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Develop a 4–5-page healthy-city initiative suitable for implementation by your city.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.For the following questions about disaster preparation, refer to the “Make a Plan” and “Test Your Readiness Quotient” resources linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading.
For the following questions about your personal impact on environmental health, consider the course as a whole.
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The purpose of this assessment is to consider aspects of what makes a healthy city and to integrate your research to provide strategies for individuals and communities to improve environmental health.To begin, suppose you are working with your city planner to develop a healthy city initiative for your city (or a city near you). You are tasked with developing a report that will be presented to your city council.Craft a 4–5-page written document that could be presented to your city council, addressing the following points:
Your document should follow a logical structure and be evidence based. Use the APA Paper Template as a resource for formatting and citations.
Disasters, both natural and man-made, can greatly affect human health. Government agencies must work together during a disaster to protect the health and safety of the individuals involved. Fire, rescue, police, hospital staff, public health departments, military, and civil defense all have a role to play.Heat waves, drought, hail, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and blizzards are all natural, climatological disasters. Fortunately, technology allows us to predict many of these events, so we can warn citizens and emergency personnel. Geological disasters such as floods, landslides, avalanches, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions can sometimes be predicted, but usually the only available response is evacuation of the region.Man-made disasters include forest fires, industrial accidents, and transportation accidents. In 2007, several disasters caught the media’s attention, including the Minneapolis bridge collapse and the collapse of a coal mine in Utah. These tragedies required the response of a large number of trained professionals from various organizations. Another man-made disaster concern is terrorism. Terrorism is a purposeful disaster carried out to scare or threaten a large group of people. Terrorism includes both domestic and international acts.The state of the environment and its link to human health have gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. Individuals are more aware of how air and water quality, food safety, and disaster preparation are important to maintaining their health and safety.This trend is not just occurring in the United States, but throughout the world. The World Health Organization (2014) has instituted healthy cities initiatives that “address a range of key topics: air quality, climate change, and flooding, food safety, housing, noise, transport, urban planning, waste, and water. Each offers information and support to people working at the local level. Other information and support for local government includes guides to planning and pamphlets for local authorities.”
Green architecture and green energy and transportation are becoming more popular, as people understand the benefits of these technologies. Homes of the future will likely:
More and more cities are seeing the benefits of green areas and greenways for biking, hiking, and recreation. These changes benefit the health of individuals by providing fresh air, a space for exercise, and an option for commuting without a car. Urban planners are looking more at public transportation, energy conservation, waste treatment, and urban forestry. Downtowns are being redeveloped in many areas, and community gardens and recycling centers are growing.The future holds many opportunities for us to improve environmental health. By making wise personal choices, we can improve environmental health for ourselves and those around us.
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO). (2014). Healthy cities. Retrieved from http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environme…
CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
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Define the term, environmental health. | Does not use the term, environmental health. | Uses the term, environmental health. | Defines the term, environmental health. | Evaluates the term, environmental health, and includes opinions and supporting examples. |
Assess how healthy cities relate to environmental health. | Does not describe what a healthy city is and what it would look like. | Describes what a healthy city is and what it would look like. | Assesses how healthy cities relate to environmental health. | Assesses how healthy cities relate to environmental health, citing specific examples from research. |
Analyze obstacles for a city in becoming a healthy city. | Does not list obstacles for a city in becoming a healthy city. | Lists obstacles for a city in becoming a healthy city. | Analyzes obstacles for a city in becoming a healthy city. | Analyzes obstacles for a city in becoming a healthy city, and suggests solutions. |
Describe the financial issues involved in creating a healthy city. | Does not list the financial issues involved in creating a healthy city. | Lists the financial issues involved in creating a healthy city. | Describes the financial issues involved in creating a healthy city. | Evaluates the financial issues involved in creating a healthy city, supported by examples from reputable sources. |
Analyze how environmental health is an individual concern. | Does not describe how environmental health is an individual concern. | Describes how environmental health is an individual concern. | Analyzes how environmental health is an individual concern. | Evaluates how environmental health is an individual concern. |
Analyze how environmental health is a global concern. | Does not describe how environmental health is a global concern. | Describes how environmental health is a global concern. | Analyzes how environmental health is a global concern. | Evaluates how environmental health is a global concern. |
Describe how a city could become prepared for disasters. | Does not list ways a city could become prepared for disasters. | Lists ways a city could become prepared for disasters. | Describes how a city could become prepared for disasters. | Describes how a city could become prepared for disasters, and discusses the long-term impact of its level of preparedness. |
Assess benefits of developing a healthy city to one’s self, family, and community. | Does not list benefits of developing a healthy city to one’s self, family, and community. | Lists benefits of developing a healthy city to one’s self, family, and community. | Assesses benefits of developing a healthy city to one’s self, family, and community. | Assesses and evaluates benefits of developing a healthy city to one’s self, family, and community. |
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Does not write in support a central idea in appropriate format. Does not use correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes in support of an idea with consistent format, but includes major errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. | Writes coherently, using evidence to support a central idea in a consistently appropriate format, with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. |