Assignment Task: Essentials of Environmental Health Third Edition:
Chapter: The Environment at Risk
1. Describe the three P's that are principal determinants of health worldwide. Discuss how the three P's could be considered interrelated characteristics. Can you think of other consequences of the three P's that are not discussed in the text?
2. This chapter discussed how environmental exposures affect our daily lives.
Illustrate the types of environmental health problems that you have in your own community.
Review and summarize at least three articles on environmental health that you have seen in the media, e.g., on the web or in a newspaper, during the past week. Are any of these articles relevant to the community where you live?
Why is maintenance of environmental quality important for human health
3. List and discuss five of today's most pressing environmental health issues ("hot topics"). In addition to the material presented in the text, you also may use your own ideas.
4. Explain why environmental health is an important field of employment. List specific employment roles in environmental health. Consult the World Wide Web for employment listings (e.g., published by state, local, and federal government agencies) and summarize the requirements and functions of three job titles.