Determine what climate change impacts they may face

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Question - Assisting communities to adapt to climate change is a challenge we face.

1. Pick a community near you and determine what climate change impacts they may face.

2. What vulnerabilities they may have.

Remember to consider especially vulnerable populations within those communities and identify their specific challenges. (Websites such as CDC's Climate and Health or EPA's Climate Change Adaption Resource Center might be helpful.)

Chapter 19: Environmental Health

Question 1 - Is the following statement true or false?

Environmental health is the branch of public health science that focuses on how the environment influences chronic disease.

Question 2 - What is bioavailability?

Study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biologic agents on people, animals, and the environment

An estimate that determines a person's level of exposure to a contaminant

Amount of a contaminant that actually ends up in the systemic circulation

Process of using medical tests such as blood or urine collection to determine if a person has been exposed to a contaminant and how much exposure he or she has received

Question 3 - Is the following statement true or false?

Environmental justice is the belief that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of negative environmental health consequences regardless of race alone.

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