Determine the role of individuals, industries, and groups, as well as federal, state, and local agencies in air pollution control

Competency One?Integrate skills and knowledge to effectively advocate for and evaluate public health policy, legislation, and regulations that?a) protect and promote the public’s health, and?b) effectively reduce negative environmental impacts and promote healthier environments.
Competency Four?Analyze terminology, definitions, data sources, principles, and limitations related to the epidemiology of public health.
1. Determine the role of individuals, industries, and groups, as well as federal, state, and local agencies in air pollution control.
2. Use visual aids, such as charts and graphs, as educational tools.

Activity #1?Review:?Chapter 13 in the textbook.?Read:?Chapter 11 in the textbook.
Activity #2?Review:?Centers for Disease Control. (n.d.). Air pollution and respiratory health. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/
Activity #3?View:?Looking at Data €“ Distributions: Displaying Distributions with Graphs ( PDF €“ 3.15 mb)
Activity #4?Read pages 1-12:?Keil, C. (n.d.). Air quality. Retrieved from
Activity #5?Review pages 1-16:?Ferng, S. (n.d.). Investigation tools: Epidemiology, microbiology, and toxicology. Retrieved from ?http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/?ehs/nalboh/nalboh-5.pdf
Activity #6?Read:?Internet4Classrooms. (2012). Microsoft word: Creating a hyperlink in MS word. Retrieved from?http://www.internet4classrooms.com/?msword_hyperlink.htm

Activity #7?Supplemental Activities:
€¢ Supplemental Module Readings (PDF €“ 101 kb)
€¢ Perkins, C., &Brizee, A. (2010). Audience and purpose. Retrieved from?http://owl.english.purdue.edu/?owl/resource/590/01/
M7 Graphing Traffic Data Discussion?(45 points)
This assignment will require you to utilize your ability to create graphs and analyze data. For those of you currently taking BIO 745/746, this is another opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained. For those who have already taken BIO 745/746, Dr. Thorpe has graciously provided a presentation in Learning Activity #3 as a refresher to help
you complete this assignment.
The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to take data from non-healthcare sources and integrate it into a meaningful healthcare or public health message.
Using data from the Federal Highway Administration or another transportation source, create your own graph and translate this data into a meaningful message for the public. Here are some examples of sample data:
€¢ www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/tvtpage.cfm
€¢ ladot.lacity.org/auto/cre48s05.pdf
If you choose data from the FHA website, access the .xls version and only use a small subset of the data. You might want to look at the other pages in the spreadsheet to see what has been done. Thesecond link is data from a specific intersection in Los Angeles. If you want to use this type of data, try to find data from a city near you.
Reply to your peers addressing the type of graph, the interpretation
of the data and graph, and content of the material, as well as strategies
to manage traffic flows. Do not forget to include a reference in at least one reply post.
Do not make this assignment too difficult; instead, have some fun, present what you come up with, and let your peers give you some guidance. Try to include the graph in your original post using the
HTML option. If you cannot do this, then add the graph as an attachment.

Competency One?Integrate skills and knowledge to effectively advocate for and evaluate public health policy, legislation, and regulations that?a) protect and promote the public’s health, and?b) effectively reduce negative environmental impacts and promote healthier environments.
Competency Eight?Develop and translate evidence-based concepts to public health laws, policies, and regulations for the development and implementation of health promotion and disease prevention programs.
3. Report the varied health and ecological consequences of air pollution.
4. Use memos to communicate internal information.
M7 Air Pollution Program Memo?(50 points)
Based on your review of the Air Pollution and Respiratory Health website (Learning Activity #2), your textbook, and the internet, write a one- to two-page memo to introduce Healthy People 2020€²s focus on
Air Quality, Transportation, and Respiratory Diseases. Include some of the concepts introduced in the Keil and Ferng readings.
Memos should introduce material in an engaging manner without lecturing. The tone should be professional and cordial. After all, these are your colleagues you are writing to.
Assume your reader will be reading your memo in a digital format.
This will allow you to make hyperlinks to referenced web pages and websites in the body of the memo. For information on how to make hyperlinks in Microsoft Word, please see Learning Activity #6.
You will be evaluated on the appropriateness of your extended material.