Category: Environment

Three selected readings highlight the global issue of human-environment interactions’ influence on populations’ health. While the world’s population and life expectancy continue to rise, there are many underestimated health threats associated with human activities, consumption, and the exploitation of natural resources. Initially, despite the development and progress of humankind in all directions, there are still…

The environmental crisis has reached the point when it cannot be ignored anymore. The need to change attitudes toward the environment has given rise to environmental ethics – a branch of ethics studying the relationship between humanity and the earth. Environmental ethics aims to provide moral standards regarding how people should treat nature. For this…

An urgent problem today is the issue of garbage collection and recycling. This is important because the country’s population is growing, along with which there is an active increase in the amount of waste polluting the planet. An article written by Ina Vollmer et al. describes the importance of plastic recycling as it has a…

Table of Contents Introduction North America Before 1500 The decline of Communities and Civilizations First Europeans in the New World Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Environmental aspects play a considerable role in the growth and decline of communities and civilizations. The exploration of the history of the Americas provides various valuable insights into the ways societies…

Introduction Humans aspire to have an adequate supply and access of resources, a clean and habitable environment, and good health. People desire to achieve a clean environment that sustains their daily needs of people. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2016), human wellbeing is linked to the health of the environment (WHO, 2016). Indeed,…

Environmental sustainability is arguably the most topical issue that needs to be addressed today. In many regions of the world, it is still extremely challenging to introduce environmentally sustainable practices and strategies. Several measures have to be implemented worldwide to ensure sustainable development and reduce major obstacles to it, such as climate change or air…

The community surrounding my school of nursing is mostly represented by average middle-class people. In nursing, the environment can be defined as public places such as homes, schools, and workplaces, or the environment can be global considering air, water, soil, and food (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016). The most common environmental conditions that affect middle-class people…

The first video shows the history of the emergence and development of life on earth. The various main stages of the appearance of the first organisms that played an essential role in the evolutionary process are highlighted. This video is quite clear to divide by the main periods, highlighting the key points that influenced the…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Synopsis Environmental Factors that Impact Health Role of a Nurse to Improve Environmental Barriers to Health Summary and Conclusion References Abstract In this paper, the topic of environmental health and its connection to different environmental changes is discussed using the report offered by Healthy People 2020 in 2017. In addition…

Environmental science describes the relationship processes of different environmental aspects. Social sciences, ecology, geosciences, environmental chemistry, and atmospheric sciences are the major disciplines in environmental science. Environmental science promotes critical thinking by understanding how various aspects of life are interdependent. People learn about threats to life through environmental science, such as climate change and pollution.…