Entries by Daphne Hanson

Describe how the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act protects the health of children related to dietary pesticide exposure

Describe how the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act protects the health of children related to dietary pesticide exposure. Discuss at least two additional recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics in their policy statement to promote the health of children with respect to the prevention of pesticide exposure and/or timely detection and treatment of pesticide […]

Discuss how the public perceives risk and the tenets of risk communication

Discuss how the public perceives risk and the tenets of risk communication. Consider the documentary, The Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet. What role did risk communication play in this collective action that successfully mitigated the ozone hole and averted disaster? What lessons can we learn from this effective global collaboration that could be […]

What science and global health actors are helping to solve dracunculiasis?

What science and global health actors are helping to solve dracunculiasis? Use the Carter foundation website (www.cartercenter.org) to discuss the following: Why was Guinea- worm (dracunculiasis) disease so widespread? How has that changed? What science and global health actors are helping to solve dracunculiasis? Do you think this disease would have already been eradicated if […]