

Part 2: Town Hall Meeting Team Reflection and Review (Email to your Instructor)

A Town Hall meeting is an informal event that is open to the members of a community, usually designed to address a topic of concern. The public has the opportunity to ask questions and the community leadership can get a better understanding of what concerns are most important to the community. In this module, you and your team role play both sides of a Town Hall Meeting by:

Presenting an environmental health issue with your team members.

Responding to questions from the concerned community (your non team-member colleagues).

Assuming the viewpoint of the community when you respond to other teams’ presentations.

Part 1: Create Your Presentation (Wiki area)

Develop your presentation as if you were presenting it in a Town Hall Meeting for the public at a local community center. In this Town Hall Meeting, you are involved on both sides of an environmental health issue. Assume you are part of a team of public health specialists employed at a state health department or ministry of health. In this role, you and your team members are responsible for assessing the scenario you received from your Instructor in Module 1 for the associated health risk to the population, and for conveying that information to members of a community who are concerned about this environmental health issue.

The guiding questions you need to address in this presentation are related to the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Public Health Services. You should rely on the resources for this course as well as the background gained from your prior public health coursework to develop your narrated slide presentation. You may wish to review prior policy, epidemiology, program evaluation, or other relevant coursework. Create a slide presentation and narrate it using your computer microphone or other means of capturing audio. Use your team’s Town Hall Meeting Group Wiki area to build your presentation as a team. Remember to use the Comment button to add your comments or the Edit Wiki Content button to edit the wiki page so that your contributions are recognized.

The quality of the environment is inexorably linked to human health and protecting the environment is an important goal in many countries. Understating the complex and interrelated environmental factors and systems that contribute to population health and disease protection is essential in public health practice. Responding to complex public health challenges requires understanding of the interplay between the environment, disease, public health, policy and the community. As an example, assessment and monitoring of environmental impacts related to production and consumption of resources is critically important to protecting public health. Agencies may regulate the storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous wastes, and public health entities may establish preparedness programs for environmental impacts associated with natural disasters. Less developed parts of the world however may lack environmental and public health infrastructure, presenting unique challenges. In this module, you focus on solutions and assess ways that these impacts can be mitigated or prevented by using a systems thinking tools approach. You received a scenario in Module 1 and have been working with your team to develop the team contract, the progress report, and the presentation. In this module you finalize your slide presentation and present it in a simulated “Town Hall Meeting” as though you were presenting it for the public at a local community center.

The presentation must be 13–21 slides, not including references. The narration should take about one minute per slide, on average. To effectively educate your target audience (members of a concerned community), your presentation must include the following information and take into account a holistic public health view, as related to the connections among humans, zoonotic disease, and ecosystem health:

A title slide with the environmental health issue identified

A slide providing your names and the objectives of the presentation, assuring your audience of your team’s capacity to address this issue as competent representatives of a public health agency (each team member can introduce himself/herself)

2–3 slides to diagnose and investigate the hazard, describing the environmental health issue, and defining characteristics of possible exposures (e.g. what chemicals/hazards are present, what human health issues may be caused by the chemicals/hazards in question, fate/transport, environmental & biological persistence, as well as review of ecosystem and zoonotic disease health concerns)

2–3 slides informing the community of the potential risks for human exposure to the hazard, including how people may be exposed, susceptible populations, and known dose-response information

1–3 slides informing the community about exposure prevention and other strategies that would be useful to members of your community to avoid adverse health outcomes

1–3 slides that describe innovative solutions, including any regulatory basis for the planned process (e.g., enforcement or creation of new policies/mandates), other agencies or expertise involved, and how you might mobilize community members and organizations to be a part of the process. This should include a review of the unique and interrelated environmental factors that contribute to population health and disease protection using a systems thinking approach

2–3 slides describing how the health department plans to monitor the health status of the community with respect to your scenario (make sure to consider a holistic public health view as related to the connections among human, zoonotic disease, and ecosystem health)

1–2 slides that describe how your solutions will be evaluated. Briefly explain the evaluation design, including outcomes to be measured, and a few strengths/limitations of your approach.

A slide that relates this local issue to a broader context and includes a final take-home message that describes the implications of this issue for positive social change

A slide that describes the systems thinking tool used in assessing the environmental health scenario

References - alphabetized and in APA format

Include a transcript of your narration in a separate Word document. This transcript is important to include in the event your viewers have trouble getting the audio narration to work. It may be simplest to write out your narration first that you intend, then record your narration, and then go back and edit the narration to capture what you actually said.

Aim the level of your presentation to your target audience, who are members of a diverse community. If you use any images, be sure they are public domain or your own and be aware of copyright laws.

Cite the sources that you used. Put in-text citations on your slides to be clear what portions of the text came from what source and then list the full sources in APA format at the bottom of the slide in a small font.

By Day 1 of Week 10

The facilitator/team lead assures consensus and posts the team’s Town Hall Presentation and accompanying narration transcript document to the Discussion Board under your team’s thread (e.g. Team A, Team B, Team C). Additionally, the facilitator/team lead will submit the final narration transcript to SafeAssign. As a back-up, post the final version of your presentation and transcript as attachments to your team wiki area.

To access this wiki assignment, click on the Town Hall Meeting Group Wikis link. Once you have clicked on the link, select your assigned team (e.g., Team A, Team B, Team C, etc.) to access your team’s home page. Select Group Wiki under the Group Tools menu to work on your wiki.

You must complete the Town Hall Meeting Presentation in the Discussion for this Module.

Part 2: Town Hall Meeting Team Reflection and Review (Email to Your Instructor)

In order to assess how well you worked together as a team, you will complete a questionnaire which includes a self-reflection and your honest assessment of your team members’ contributions. Your responses will not be shared with your team, but will be used in conjunction with the evidence of your contributions to the group area in order to assess your individual performance on the team.

Please return the questionnaire titled “Town Hall Meeting Team Reflection and Review” in this Module’s Learning Resources by email to your Instructor by Day 2 of Week 10.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 1 Quiz

Question 1 The quantity of a toxicant (or its breakdown product) that is available to interact with some vulnerable tissue in the body is called the _______________.

Question 2 Fundamentally, any risk assessment for a chemical brings together information on _______________ and information on _______________.

Question 3 The phrase contact with the human envelope is a common definition of _______________.

Question 4 The persistence of a chemical in the environment—for example, in soil or sediment—is often quantified as its _______________.

Question 5 Bioaccumulation is the _______________.

Question 6 Exposure modeling is used to estimate the _______________.

Question 7 An exposure pathway connects _______________ to _______________.

Question 8 The body burden of a chemical in the body reflects the net effect of _______________.

Question 9 If wastes are spilled on the ground within the recharge area of an aquifer, the wastes may _______________.

Question 10 The Ames test is a test of a chemical’s _______________.

Question 11 In doing a risk assessment for a chemical, the usual assumption is that _______________.

Question 12 The three major routes of human exposure to environmental contaminants are _______________.

Question 13 In toxicity testing in rodents, the LD50 is a dose that is _______________.

Question 14 Which of the following is not characteristic of a health impact assessment?

Question 15 In environmental health, the term toxin refers to a toxic substance that _______________.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 2 Quiz

Question 1 Exposure to the major organochlorine pesticides has been linked to increased risk of ___________.

Question 2 Which of the following is a tactic typically used in integrated pest management?

Question 3 What human disease may result if beef is contaminated during slaughter with bits of the cow’s brain or spinal cord?

Question 4 In food safety, the term cross-contamination refers to the contamination of _______________.

Question 5 A zoonosis is an infectious disease that _______________.

Question 6 _______________ is a light metal that is used in the aerospace industries and causes debilitating lung disease.

Question 7 The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP) system is a(n) __________.

Question 8 Which class of pesticides is used in the largest quantities in the United States?

Question 9 Both CAFO workers and the confined animals are at risk of the toxic effects of __________ and __________.

Question 10 A tick infected with the Lyme disease bacterium bites a deer. Which is the vector?

Question 11 Methemoglobinemia in infants, caused by ___________ in groundwater, is marked by ___________.

Question 12 The major public health concern related to the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in CAFO waste lagoons is that these bacteria may __________.

Question 13 Concentrations of __________ have been documented at higher concentrations in farmed salmon than in wild-caught salmon.

Question 14 Irradiation of a food product may result in __________.

Question 15 What bacterial organism is present on human skin, especially in cuts or source, and is a common source of foodborne illness in United States?

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 3 Quiz

Question 1_______________ are the major cause of stratospheric ozone depletion.

Question 2 Many phthalates affect the _______________.

Question 3 Which of the following groups of chemicals was widely used as insulating fluid in electrical equipment?

Question 4 Which of the following chemicals were not intentionally manufactured, but rather occur as a byproduct?

Question 5 _______________ are widely used to degrease metals—for example, in the manufacture of electronic components.

Question 6 Which of the following is the most common medium for people’s exposures to solvents?

Question 7 Occupational asthma is known to be caused by synthetic organic chemicals, dusts, and _______________.

Question 8 Which of the following is true of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)? PCBs are:

Question 9 Which of the following is the most likely source of phthalates in the indoor environment?

Question 10 Sick building syndrome is a set of __________.

Question 11 In the human body, carbon monoxide (CO) _______________.

Question 12 Most solvents affect the _______________.

Question 13 When automobiles burn gasoline, they:

Question 14 Some likely human health impacts of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are suggested by their chemical structure, which is similar to that of _______________.

Question 15 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are commonly present in _______________.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 4 Quiz

Question 1 Metals present in municipal wastewater may still be present in treated sewage sludge; __________.

Question 2 Historically, the use of chlorine bleach has made the pulp and paper industry an important source of __________ contamination.

Question 3 21. Chlorination of drinking water is highly effective at killing __________.

Question 4 Some likely human health impacts of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are suggested by their chemical structure, which is similar to that of _______________.

Question 5 Which of the following chemicals are widely used as flame retardants in consumer products?

Question 6 High biochemical oxygen demand in sewage effluent can lead directly to__________

Question 7 Two subgroups of the general population who may have particularly high phthalate exposures are _______________ and those receiving an IV drip for an extended period.

Question 8 Primary sewage treatment is fundamentally a _______________ process.

Question 9 Which of the following are steps in municipal drinking water treatment?

Question 10 The bar screen, grinder, and grit chamber are used in __________.

Question 11 Secondary sewage treatment is fundamentally a _______________ process.

Question 12 Currently, most human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment is through _______________.

Question 13 Exposure to byproducts of disinfecting drinking water with chlorine has been associated with increased risk of __________.

Question 14 Potable water is water that is __________.

Question 15 A septic system consists of a septic tank and a __________.

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 5 Quiz

Question 1 Which type of radiation is most penetrating, if a person is exposed from a source outside the body?

Question 2 Asbestos is a _______________ hazard.

Question 3 The human health effects of various nanomaterials in consumer products are _______________.

Question 4 Disruption of circadian rhythms due to occupational exposure to light at night is now believed to increase the risk of _______________.

Question 5 Which of the following is not a syndrome associated with acute high-level exposure to ionizing radiation?

Question 6 Occupational asthma is known to be caused by synthetic organic chemicals, dusts, and _______________.

Question 7 Which of the following is not a documented health effect of noise in the workplace?

Question 8 As a global average, the largest share of people’s exposure to ionizing radiation comes from _______________.

Question 9 In your role as Radiation Adviser to the US EPA, you've been asked to develop an intervention program that will most effectively reduce the US population's exposure to natural sources of ionizing radiation. Your best bet is to work on reducing exposures to _______________.

Question 10 Which of the following types of radiation is not ionizing?

Question 11 Today, with asbestos exposures in the United States largely controlled, deaths from malignant melanoma in the country are _______________.

Question 12 The recycling of elements from discarded US personal computers is an industry that _______________.

Question 13Byssinosis and silicosis are examples of __________________ diseases caused by workplace exposures.

Question 14 Nanoparticles are in the same size range as __________________ particulates.

Question 15 Which is the basis of noise regulations to protect workers from hearing loss?

 

PUBH6034 Environmental Health: Local to Global

Module 6 Quiz

Question 1 A safe level for lead exposure in children _______________.

Question 2 Which of the following contributes to both global climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion?

Question 3 A device that converts sunlight directly into electrical energy is called a _______________.

Question 4 _______________ is a general term for lung diseases in which a physical irritant causes the formation of scar tissue; _______________ is one such disease caused by particulate matter.

 

Question 5 The Superfund is a fund of money intended primarily to clean up _______________.

Question 6 The EPA made a determination that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and therefore subject to regulation as an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act, in _______________.

Question 7 More than half of municipal solid waste generated in the United States is __________.

Question 8 When natural gas is transported by ship, it is in a _______________ state.

Question 9 Which of these US laws most reflects a precautionary approach to industrial pollution?

Question 10 In regulating mobile sources of air pollution, EPA has set requirements for _______________.

Question 11 After a nuclear reactor accident, people are likely to be exposed to radioactive strontium-90, resulting in an increased risk of _______________.

Question 12 Which of the following is not an advantage of hybrid cars over traditional cars? Hybrid cars _______________.

Question 13 Most exposure to mercury from the burning of fossil fuels is exposure to _______________.

Question 14 The majority of U.S. uranium mines and tailings piles are located in the _______________ states; most nuclear power plants are in the _______________ states.

Question 15 The phenomenon known as global climate change occurs because certain gases produced by human activity _______________.