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4 page NEED ASSESSMENT PAPER: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

A need assessment should answer:

1) Who is the priority population?

2) what are the needs of the priority population?

3) which subgroups within the priority population have greatest need?

4) where are the subgroups located geographically?

5) what is currently being done to resolve identify needs?

6) how well have that Denna five needs been addressed in the past?

 

Step 1: Determining the purpose and scope of the needs assessment

What is the go of the need assessment?

What does the planning committee hope to gain from the need assessment?

Step 2: Gather data

• You must identify both primary and secondary sources you will use (i.e. how would you collect your primary data in your community; what secondary sources would you reference)

  Step 3: Analyzing data

• Assume that your project or topic has a pressing need in the community (Although, you may find that it is actually not as important as something else in the real world.)

Step 4: Identifying risk factors linked to the health problems

• In this step, do as it says – identify the genetic, behavioral, and environmental risk factors in your community that are associated with the health condition you are looking to prevent or reduce occurrence of

Step 5: Identifying the health problem

• Answer the questions mentioned in the text and lecture presentation
• Identify the predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors that directly impact the risk factors associated with the health condition, behavior or disease you chose

Step 6 Validating the need

• How would you go about validating the need (previous 5 steps)
• Confirm what need was identified – is that the need that should actually be addressed?

Unit 2                      Hazardous Materials Management

Question 1

1. We may not be able to control the weather, but we can use weather characteristics to assess risks in hazardous material spills. What are some of the weather characteristics where you live that might create problems during a spill response or cleanup operation?

   Your response must be at least 150 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

15 points

Question 2

1. Why is it important to conduct a risk assessment before establishing an emergency response action plan?

   Your response must be at least 150 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

15 points

Question 3

1. Explain the role of the states in the regulation of hazardous material spills and releases under DOT, EPA, and OSHA.

   Your response must be at least 150 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

15 points

Question 4

1. Explain the purpose and function of the National Response Center.

   Your response must be at least 150 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

15 points

Question 5

1. In a spill response operation, one of the basic operating principles is to not make the situation worse. Discuss a real or imagined spill scenario, and explain two or more actions that might make the situation worse.

   Your response must be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

20 points

Question 6

1. Explain the spill response and cleanup problems associated with water-soluble liquids, water-soluble solids, and water-insoluble liquids. In your discussion, provide an example of each type of material.

   Your response must be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Write an essay consisting of at least 500 words addressing all of the following topics (a through f):

a. Though federal air quality legislation prior to 1970 was generally considered ineffective, what aspects of pre-1970 legislation helped lead to the effectiveness of the 1970 Clean Air Act?

b. What are the key aspects of the clean air legislation beginning in 1970 that made substantial improvements to air quality?

c. Explain New Source Review (NSR), and indicate the year that it was promulgated.

d. Why would a state want to sue the U.S. EPA?

e. Do you think the CAFE standard of 35 mpg by the year 2020 mentioned on page 182 of our textbook will occur?

f. For a NAAQS parameter of your choice and a city in the United States of your choice, discuss how the concentration of your chosen parameter has changed from 1970 to the present. Do you think the Clean Air Act has had an influence on the trend? To help you get started, consider performing an Internet search on “Columbus, Ohio air quality 1970 to present” and substitute the city of your choice.

You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

Write an essay consisting of at least 500 words addressing all of the following topics (a through f):

a. Taking into account air quality legislation prior to 1970, why is the 1970 Clean Air Act considered the beginning of the modern era in clean air legislation?

b. List the parameters that are on the NAAQS.

c. Explain how the U.S. President and/or U.S. Congress influence the U.S. EPA.

d. Explain the pros and cons of MTBE.

e. Why are toxic compounds, such as those listed in Table 5-3 of our textbook (page 184), not in the NAAQS?

f. For a NAAQS parameter of your choice and a city in the United States of your choice, discuss how the concentration of your chosen parameter has changed from 1970 to the present. Do you think the Clean Air Act has had an influence on the trend? To help you get started, consider performing an Internet search on “Columbus Ohio air quality 1970 to present” and substitute the city of your choice.

 

Resources: Gamescape Episode 2 and Chapters 9 and 17 of Environmental Science

Complete Episode 2: “Managing Population Growth” of Gamescape

As president of the City Council, you have been invited by the Mayor to give a PowerPoint presentation to Sparksville High School.

Develop a 7-10 slide PowerPoint presentation that explains the prairie dog land management issue. In your presentation include the following points:

• Discuss some of the challenges of urbanization and environmental benefits. Explain how the prairie dog land management issues are related to the challenges of urbanization.

• Explain the factors that influence population growth using prairie dogs as an example to illustrate your points. Briefly review how the natural environment is needed to support cities. Use the ecological role of prairie dogs and their benefit to land management and the city of Sparksville as an example.

• Describe the different policies that the city explored to manage prairie dog population growth, and discuss how these policies are rooted in environmental science and population dynamics.

• Discuss the final management decision, and explain how it balanced urban development with environmental sustainability. Include major challenges you faced in addressing this issue and reaching an optimal solution.

 

What types of management system issues are targeted in the planning process of Z10 section 4.0? Provide an example of each issue.

Which of the following is not a reason that humans genetically engineer trees?

15Question 1

 

Identify the methods by which toxicants enter the body. Provide a brief description and at least two examples of each. 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

Question 2

 

List and describe the factors that affect the distribution of a toxicant in the body. 

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

Question 3

 

Explain the importance of the cytochrome P-450 enzyme in toxicant biotransformation. 

 

Your response should be at least 250 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

Question 4

 

Explain the importance of phase 2 reactions. Include three examples of phase two reactions and a brief discussion for each.

 

 

 

2. Describe the processes by which chemicals move thorough the environment. Include a brief discussion and examples for each.

1. What are three methods used to control health hazards in the workplace, and in what order should they be used?
2. What is general ventilation, and what is the major disadvantage of using general ventilation?
3. What is a smoke tube and how is it useful?
4. What are three processes required for proper operation of an HVAC system?
5. A written respiratory protection program must be established when respiratory protection is needed. What are five of the elements required by OSHA to be in such a program?
6. In addition to the written respirator program, what three things must be done for each employee before they should be allowed to wear a respirator?
7. Employers are required to put engineering and administrative controls in place before issuing respiratory protection. Should this hierarchy of controls be required, or should employers be able to skip controls and go straight to respirators? Why is implementing engineering controls a difficult issue for employers? As an industrial hygienist, what can you do or say to encourage employers to do the right thing?

In order to develop effective strategies, it is critical to understand the marketplace environment. In this assignment, you will explore the relationship between marketplace positioning based on environmental factors.

Throughout this course, you will work on a strategy audit for a selected organization. In Module 1, you selected an organization for your course project activities and completed a market position analysis for your organization.

In this module, you will conduct a comprehensive external environmental scan of your business unit, including a five forces analysis, to identify the relevant trends that pose opportunities or threats to your business. These will serve as inputs for a final strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis that will be due in Module 4: Assignment 2.

There are many elements that can go into an environmental scan, and your analysis will depend on the nature of your business unit, product portfolio, target market, and other factors related to the scope of your business.

Your environmental scan should include some or all of the following elements:

• Economic factors and trends
• Political factors and trends
• Regulatory and legal factors and trends
• Societal factors and trends
• Technological factors and trends
• Geographic factors and trends
• Porter’s five forces that consists of the following aspects:
  • Threat of new competition
  • Threat of substitute products or services
  • Bargaining power of customers (buyers)
  • Bargaining power of suppliers
  • Intensity of competitive/industry rivalry

Although your analysis will be tailored to your specific business, be sure to cover the following:

• A thorough five forces analysis of your industry
• The key factors and trends in any other areas affecting your industry
• A preliminary classification of the external factors and trends as either opportunities or threats which will be the inputs for the final SWOT analysis