Author Question: The information gained from environmental epidemiologic studies can be very helpful in trying to ... (Read 61 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The information gained from environmental epidemiologic studies can be very helpful in trying to identify whether an exposure or what particular exposures have made people ill. Major challenges to most environmental epidemiology studies include:

(Select all that apply).
A) Resource intensive in terms of personnel and money
B) Period between exposure and illness can be very short
C) Weak ability to identify outbreaks of infectious disease
D) Limited availability of data on many contaminants and their effect on people's health
E) Time consuming to perform

Question 2

Environmental justice is most accurately described as the belief that:

A) Those who violate the environment should be required to pay significant fines or face extensive prison sentences.
B) All the harms humans have committed against the environment will one day result in divine judgment.
C) All people should have equal access to the environment.
D) No group should suffer more from environmental health consequences than others.

Silverbeard98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, D, E
Feedback:
Major challenges to most environmental epidemiology studies include the following: limited availability of data on many contaminants and their effect on health, limited understanding about how exposures to multiple contaminants may sicken people, latency between exposure and illness that can be very long, time-consuming to perform, resource intensive in terms of personnel and money, and inconclusive in determining whether X contaminant caused Y illness.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
Environmental justice is the belief that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of negative environmental health consequences regardless of race, culture, or income.