Chapter
Nineteen
Environmental and Public Health Challenges
Chapter
Discussion Questions
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Review
global and United States environmental health issues.
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List
American voter opinions on the environment and governmental
interventions.
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Become
familiar with the operating structure of the Department of Health
and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control.
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Review
public health laws and their role in maintaining the environment.
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Explain
how groups involved in the environmental movement can help public
health agencies in the quest for a healthier environment.
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Compare
and contrast public health approaches using the microbial,
behavioral, and ecological models of disease.
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Describe
the World Health Organization’s Healthy City initiative.
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Explain
what is meant by the terms green architecture, green energy, and
green transportation.
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Define
sustainable growth.
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Summarize
various strategies from the local level for sustaining the
environment.
Suggested
Videos
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CDC
Responds: Update on the State and Local Preparedness Grant Program
(2002). Content:
Updates on grants management, the new Department of Homeland
Security, and other updates from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Public
Health Foundation VT-032
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Chattanooga:
A Community with a Vision (1993). 23 minutes, general audience.
Content:
This film shows how a tired, old city with a historic past became
revitalized into a thriving metropolis with input from the youngest
to the oldest citizens. Source:
The Video Project. Leonardo’s Children, Inc.
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Reinventing
the World (2000). Three 50-minute programs. General audience.
Content:
Programs
on creating sustainable cities, food systems, and lifestyles are
discussed. Available
from Bullfrog Films. ISBN 1-56029-834-0.
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Sustainable
Futures (1999). 38 minutes, general audience. Content:
This video shows seven different locations in three countries
where local community efforts toward sustainability are demonstrated.
Source:
The Video Project.
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The
Candidate (1972).
Content:
A
Democratic environmental and social activist with no political
experience runs for office to defeat the senior Republican senator
from California. The movie shows how difficult politics is, even
when with noble intentions. Starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle.
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The
End of Suburbia (2004).
Content:
This
documentary explores important questions for the 21st century
regarding sustainability of suburban life as the demand for fossil
fuels exceeds the supply and energy prices skyrocket. More
information on http://www.endofsuburbia.com/
Chapter Resources
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American
Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) http://www.epa.gov/indian/
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Center
of Excellence for Sustainable Development
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
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Combined
Health Information Database for Public Health Researchers
http://chid.nih.gov/
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Buffalo’s
Green and Gold Development Corporation http://www.greengold.org/
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Healthy
People 2010 http://www.healthypeople.gov/
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Health
Policy Guide http://www.healthpolicycoach.org
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Association
for Community Health Improvement http://www.healthycommunities.org/
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International
Healthy Cities Foundation http://www.healthycities.org/
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National
Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP)
http://www.nalgep.org/
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National
Environmental Health Association (NEHA) http://www.neha.org/
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National
Science Foundation http://nsf.gov
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National
Environmental Services Center http://www.nsfc.wvu.edu/
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Public
Health Foundation http://www.phf.org
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Trust
for America’s Health (TFAH) http://congress.nw.dc.us/healthyam
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U.
S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
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United
States Department of Transportation (DOT) http://www.dot.gov/
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United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov/
Suggested
Professional Journals
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American
Journal of Public Health
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Atlantic
Monthly
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EPA
Journal
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Science
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Scientific
American
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