CO 6: Utilize a systems-based and collaborative approach to address factors that influence the
health of a
community and population health problems. (PO 2)
Discussion
Visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MyEnvironment site at
http://www.epa.gov/myenvironment
(Links to an external site.), and enter your city and state, ZIP code, or location into the
location box.
Choose one of the topic areas.
My Health
My Climate
My Air
My Water
Then, click on the boxes under the Map Contents menu to add data into the map on specific topics.
Explore the
site to learn more about your environment and things that might be impacting the health of its
citizens.
Identify something new you learned about your environment and how it could be affecting health by
completing
this statement, “I didn’t know _.”
How could you, in the role of a community health nurse, address these concerns?
Optional: For more environmental health information, you can also visiMARt the following
resources
