ENVS 200-1-50 Summer 2018 Assignment 2 Go to the Centers for Disease Control and
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ENVS 200-1-50 Summer 2018 Assignment 2 Go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website www.cdc.gov Find the National Center for Environmental Health Select: National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Select: State and Local Tracking Program Click on the Data Highlights for New York City, lowa and Utah. 1. What is the age-adjusted rate of emergency department visit for Asthma for each state and city? 2. What is the age-adjusted rate of hospitalizations for heart attacks for each state and city? 3. List the two activities tracked by each state and city 4. Provide the environmental hazards and health effects for each activity tracked.Explanation / Answer
1. What is the age-adjusted rate of emergency department visit for asthma for each state and city ?
2. What is the age- adjusted rate of hospitalizations for heart attacks for each state and city ?
3. List the two activities tracked by each state and city ?
4. Provide the environmental hazards and health effects for each activity tracked.
Blood lead prevalence of Utah adults age 16 years or older employed in non-agricultural jobs in 2012 25 ug/dL – 2.0 /per 100,000 workers and ?40 ug/dL – 0.7 /per 100,000 workers who are more than 16 years.
Raising awareness about dangers of radon. Radon poses a health hazard when it enters homes and accumulates inside. It causes lung cancer. Statewide average radon test result: 5.3 pCi/L
Tracking Cockroaches, Mice and Asthma. Besides causing annoyance and stress, cockroaches and mice are sources of allergens that can trigger symptoms in some people who have asthma. In homes about about 30% cockroaches and mice about 15 % in newyork city posing environmental hazard. Rates of emergency visit due to asthma in children aged 5 - 14 years increased about 18 fold across newyorkcity.
Investigating community health concerns like cracks and holes in walls and other house maintaining deficiency .Disrepair can lead to injuries . 15.7% in newyork city is has cracks or holes in walls.
Universal blood lead testing in lowa children done in children less than 6 years to detect burden of lead poisoning.Even low levels of lead in blood leads to low IQ.
Extreme heat events or heat waves are main cause of death in UNITED STATES. 42 days above 90 degrees in 2012 , about 1,447 cases visited emergency department in lowa because of heat illness.
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