Assignment 1: Population Health and the Environment

Assignment 1: Population Health and the Environment

Due Week 4 and worth 260 points

You are a healthcare professional who has researched the effects of environmental factors on population health. Because of your expertise in this field, you are presenting your findings at a global conference on environmental health issues. To prepare for this event, you have started to gather research and document the key issues you plan to present at the conference.

PREWORK:

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Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Examine the four (4) principal methods of science and research used in the study of environmental health. Provide a specific example of how each method is used to increase awareness and understanding of how exposure to hazards in the environment affects the health status of the community.
  2. Compare three (3) ways scientists and researchers evaluate the level of the danger environmental hazards have on population health. Using these methods, create a detailed outline of how they could be used to determine the level of risk to a community that has been exposed to an environmental hazard. Support your recommendation.
  3. Analyze the various health risks found in the natural environment. Provide an example of three (3) specific dangers to the health of humans found in their everyday surroundings. Justify your response.
  4. Evaluate the role of U.S. government agencies in managing the incidence of infectious disease. Determine one (1) environmental hazard that you think represents a significant challenge for these agencies in preventing a serious health risk to the population. Provide a specific example to support your analysis.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
  6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

    The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

    • Examine the opportunities for improvement within environmental health based organizations.
    • Explain the role of organizations can have on improving environmental health along the impediments presented.
    • Use technology and information resources to research issue in environmental health management.
    • Write clearly and concisely about social environmental health management using proper writing mechanics.

    Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

    Points: 260

    Assignment 1: Population Health and the Environment

    Criteria

    Unacceptable

    Below 70% F

    Fair

    70-79% C

    Proficient

    80-89% B

    Exemplary

    90-100% A

    1. Examine the four (4) principal methods of science and research used in the study of environmental health. Provide a specific example of how each method is used to increase awareness and understanding of how exposure to hazards in the environment affects the health status of the community.

    Weight: 20%

    Did not submit or incompletely examined the four (4) principal methods of science and research used in the study of environmental health. Did not submit or incompletely provided a specific example of how each method is used to increase awareness and understanding of how exposure to hazards in the environment affects the health status of the community.

    Partially examined the four (4) principal methods of science and research used in the study of environmental health. Partially provided a specific example of how each method is used to increase awareness and understanding of how exposure to hazards in the environment affects the health status of the community.

    Satisfactorily examined the four (4) principal methods of science and research used in the study of environmental health. Satisfactorily provided a specific example of how each method is used to increase awareness and understanding of how exposure to hazards in the environment affects the health status of the community.

    Thoroughly examined the four (4) principal methods of science and research used in the study of environmental health. Thoroughly provided a specific example of how each method is used to increase awareness and understanding of how exposure to hazards in the environment affects the health status of the community.

    2. Compare three (3) ways scientists and researchers evaluate the level of the danger environmental hazards have on population health. Using these methods, create a detailed outline of how they could be used to determine the level of risk to a community that has been exposed to an environmental hazard. Support your recommendation.
    Weight: 20%

    Did not submit or incompletely compared three (3) ways scientists and researchers evaluate the level of the danger environmental hazards have on population health. Did not submit or incompletely created a detailed outline of how they could be used to determine the level of risk to a community that has been exposed to an environmental hazard, using these methods. Did not submit or incompletely supported your recommendation.

    Partially compared three (3) ways scientists and researchers evaluate the level of the danger environmental hazards have on population health. Partially created a detailed outline of how they could be used to determine the level of risk to a community that has been exposed to an environmental hazard, using these methods. Partially supported your recommendation.

    Satisfactorily compared three (3) ways scientists and researchers evaluate the level of the danger environmental hazards have on population health. Satisfactorily created a detailed outline of how they could be used to determine the level of risk to a community that has been exposed to an environmental hazard, using these methods. Satisfactorily supported your recommendation.

    Thoroughly compared three (3) ways scientists and researchers evaluate the level of the danger environmental hazards have on population health. Thoroughly created a detailed outline of how they could be used to determine the level of risk to a community that has been exposed to an environmental hazard, using these methods. Thoroughly supported your recommendation.

    3. Analyze the various health risks found in the natural environment. Provide an example of three (3) specific dangers to the health of humans found in their everyday surroundings. Justify your response.

    Weight: 20%

    Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the various health risks found in the natural environment. Did not submit or incompletely provided an example of three (3) specific dangers to the health of humans found in their everyday surroundings. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.

    Partially analyzed the various health risks found in the natural environment. Partially provided an example of three (3) specific dangers to the health of humans found in their everyday surroundings. Partially justified your response.

    Satisfactorily analyzed the various health risks found in the natural environment. Satisfactorily provided an example of three (3) specific dangers to the health of humans found in their everyday surroundings. Satisfactorily justified your response.

    Thoroughly analyzed the various health risks found in the natural environment. Thoroughly provided an example of three (3) specific dangers to the health of humans found in their everyday surroundings. Thoroughly justified your response.

    4. Evaluate the role of U.S. government agencies in managing the incidence of infectious disease. Determine one (1) environmental hazard that you think represents a significant challenge for these agencies in preventing a serious health risk to the population. Provide a specific example to support your analysis.

    Weight: 25%

    Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the role of U.S. government agencies in managing the incidence of infectious disease. Did not submit or incompletely determined one (1) environmental hazard that you think represents a significant challenge for these agencies in preventing a serious health risk to the population. Did not submit or incompletely provided a specific example to support your analysis.

    Partially evaluated the role of U.S. government agencies in managing the incidence of infectious disease. Partially determined one (1) environmental hazard that you think represents a significant challenge for these agencies in preventing a serious health risk to the population. Partially provided a specific example to support your analysis.

    Satisfactorily evaluated the role of U.S. government agencies in managing the incidence of infectious disease. Satisfactorily determined one (1) environmental hazard that you think represents a significant challenge for these agencies in preventing a serious health risk to the population. Satisfactorily provided a specific example to support your analysis.

    Thoroughly evaluated the role of U.S. government agencies in managing the incidence of infectious disease. Thoroughly determined one (1) environmental hazard that you think represents a significant challenge for these agencies in preventing a serious health risk to the population. Thoroughly provided a specific example to support your analysis.

    5. 3 references

    Weight: 5%

    No references provided.

    Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

    Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

    Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

    6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

    Weight: 10%

    More than 6 errors present

    5-6 errors present

    3-4 errors present

    0-2 errors present