Environmental Health in Your Own Backyard Reflection Paper

Environmental Health in Your Own Backyard Reflection Paper
Complete a 2 -3 -page Reflection Paper, to include the following:
• Explain how the topic you chose is an environmental public health issue.
• Explain why people were, are, or should be concerned with this issue.
• Identify relevant aspects of exposure to the population within the community, including who is exposed and the potential for contamination of environmental media (food, water, air), and likely exposure pathways.
• Explain whether the concern arises from a precautionary approach or established risk assessments, and why.
• Consider your findings. Do you think that this is a major or a minor issue, and why? Are the public’s concerns justified or does it seem that many people are actually unaware or unconcerned? Do you see this issue as personally affecting you—why or why not? What did you know about this issue prior to this Assignment? Did your views about this issue change as a result of what you learned? If so, how?
• The paper must be 2–3 pages, double-spaced, not including references in APA.
• Be sure to cite your sources inside your paper, include your reference page at the end, and follow APA formatting throughout. Also have a cover page.
Module 1 Reflection Assignment Paper Rubric to grade this Assignment.
References
• Maxwell, N. I. (2014). Understanding environmental health: How we live in the world (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, L.L.C.
o Chapter 1, “A Preview of Environmental Health (pp. 1–4)
o Chapter 2, “The Science and Methods of Environmental Health”
 Section 2.1, “Understanding Environmental Hazards to Human Health” (pp. 9–52)
 Section 2.2, “Responding to Environmental Hazards to Human Health” (pp. 52–62)
 Section 2.3, “Precautionary Approaches in Environmental Health Policy” (pp. 63–66)
o Chapter 5, “Producing Manufactured Goods”
 “Section 5.2, “Toxic Metals” (pp. 207–210)
• Articles for Discussion: There are two required articles for this module’s Discussion. The citations for these articles are posted in the Discussion Board area. You will need to retrieve the articles from the Walden Library.
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). (2014). Retrieved fromhttps://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH). (n.d.). Retrieved fromhttps://www.niehs.nih.gov/
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). (n.d.). Retrieved fromhttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/about.html
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov
• Document: Module 1 Reflection Paper Assignment Rubric (Word document)
Media
• Laureate Education (Producer). (2014b). Introduction to the Howard County Health Department [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
• Microsoft. (n.d.). Office support. Retrieved September 9, 2014, from https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/?CTT=97
• Audacity. (n.d.). Retrieved September 9, 2014, from https://audacity.sourceforge.net/