At the clinical site (or as directed by your clinical instructor), students will present and discuss their findings of the HealthyPeople 2020: Environmental Health Investigation paper developed in the individual activity portion of the assignment.
Together, group members will discuss their findings and the significance of the environmental health issues explored.
• After hearing from your classmates, how do you rate the overall quality of the environmental health of your chosen community? Would you choose to live here? Why or why not?
• Which environmental theme presented was most concerning to you? Why?
• How will this information influence you, both personally and professionally? Do you plan to change any practices?
• What can we do as health care professionals to promote environmental health? Think about the different care areas where nurses practice: how can we make an impact in each of these settings?
o Acute care hospitals
o Long term care facilities
o Schools
o Jails/Prisons
o Other outpatient settings