PUBH6002 – Global and Environmental Health Issues – Medical Science Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Learning Outcomes

The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful completion of the task below include:

a) Examine environmental factors from the local to the global levels that influence health and interpret the relevance to the health of populations.

b) Interpret and analyse the impacts of globalisation on the social, economic, and political determinants of global and local health.

c) Critically analyse ethical elements relevant to environmental health protections, policies, and industry practices, including identification of vulnerable groups.

d) Investigate the relationships between environmental risk factors and social, economic, and political determinants of illness and injury.

e) Critically apply frameworks and interventions to mitigate environmental health issues

Write a report using the Driving forces, Pressures, States, Exposures, Effects and Actions (DPSEEA) framework to analyse the impact of an environmental health issue from in a specific region. Describe the links between cause and effect and develop actions to target the chosen issue. Please follow the task instructions below.

Choose a SPECIFIC geographical region in the world (such as a suburb, city, state, region, country) facing the impact of an environmental health issues CAUSED by one of the following:

– Unsafe drinking water/Water insecurity/Sanitation

– Solid waste and Hazardous/toxic substances management

– Housing and the built environment (including noise and traffic accidents)

– Disasters due to natural or man-made hazards

– Food security and safety

– Vector-borne disease

– Climate and geography

– Ocean pollution