Assignment Overview:
1. Draft a White Paper on Addressing Lead Contamination: A Policy Framework to Protect Children's Health in Marginalized Areas
2. Adopt a clear position and recommend a policy that speaks to the health impacts resulting from exposure to agents at toxic waste sites, industrial hubs, or other areas related to marginalized communities.
3. Engage with the biopsychosocial continuum, discussing both the positive and negative health impacts of such exposures.
4. Illuminate the dilemma wherein socio-economic prospects and poverty alleviation benefits are weighed against potential health risks.
5. Delve deep into the toxicokinetics of the chosen exposure.
6. Conduct a risk assessment, reviewing possible mitigation strategies across the hierarchy of control.
7. Propose a policy solution and review it in the context of existing federal environmental and occupational policies.
Potential Topics:
1. To assist you in selecting a focus, here are some topic suggestions:
2. Health impacts around local toxic waste sites.
3. The risks and benefits of proximity to industrial plants.
4. Implications of living near major transportation hubs.
5. The consequences and challenges faced by essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. Agents posing threats to marginalized workers on a local scale.
7. Global influences of specific agents on marginalized workers.
Content Guidelines:
- Address Direct, Indirect, and Cumulative Impacts.
- Provide a comprehensive overview of the toxicokinetics of your selected agent, including its introduction into the body, filtration/absorption processes, metabolism pathways, routes of excretion or storage, exposure thresholds, and mitigation/prevention strategies.
- Investigate federal policies related to the agent and its effects on public health and health equity.
- Support your analysis with evidence from a minimum of four peer-reviewed primary research sources.
- Detail opposing perspectives, ensuring evidence-backed support for both.
- Adhere to the 7th edition of the APA Manual for citations and references.