Think about water. Think about how it is tied in with waste and vector borne diseases. Humans have been using water as a way for disposing waste for centuries! Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 1 million deaths annually. We take water so much for granted yet it is many times the source of many public health issues. Give an example of why we need to be concerned with vector-borne diseases and what progress we are making (or not.)
Watch this video: The Future of Water (10:10). Identify and present a summary of a water crisis in the United States (but not Flint, MI). You may consider Milwaukie in 1993 or present day California.
When Zika was detected there in 2016, Florida health officials began spraying and fogging to control the Aedes aegypti population. This prompted protests against the use of toxic chemicals in the environment. The Speaker of the Florida state House of Representatives has asked for your recommendation in whether to support or oppose future pesticide use. What will you tell him? Why?
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