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Assignment - Public Health Environmental Policy and Regulation Questions
Environmental Policy and Regulation -
1. Cite the EPA's statement on environmental justice. What does the term fair treatment mean?
2. List and define the stages of the policy cycle. Explain how environmental health research is a component of the policy cycle. How does the environmental health research contribute to the implementation of sound environmental policies?
3. Explain how risk assessment aligns with policy development. Give an example.
4. Describe the role of each of the following agencies in policy formation and in protecting the environment:
a. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
c. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
d. European Environment Agency (EEA)
e. World Health Organization (WHO)
5. Define the following environmental acts and explain how they have helped to ensure a safe environment in the United Sates:
a. Clean Water Act
b. Safe Drinking Water Act
c. National Environmental Policy Act
d. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
e. Toxic Substances Control Act
f. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
g. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
h. Occupational Safety and Health Act
i. Endangered Species Act