Genetics, Genomics, and Environmental Health
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Module 4: Overview
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Genetics, Genomics, and Environmental Health
Are genetics and genomics the future for individualized health promotion?
What is your responsibility to promote a healthy environment as an individual and a health professional?
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Nancy Roper Willson, JD, RN Transcript: Module 4 Overview |
Module Description
This module explores the diverse topics of health promotion and genetics/genomics, as well as health promotion and the environment.
Module Objectives
· Define key terms related to the field of genetics.
· Discuss the current and future impact of genomics on health promotion.
· Discuss three major environmental problems that lifestyle has on the environment.
· Describe one’s own impact on the environment and three ways to reduce that impact.
RN to BSN Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Module 4: To-Do List
| Module 4: To Do List
Module Four consists of the following tasks and assignments:
• Read assigned Readings
• Watch Lecture Videos
• Participate in Discussion
• Complete Assignments
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Module 4: Readings 1 of 4
| Module 4: Readings
Health Promotion and Genetics/Genomics
What is your responsibility as a nurse to understand genetics/genomics and health promotion for your patient
Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
Citation: Education. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.genome.gov/Education/
· Access the national Human Genome Research Institute website
· Click on “Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms” on the top part of the page.
· Click on some of the terms and listen to the detailed explanations by renowned scientists.
Human Genome Project Information ― U.S. Department of Energy
Citation: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research. About the human genome project.
Drug therapy gets personal with genetic profiling
Citation: Drug therapy gets personal with genetic profiling - American Nurse Today. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.americannursetoday.com/drug-therapy-gets-personal-with-genetic-profiling/
As you read thenext two articles, think about the healthpromotion/disease prevention aspect of genetics/genomics
Genomics and Nursing Practice: Advancing the Nursing Profession
Citation: (2008). Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/vol132008/No1Jan08/GenomicsandAdvancingNursing.html
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Module 4: Readings 2 of 4
| Module 4: Readings
Obtaining one's genetic information
Have you or anyone you know obtained a personal genetic profile? How could this knowledge be used for health promotion?
My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA
Citation: My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA - New York Times. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/us/17dna.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
2007 article about obtaining your own genome. The price has gone down drastically, but the issues are still thought provoking. However, read the second article below, for an update on the current state of obtaining your genome AND the interpretation of the results, and the commercial company 23 and Me.
Consumer Gene Tests Face Uncertain Future
Citation: Consumer Gene Tests Face Uncertain Future | Science | KQED Public Media for Northern CA [Web log post]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://blogs.kqed.org/science/audio/consumer-gene-tests-whats-the-future/
Update on the current state of obtaining your genome AND the interpretation of the results, and the commercial company 23 and Me.
RN to BSN Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Module 4: Readings 3 of 4
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Health Promotion and the Environment
What is your educated opinion about the "hot topic" of global warming?
What is your personal carbon footprint?
Climate Crisis- Global Warming
Citation: Retrieved from http://downloads.globalchange.gov/usimpacts/pdfs/climate-impacts-report.pdf
Visit each of these websites and become familiar with the available resources. You will be assessed on this information in the weekly quiz.
[United States Global Change Research Program- though questions for your Quiz will come from page 93 of this Report, you will probably find it interesting to scan many other pages]
Retrieved from: http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/
You can use the online calculator to get a rough “ballpark” estimate of your personal or family’s greenhouse gas emissions and explore the impact of taking various actions to reduce your emissions.
[Note: On any quiz or assignment related to your carbon footprint, you must state your answer in Tons and not Pounds (Tons is the universal, commonly used measurement)]
What You Can Do ― U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Citation: What You Can Do | Climate Change | US EPA. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/index.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. What You Can Do: At Home, At the Office; On the Road and At School.
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Module 4: Readings 4 of 4
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More Health Promotion and the Environment
Have you seen the effects of acid rain?
Why is ozone identified both as "good" and as "bad"?
Acid Rain ― U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Citation: Acid Rain | US EPA. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/
Visit each of these websites and become familiar with the available resources. You will be assessed on this information in the weekly quiz.
Introduction to Ozone ― National Center for Atmospheric Research
Citation: Introduction to Ozone: Background Material. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_5_1.htm
National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
RN to BSN Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Module 4: Lecture/Media
| Module 4: Lecture/Media
Module 4: Lecture
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Environmental Health Promotion and the Environment. Citation: Willson, N. R. Environmental health promotion and the environment [Video file]. (2014).
Transcript: Environmental Health Promotion and the Environment
