NURS-4115 Role of Nurse in Public Health
Week 5 Assignment
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH
Note: You were introduced to this Assignment in Week 4 and will submit your work this week.
RESOURCES
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
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.
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