Module 7
Environmental Health
Goals for this Module
Assignments for this Module
Recommended Resources
Goals for this Module
At the end of this module, you should be able to:- Explain how to lessen risk of transmitting respiratory infections.
- Describe antibiotic resistance and list ways to combat it.
- Explain how vaccinations work.
- Explain what cancer is.
- Describe the realtionship of water and air quality and health.
- Define and calculate your Carbon Footprint.
Assignments for this Module
- Read: Vaccines
- Read: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web page on Antibiotic Resistance
- Read: Cancer
- Do: Module 7 Learning Activities
Recommended Resources
U.S. Centers for Disease Control
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...full of info about the environment and environmental protection
National Center for Environmental Health
Pesticide and herbicide pollution
Environmental Estrogens and other Hormones
