Thomas Edison State Personal Safety and Gender Based Violence Discussion
Course: Psychology: Health and wellness.
This week’s topic: Personal safety and Environmental Health
Basically you will answer both questions each in 200 words or more if needed. You must use one or more of the articles provided below along with a scholarly source (articles and journals only) for supporting information when answering both questions. In addition, No books are to be used for sources except the class book, if you can locate it which is provided below). Please cite APA in text citation properly for both questions and absolutely no plagiarism.
- There has been a transition in environmental concerns from global matters, such as deforestation, ozone, and world population growth, to local concerns, such as indoor air pollution and recycling. Do you believe it is possible to think globally about the environment while acting regionally and locally? Why or why not?
- Choose a community program that addresses either violence or unintentional injury. Share a link to a local resources. Discuss the strengths and weakness of the program.
Remember to locate these sources below and use them along with other scholarly sources (articles, journals only. No books for sources) for both questions.
- Healthy People 2010 Objectives for Unintentional Injury and Violence Among Adolescents Trends from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1999–2009. http://www.ncdsv.org/images/AJPM_HealthyPeople2010ObjsUnintentionalInjuryViolenceAmongAdolescents_12-2011.pdf
- Gender Disparities in Injury Mortality: Consistent, Persistent, and Larger Than You’d Think” by Sorenson, from American Journal of Public Health (2011) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222499/
- Determinants of Mental Health and Self-Rated Health: A Model of Socioeconomic Status, Neighborhood Safety, and Physical Activity” by Meyer, Castro-Schilo, & Aguilar-Gaxiola, from the American Journal of Public Health (2014). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151927/
- Housing, Neighborhoods, and Children’s Health” by Ellen & Glied, from Future of Children (2015). https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1062946.pdf
If it also helps and if you locate it feel free to use it as it help with both questions. The class book is: Connect Core Concepts in Health (15th Edition) by: Insel, Roth, & Insel, (2018). For this week’s readings we are on Chapter 19: Environmental Health, Chapter 20: Conventional and complementary medicine and Chapter 21: Personal Safety.
Remember: This book is the only book that can be used as a scholarly source, since it involves this week’s readings.
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