ASSIGNMENT: NR 443 WEEK 2 MILESTONE 1 PAPER

ASSIGNMENT: NR 443 WEEK 2 MILESTONE 1 PAPER

NR443

NR 443 DeVry Week 2 Milestone 1 Latest

Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey

Directions:

Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points.

Type your name, date, and observations directly on this form. Click Save as and save the file with the assignment name and your last name; for example, NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith. When you are finished, submit the form to the Week 2 Caring for Populations: Windshield Survey Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines.

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Criteria	Your response
1. Introduction of Community (20 points)   Identify the city and state of your community and briefly describe the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting but must include a residential area. Demographic data are not needed.
2. Windshield Survey (100 points)   a. Vitality: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the community vitality.
b. Indicators of social and economic conditions: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the social and economic conditions.
c. Health Resources: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the health resources.
d. Environmental conditions related to health: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the environmental conditions.
e. Social functioning: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the social functioning.
f. Attitude toward healthcare: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the attitudes toward healthcare.
3. Conclusion: (20 pts)   Provide a summary of your findings and your conclusion. What problems did you identify?
4. References:   optional: List in APA format any references that you used. If you include any references here, you must also include an in-text citation (author, year).

ASSIGNMENT: NR 443 WEEK 2 MILESTONE 1 PAPER

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;

Diacnvironmental conditions related to health

Introduction

Health is a complex concept. It involves the physical and mental well-being of individuals in addition to their ability to function properly in society. Environmental conditions can have a profound effect on human health and well-being. The following are examples of some common environmental conditions that may be harmful to human health:

Lead poisoning

Lead poisoning is a condition caused by exposure to lead. Lead poisoning can cause brain damage and learning disabilities in children, but it’s more common in low-income populations and urban areas than rural ones.

Lead poisoning occurs when contaminated water or soil leaches into your body through the skin or mouth, giving you a bad case of lead poisoning. Children are at greater risk for getting lead poisoning because they’re more likely to be exposed to unsafe levels of environmental toxins like dust from old paint left on walls or ground up batteries thrown out on the sidewalk by careless parents who didn’t realize how toxic these materials were until after their kids had ingested them!

Air pollution

Air pollution is a global problem and the most important environmental health hazard. It can cause heart disease, stroke, lung disease and cancer.

Air pollution comes from many sources including:

• Vehicle emissions (cars, trucks and buses)

• Industrial plants

• Power plants (coal-fired power stations)

The main health effects of air pollution include:

Mercury exposure

Mercury is a toxic heavy metal that can cause adverse health effects on humans. It’s found in many products, including dentistry, eye drops, thermometers and vaccines. Mercury exposure may occur through natural sources such as fish or other seafood but also from man-made sources such as coal burning power plants (which emit mercury into the air).

Mercury poisoning can affect both adults and children. While it tends to be more harmful to adults than children because they have higher levels of exposure over time, babies are still susceptible to mercury poisoning during their first six months of life due to lack of regulatory controls against its use during pregnancy or birth control pills containing thiomersal (a formaldehyde-based compound used in manufacturing vaccines).

Dioxins exposure

Dioxins are a group of chemicals that can be produced by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil. They have been detected in many types of industrial waste and household products, including paper pulp and paints. In this way they contribute to pollution of our environment.

Dioxins are toxic to humans, animals, plants and microorganisms at low concentrations (less than 1% by weight). The LD50 value for dioxins is around 3 micrograms per kilogram body weight per day; therefore some people may be more sensitive to its effects than others depending on their genetic constitution or natural resistance mechanisms present in their bodies at birth or during childhood growth phase (i.e., pubertal development).

Bisphenol A exposure

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic endocrine disruptor that can cause reproductive problems, heart disease, cancer and liver damage. It’s been linked to diabetes, obesity and brain damage.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that people who live near manufacturing plants where BPA is used had higher rates of obesity than those who lived farther away from the plant.

Chlorpyrifos exposure

Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that has been used to treat crops, lawns and gardens. It has also been banned in many countries because of its harmful effects on human health.

Chlorpyrifos is used in agriculture to prevent insects from damaging crops and vegetable gardens; it’s also used for control of termites when they attack structural metal roofs or supports within buildings.

Chlorpyrifos can be found in household products including insecticides (such as diazinon), herbicides (such as atrazine), fungicides, rodenticide sesquiterpenoid pyrethrins and neonicotinoid insecticides used on lawns or golf courses

Mosquito-borne viruses

Mosquito-borne viruses are transmitted by the Aedes mosquito and include dengue, Zika and chikungunya. These diseases can cause a variety of symptoms including fever, joint pain, headaches and muscle aches. In addition to being widespread throughout the world, mosquitoes also pose a serious threat to public health in tropical regions such as Southeast Asia where infections with dengue fever have reached epidemic proportions over recent years.

There are several methods for controlling these insects such as using insecticides or repellents on clothing or skin surfaces; however this method does not eliminate them completely from your environment completely because mosquitoes still bite people indoors too!

Medical waste

Medical waste is a serious health risk. It can contain infectious materials that are hazardous to human health and the environment. Proper storage, treatment and disposal of medical waste is necessary to protect your business from liability or exposure to fines or penalties imposed by the EPA.

In order for you to comply with federal regulations for handling medical waste, you must follow specific procedures when disposing of this type of material:

• Store it in containers approved by EPA (e.g., puncture proof bags).

• Ensure all equipment used during collection has been cleaned thoroughly after each use before transporting it back into your facility again.* Do not mix different kinds/sizes/types together unless specifically instructed otherwise by an authorized representative such as an environmental specialist with knowledge regarding proper handling methods required when dealing with hazardous materials such as chemicals involved here – including those related within our industry today!

Environmental conditions can be toxic to human health and well-being.

Environmental conditions can be toxic to human health and well-being. In addition to the hazards associated with toxic chemicals and hazardous waste, there are other environmental conditions that have the potential to cause illness or injury. The following list provides examples of some common types of exposures that may lead to adverse effects on your health:

• Pollution Exposure to air pollutants such as ozone (smog) or particulate matter (PM).

• Water quality/contamination Drinking water contaminated with harmful bacteria such as Legionella pneumophila, Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium parvum and other pathogens that cause severe diarrhea; swimming in contaminated lakes and rivers; fishing from polluted waters; eating fish caught from polluted water sources ashore or offshore where there is no testing for contaminants by either state or federal agencies.

• Food safety issues like Salmonella enteritidis infection from uncooked eggs found in bakeries

Conclusion

The best way to combat these conditions is by reducing our use of resources, and making sure we have access to clean water, healthy food and air. In order to do this we need to take action now while there’s still time!