Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

• Option 1: This week, you have reflected on liberties and freedom. Describe one environmental risk to public health. What role should the government play within this context? Based on the Bill of Rights, how can citizens regulate environmental health risks?
• Option 2: The Bill of Rights is not only included with the United States Constitution but also state constitutions. All states have provisions in their constitutions that protect individual rights. Go online and look up your state constitution concerning amendments that are included in the Bill of Rights. How does your state constitution protect your individual rights?

Solution

Option 1: This week, you have reflected on liberties and freedom. Describe one environmental risk to public health. What role should the government play within this context? Based on the Bill of Rights, how can citizens regulate environmental health risks?

One environmental risk to public health is air pollution. Per the World Health Organization (WHO) (n.d.), air pollution is contamination of the environment by any chemical, physical, or biological means which changes the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Some common sources of air pollution are vehicles, forest fires, and industrial facilities. Particulate matter, ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide are pollutants of major public concern (World Health Organization, n.d.).  According to Hunter (2020), air pollution even at levels within WHO guidelines causes cardiovascular damage, as well as affects immunity and metabolic conditions (p. 1). Air pollution has been found to cause respiratory and other diseases. It is a major source of morbidity and mortality (World Health Organization, n.d.)…………Kindly click the purchase icon below to access the full solution at $10