NR 443 Week 6 Graded Discussion Topic: Environmental Health, Complete Guide.

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NR 443 Week 6 Graded Discussion Topic: Environmental Health CO6: Utilize a systems-based and collaborative approach to address factors that influence the health of a community and population health p... roblems. (PO2) Visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MyEnvironment site at http://www.epa.gov/myenvironment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and enter your city and state, ZIP code, or location into the location box. Choose one of the topic areas. • My Health • … Climate • My Air • My Water Then, click on the boxes under the Map Contents menu to add data into the map on specific topics. Explore the site to learn more about your environment and things that might be impacting the health of its citizens. • Identify something new you learned about your environment and how it could be affecting health by completing this statement, “I didn’t know _____.” • How could you, in the role of a community health nurse, address these concerns? Optional: For more environmental health information, you can also visit the following resources. • Environmental health tracking: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/InfoByLocation/(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. • Air quality: http://www.airnow.gov(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. • Toxic release inventory: https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Show More]

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