Discussion Post: How relevant are natural and man-made disasters on environmental health? (Completion time: 60 minutes)
In this task, you will discuss the natural and man-made disasters relevant to the field of environmental health in general.
Step 1: Reflect on the content reviewed in this lesson and create a 150-300 piece of writing that includes all the following points:
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How do disaster materials influence people and ecosystems according to their toxicity?
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What are the physical, chemical, and microbial characteristics of disaster materials?
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What is the appropriate way to dispose of materials after a disaster to mitigate environmental health risk?
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What kind of materials, natural or man-made, present the most risk to human health?
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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: How relevant are natural and man-made disasters on environmental health?" 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. Be sure that your post engages your peers' discussion by including a reflection upon learning, sharing insight into the effect of toxic materials in people and ecosystems health, providing specific examples of materials of higher risks, or asking insightful questions. 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.”