NURS 4015 WK 4 APPLICATION

Global Climate Change and Health

The environment has a significant influence on health. The readings and media presentations from this week  discussed in depth, the influence of the physical environment as well as the impact of the home environment on health. This week, you have also read about the ramifications of global climate change on health. Consider the implications of global climate change on health now and in the future. Write a 3-page paper outlining the health concerns related to global climate change.

 Include health promotion/health protection strategies a BSN nurse could implement.

 Compare concerns in the U.S. with other countries.

Support your ideas with references from the reading below

References/Reading

Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010). Public and global health: Global emergencies and disasters. Baltimore: Author.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009). Climate change and public health - Health effects. Retrieved January 8, 2010, from:
http://www.cdc.gov/climatechange/effects/default.htm

Course Text: Holtz, Carol. (2013). Global health care: Issues and policies (2nd edition). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

• Chapter 14, "Global Perspectives on Nutrition"
  
  
  

• Chapter 16, "Global Perspectives on Environmental Health"
  
  
  

  Course Text: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community

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  • Chapter 10, "Environmental Health"