Marjorie Benton

Landscape Designing

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Write a total of 3-page single spacing, on comparing these two articles on the topic of climate change.

Summary of both article ( about 1 page)

Compare (1 page)-Maybe talk about how resilience climate change design can help? These designs can be flood control, green building. Different state has different actions.

Personal perspective (a little more than 1 page)-Maybe talk about how Stormwater management is a key role? what kind of stormwater management method there are? How they are different in different state? What role landscape architects play?

Just some ideas.

Requirements:   |   .doc file | Comparative Essay | 3 pages, Single spaced

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The environment is critical for the survival of the livings. It is the duty of countries and all people across the world to take care of the environment. Tapley, Watkins, Flechtner, Reigber, Bettadpur, Rodell, & Velicogna (2019) highlight that the health of the environment equally supports human health. Climate change is a hot topic in this 21st century.  It has received a fundamental concern from nations all over the world and other stakeholders.  They join hands to try to mitigate rapid climate change as it is experienced in different parts of the world.  According to Pecl, Araújo, Bell, Blanchard, Bonebrake, Chen, & Williams (2017), global warming has a significant cause of climate.  It is estimated that the world’s global temperature is dramatically increasing more than it is expected.  Such an increase has harmful impacts on humans as well as other organisms.  Scientists allude that human activities cause global warming.  Continuous burning of fossils and deforestation increases the emission of carbon (IV) Oxide gas in the atmosphere, which causes a greenhouse effect.  The carbon (IV) Oxide in the atmosphere wears out the ozone layer, which shields the world from the harmful sun rays. As Tapley et al. (2019) outline, climate change is expected to cause some unprecedented and adverse impacts to places where people can stay, build infrastructures, grow their food, and so on.  Climate change has been connected with some of the unprecedented events such as Tsunami, drought, and heavy rains exhibited in various parts of the world like Nepal, Zambia, Bangladesh, and so on.  Climate change has been associated with an increase in the ocean level, especially in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The rise of ocean levels has been caused by the massive breakdown of icebergs or glaciers.

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Marjorie Benton

Plastic Pollution

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  1. This week’s assignment contains an imaginary scenario in which you will demonstrate your knowledge of the concepts presented in this course.
  2. Scenario: Your friend, an 8th-grade earth science teacher at the local middle school, is organizing an Earth Day celebration for his students and their families. He knows you have recently been learning about environmental policies in this environmental science class and has asked you to be one of several guest speakers at the event. He would like you to explain to the students how scientific research and public awareness of an environmental issue led to an environmental policy or law. The goal is for the 8th-grade students to understand how people and communities (scientific community, government bodies, citizens of a country, etc.) can effect positive change for the environment.
  4. Use the policy and issue you selected for your Wk 5 Discussion – Environmental Policies in Action.
    Prepare a 3-to 4-minute video and/or audio recording, or a 1,050- to 1,750-word transcript of your presentation.
    Address the following in your presentation:

    • Summarize the environmental issue. What are its causes? What are the effects on the environment and people? Consider multiple perspectives and locations, as applicable.
    • Explain how economics and/or personal lifestyle choices or behaviors are related to this issue.
    • Describe how individuals, communities, and/or governments have worked to address the issue.
    • Examine the impact of relevant legislation or initiatives. What are the benefits? Have there been any consequences?

    Note: Remember your audience; the presentation needs to make sense and appeal to 13- and 14-year-old students.
    Include at least 2 outside resources to support your conclusions.

Requirements: As directed.

Book: Environmental Science, Inquiry and Application by William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham 9th Edition

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Once these products find their way either onto the land or water, the chemicals contained in the plastics slowly start sipping into these environments (Amadeo, 2020). On land surfaces, the chemicals sip into the soil, affecting agricultural land and underground water. Such land surfaces end up becoming unsuitable for agricultural activities due to pollution. Human beings’ well-being is also threatened when they consume or use water from sources containing plastic pollutants (Amadeo, 2020). These pollutants might lead to people suffering from diseases such as cancer. Plastic pollution also has an adverse effect on fishing and tourism.

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Air pollutants and environmental health laws

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Air pollutants have been documented to harm people in a variety of ways. Indoor air pollutants are an important source of exposure since so much of modern life occurs indoors. Figure 10–16 in your textbook shows key sources of indoor air pollution but omits an important one—tobacco. The Clean Air Act and other US agencies regulate outdoor air pollutants and environmental health laws. Industry is one source of air pollution, emitting a variety of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), combustion products, and other toxic compounds. Households are also a significant air pollution source. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data show that even though today’s cars emit 75%–90% less pollution per mile than cars in 1970, motor vehicles account for more than half of all the outdoor air pollution in the United States today. These emissions include 45% of VOC pollution (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2010).

In your response, address the following:

  • Summarize briefly the amount and types of pollutants released from a local industry. Search the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) (available at https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program) as follows:
    • Scroll down and enter your county in all capital letters and your state’s two-letter abbreviation in capital letters. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click search. This will result in a chart of EPA-regulated facilities that are included in the TRI (if your county has none, choose another county in your state).
    • Click one of the TRI Facility ID numbers. This will show identifying information about the facility as well as chemical releases, including the following:
      • A chart showing the total pounds of air emissions and other emissions by year for the facility as a whole. At the bottom of the chart, you may click a button to see the graphical representation of this information.
      • A chart showing the total pounds of emissions by year of specific chemicals. For information about the health hazards chemicals released in large quantities, look them up at Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR’s) ToxFAQs section.
  • Use the EPA calculator (available at https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/) to estimate the annual emissions from your household, based on your heating system, the number of people in your household, and the amount of driving they do. Briefly describe your findings when you use the calculator.
  • Discuss what you think the next public health approaches should be for managing the hazards from air pollution, based on your findings on emissions information.

Reference:

United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2010). Sources of pollutants in the ambient air—Mobile sources. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/apti/course422/ap3a.html

Requirements: 2-3 pages

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Furthermore, the number of people in my household is four, and electricity is a significant heating energy source. On average, the estimated pounds of carbon emissions annually are 2,726 lbs. Natural gas use amounts to 3,090 lbs; fuel usage accounts for 4,859 lbs and propane at 2,234 lbs. In total, the annual carbon footprint amounts to 21, 032 lbs (EPA, 2021). From these findings, the calculator shows that my household’s carbon footprint is commendable since it is lower than the US average of 75,718 lbs. In the transportation segment, my household has one vehicle, and the current maintenance is already done. The gas mileage rate in California as of 2020 is 57.5. Hence, with an average mileage of 15,500 per year, the carbon emissions amount to 5,356 lbs (EPA, 2021).

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Marjorie Benton

Pediatric Lead Poisoning

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This week, you will describe the range of options that are available to address the problem. (Defining a core list of reasonable options is a critically important part of the process of developing a solution to a problem.) You will also formulate a concise argument for your recommendations for the problem

For this assignment:

  • Review a reputable source of information on developing options and resolving conflicts when solving problems.
  • Study the range of options that have previously been proposed or tested for solving your chosen environmental health problem. Create additional potential options based on your own judgment and knowledge. Identify potential advantages and disadvantages of each option.
  • Write a 15- to 20-page, double-spaced paper in Word format addressing the following:
    • State the 2- to 3-sentence problem statement you submitted in Week 2.
    • Briefly introduce the topic of generating options when solving a problem. Describe a formal method by which the advantages and disadvantages of potential options can be evaluated by stakeholder groups to rank the potential options and to resolve conflicts when ranking options.
    • Describe and analyze several options to address the problem (options). Include solutions for populations with disparities, if applicable.
    • Limit your consideration to three to four major options. Briefly describe each option and the main advantages and disadvantages of each major option for solving the problem, including:
      • The likely effectiveness of the proposed solution
      • Costs in terms of dollars as well as effort and other resources (the exact costs are not needed but options should be described in semiquantitative terms ranging from “very expensive” to “relatively inexpensive” or ranging from “most expensive” to “least expensive”)
      • Time required for the option to bring about the desired result
      • Stakeholder issues (limit this section to the key stakeholder groups you identified in your Week 4 landscape paper. Discuss your three to four proposed options with regard to acceptability to certain stakeholders, lack of acceptability to other stakeholders, and common ground for all stakeholders)
      • Potential unforeseen consequences of the proposed solution or difficulties in implementing the solution
    • Summarize your three to four chosen options
    • Clearly identify which option is favored.
    • Describe why this option is preferred over the other options. Explain why, despite the drawbacks, this is the best action to take.
    • Identify what, if any, actions may be taken to mitigate or to overcome the negative aspects of your recommendations.

Requirements: 15 pages (double spaced)

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Despite the implementation of the RRP act of 1992, which barred the use of lead paints in residential homes and child-occupied facilities, a substantial number of lead poisoning among children are recorded. It further ordered residential dwellings and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 to be renovated to avoid lead contamination because most of these facilities were constructed using led paints, faucets, and lead plumbing fixtures due to their durability nature. According to the EPA.gov report, there were over 30 million homes in the United States containing lead coating, faucet, or lead plumbing fixations, posing a considerable risk to millions of children (McIntyre, 2015).

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Marjorie Benton

Travel Plan for Patient

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This assignment is for a travel advice for a patient. This patient has type two diabetes and will be traveling to Brazil (you can pick the city in Brazil). Attached is the directions on how to do this assignment. Needs a minimum of six references from a scholarly periodical (journal) literature which are not already included in the directions. References can only be less then 5 years old. Needs to be in APA format as well. No more then five pages. Grading table is attached as well so please keep that in mind. Thanks

Requirements: 5 pages

Travel Advice Assignment

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of this activity is to provide the students with an opportunity to develop skill in accessing travel advice information and providing information to a client in a concise, accurate and complete manner.

 

Directions

 

  1. Read the following:

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014) CDC Health Information for International Travel. New York: Oxford University Press; 2014. Retrieved from: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2014/table-of-contents (Chapters 1, 2, 5, 7 & 8)

  1. Search the scholarly periodical (journal) literature and access electronic travel resources such as the following (or other web-based resources or references) for content relevant to your patient’s specific needs and itinerary:

International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)

http://www.istm.org

 

International Travel and Health (World Health Organization)

http://www.who.int/ith/en/

 

National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)

https://travelhealthpro.org.uk

  1. Develop a specific plan of travel advice for a patient who plans to travel to a part of the world where personal safety, infectious disease exposure, sanitation and water quality are uncertain. The patient will be traveling to a country outside North America and Western Europe, and will be visiting areas outside of tourist centers. The student should select a country whose name begins with the initial letter of his or her first or last name. The traveler described should have at least one special need, chronic disease diagnosis or disability that will impact health and safety practices while traveling.

 

  1. Write a narrative for the use of the traveler himself or herself. Provide specific information for a specific traveler (specify the traveler’s age and health issues). The traveler should have at least one significant special need or condition that will impact his or her travel health or safety needs (i. e. a specific chronic disease requiring medication; infants, children, pregnant women, elders; immune-compromised patients; patients with disabilities, etc.).Your plan should include all needed medications and immunizations, and give dosages and instructions for their use. This should include sections dealing with each of the following topic areas:

 

  1. a) prescription AND over-the-counter medications to be used or brought, dosages and instructions for use;
  2. b) first aid items to be brought;
  3. c) special precautions indicated by the sociopolitical environment of the area to be visited;
  4. d) pre-travel immunization suggested for this specific traveler;
  5. e) health-maintenance practices for this specific traveler while traveling;
  6. f) preventative measures for food and water-borne illness;
  7. g) instructions for dealing with traveler’s diarrhea and any other illness that is specific to the area visited;
  8. h) post-travel care and
  9. i) special considerations for the specific travelers’ special needs.

 

  1. The narrative should be no more than five pages (not including references) and be submitted in APA format. A minimum of six references from the scholarly periodical (journal) literature relevant to the specific traveler’s needs or destination should be included. These must not duplicate the references provided in these instructions. Additional references as appropriate to the topic may also be included.

 

Grading

 

  1. The information in the plan is accurate and current    3 points

 

  1. The information in the plan is complete and detailed,

including specific instructions about health maintenance

practices and the use of medications or first aid items                       4 points

 

  1. The plan is “client focused” and uses appropriate

language for patient education materials                                           2 points

 

  1. All aspects of the information called for in the directions

are included                                                                                        9 points

 

  1. References are appropriate to the instructions and

reference  list is in correct APA format                                             2 points

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The traveler should also ensure that she carries with her a first aid kit that will be easily accessible to her and her family at all times of the trip. This first aid kit should be used in any case of an emergency in regards to her condition. The items present in the kit should be replenished so as to ascertain that the patient can gain access to them when she needs them. These items include; an extra glucose meter with extra strips used for testing the patient’s blood sugar levels, fast-acting glucose such as Lucozade or an energy drink, a glucagon kit needed when the blood sugars are dangerously low, an emergency contacts list, a list of current prescriptions, medical identification, spare insulin, extra injection needles, extra batteries required for the glucose meter and ketone strips. The patient should ensure that she has all these items in close proximity to her person in case of any emergency situation.

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, Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases

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Using the Internet, select two completed needs assessments and compare and contrast the steps and results used to carry-out the assessments.

Write a 4 to 5 page paper that addresses the following:

Be sure to support your statements with scholarly references and appropriate examples.

*PLEASE BE VERY DETAILED!!! This Professor likes papers that are very detailed and make sure that when using APA, you do it correctly (she’s very nit picky! smh)).

See attachment for a reference.

Requirements: 4-5

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In 2018, Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) did this community needs assessment in collaboration with local health systems and county health departments. The assessment focused on four counties under the Omaha Metropolitan area (Nebraska Medicine, 2018). These counties included; Cass, Douglas, and Sarpy counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County in Western Iowa (Nebraska Medicine, 2018). The information in the needs assessment surveys was gathered using qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Proprietors of this assessment used a professional survey organization known as Professional Research Consultants (PRC) to administer the telephone surveys. In addition, PCR also gathered quantitative data from secondary sources (Nebraska Medicine,

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, Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases

Marjorie Benton

Health promotion program planning model

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In Week 1, you selected and analyzed a health issue and described the population most affected by it, using the PRECEDE-PROCEED health promotion program planning model. In Week 2, you learned how to conduct a needs assessment and how the results of the needs assessments are used in health promotion program planning and design. In Week 3, you analyzed the predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling behavioral risk factors for your selected health issue, using the PRECEDE-PROCEED health promotion program planning model. In Week 4, you selected and evaluated the strategies of two social marketing campaigns.

This week you will address your selected health issue based on the individual project components you have completed throughout this course. Compile the relevant ideas from the papers developed from Week 1 through Week 4 to create a complete health promotion program plan. Write a 15 to 20 page, double-spaced, research paper. Use the eight (8) phases of PRECEDE-PROCEED health promotion planning model, to create a health promotion plan for your selected health issue.

Please include the following in your paper:

  • Write a 1 to 2-page executive summary about the health promotion program plan. The executive summary should be written keeping a lay audience in mind.
  • Create one or more graphic organizers for the planning model, following the framework of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model.
  • Please remember to also:
    • Identify a working group for implementation of your selected strategies (Phase 4)
    • Explain how strategies would be adopted, implemented, and maintained in the community (Phase 5)
  • Write an introduction, a summary, and include a separate title page and a page for references.
  • Be sure to use a minimum of five scholarly references and support your statements with appropriate example
  •  

Requirements: 15-20

Here are the previous Week 1-4 Project Papers for reference.

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The PRECEDE-PROCEED model (PPM) is an effective health need assessment tool to identify the needs and challenges affecting a specific population group such as teenagers. According to Handyside et al. (2021), PPM helps increase the healthcare stakeholders’ capacity to address the identified needs. The PRECEDE (predisposing, reinforcing, enabling, constructs in educational/ecological diagnosis and evaluation) defines the assessment phase. This phase involves four steps, including social assessment, epidemiological assessment, educational and ecological assessment, and administrative and policy assessment, as shown in figure 1 below (Guevarra, Peden, & Franklin, 2021).

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