Global Climate Change and Health
The environment (both home and physical) has a significant influence on health, as you saw in the readings and media presentations for this week. You also read about the ramifications of global climate change on health. For the purpose of this Assignment, consider the implications of global climate change on health now and in the future.
For this Assignment, review the following:
Walden paper template (found in the Writing Resources tab)
Note that no abstract or running head is required
By Day 7 of Week 5
Write a 3- to 5-page paper that addresses the following:
Describe two health care concerns related to global climate change.
Topics could include increased exposure to vectors that transmit Zika, West Nile virus, or malaria; respiratory problems; food distribution problems due to drought or lack of water; or heat-related illness.
Compare concerns in the United States related to these topics with one developed and one developing country.
Describe 2–3 health promotion/health protection strategies a nurse could implement.
Support your ideas with references from the professional nursing literature.
Holtz, C. (2022). Global health care: Issues and policies (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.
Chapter 16, “Global Perspectives on Nutrition” (pp. 389-418)
Chapter 17, “Global Perspectives on Environmental Health” (pp. 427-445)
https://content.waldenu.edu/17acb2ef20b976d311c154e0d7cdafaa.pdf
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12198
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_robinson_why_climate_change_is_a_threat_to_human_rights
https://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_the_case_for_optimism_on_climate_change