Discussion Post: The role of environmental health in aerospace medicine (Completion time: 60 minutes)
In this activity, you will discuss the ways that environmental health improves travel safety, and how it relates to aerospace medicine.
Step 1: Write a 200-300 words paragraph answering the following questions:
What environmental risks the study of aerospace medicine is dedicated to?
What are the main environmental risks to travelers?
How do professionals in aerospace medicine improve health, promote safety, and improve the performance of people who work or travel in unusual environments?
All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. See the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library for instructions: APA citation resource (references are excluded from word counts).
Step 2: To share your work, click on the button at the bottom of the screen labeled 'Add a new discussion topic.' and include the title "Discussion: Discuss how environmental health improves travel safety, and how it relates to aerospace medicine." in the subject line.
Step 3: To complete the activity, you will also need to comment on at least one other post made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply back. To post a reply, click on the particular discussion, then click on 'reply'.
OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”