GCU Introduction to Environmental Impacts on Health

1) Discuss the interrelationship between human health and the natural environment. Describe the effects on human health, animal health, and ecosystem health when changes are made to the natural environment by human activities, such as construction, production of goods, use of resources, or increased population. Highlight one current example and its effects.

2) Do you think overpopulation is an important environmental issue? Why or why not?

The issues that I am concern with about overpopulation would be food/water and housing. There are billions of people who go to bed hungry and do not have access to clean water or shelter. Habitat destruction is another example due to overpopulation. More people mean you have to go further out and build more schools, housing, buildings, etc. to compensate for the increase in population. 

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public Health & Hazards

While there have been major advances in science and technology along with health and medicine throughout the years and so much knowledge has been gained. Yet, despite all of these advances, there are still many factors that are contributing to diseases. 

We still have some of the same public health hazards in the new age as we did in the old age. Inadequate food and unsafe water, contamination and poor sanitation are still prevalent in this day and time.

Why do you think this is so? 

4)How are the methods of risk assessment, risk management, risk communication, and the precautionary approach used in environmental health when responding to environmental health hazards? Discuss an environmental health issue within your region. What precautionary approach can be initiated to address the issue?

5)Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper discussing the evolution and purpose of contemporary environmental health. Include the following:

1. Define the scope and purpose of environmental health.
2. What populations have been most affected by environmental health issues? How do environmental health issues compound health inequity today?
3. Describe how environmental science and associated research have contributed to our understanding of environmental health.
4. How has the field of environmental health influenced policy and population health at the local, national, and global level?
5. Research one environmental health agency in the United States and one international environmental health agency. Evaluate their roles in promoting health and their actual effectiveness in addressing environmental health issues.