Module Components

• Overview

Topics

• Case Study
• Definitions
• Environmental Health Risks at Home, Work, and in the Community
• Climate Change
• Disaster/Emergency Preparedness and Management
• Role of the PHN

Nurs 467 - Public Health Nursing

Module 11: Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness

Case Study

As we prepare to leave the residents of Curtis Bay, we take one last look. Through hard work and with the help of key community stakeholders, Destiny and her friends were able to successfully stop the construction of a new incinerator (read about her amazing story). That is great news, but challenges remain. We learned that Curtis Bay is highly industrialized, leading to large amounts of pollution in the community, exacerbating asthma and causing other health problems. This module introduces another issue related to the presence of factories and industry – an environmental emergency. On September 18, 2017, a chemical leak occurred at the Solvay Inc, plant in Curtis Bay. Please watch the news report video and skim the article.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/hazmat-incident-reported-residents-asked-to-shelter-in-place/12267349

Then read through the module and accompanying slides/readings, being sure to click on links to access all of the material. Then head over your group Discussion Board to complete the interactive Class Assignment related to this material.