public and global health global climate change 1
The environment (both home and physical) has a significant influence on health, as you saw in the readings and media presentations for this week. You also read about the ramifications of global climate change on health. For the purpose of this Assignment, consider the implications of global climate change on health now and in the future.
For this Assignment, review the following:
- AWE Checklist (Level 4000)
- APA format
Write a 3- to 5-page paper that addresses the following:
- Describe two health care concerns related to global climate change.
- Topics could include increased exposure to vectors that transmit Zika, West Nile virus, or malaria; respiratory problems; food distribution problems due to drought or lack of water; or heat-related illness.
- Compare concerns in the United States related to these topics with one developed and one developing country.
- Describe health promotion/health protection strategies a nurse could implement.
- Support your ideas with references from the professional nursing literature.
Rubric
-“Provided a fully developed presentation on global climate change in the United states including • Two concerns regarding global climate change • Why concern is important to the US, and if left unchecked, and what the result will be • Described what the US is doing to combat these problems with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.”
-“Provided a fully developed presentation on global climate change in another developed country including • Two concerns regarding global climate change • Why concern is important and what the result will be • Described what is being done to combat these problems with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.”
-“Provided a fully developed presentation on global climate change in selected undeveloped country • Two concerns regarding global climate change • Why concern is important and what the result will be • Described what is being done to combat these problems with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.”
-“Provided a fully developed description of 2-3 health promotion stragies public health nurses might implement to help mitigate concerns of global climate change with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.”
-Demonstrates fully developed sentence, paragraph, and essay level skills. Displays academic expression through fully developed use of evidence from multiple sources to support content. Meets the 4000 AWE level with no writing issues and exceeds the minimum reference requirement. Demonstrates fully developed APA formatting and referencing requirements with no formatting errors.
resources
Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response – A call to Action
