[Solved] Neighborhood Environmental Risk Assessment

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

## **Overview**
This  consists of two components: a neighborhood environmental risk assessment and a targeted audiovisual presentation of the risk assessment results and recommendations to government officials and other stakeholders.
## **Instructions**
– Use public health data to conduct an environmental safety risk assessment based on your neighborhood or other familiar community.
– Assess risks to the various populations within your community to develop a comprehensive risk assessment.
– Based on the results of the risk assessment, determine whether enforcement or revision of a public health policy is the better course of action to protect and improve the health of the community at large.
– Include recommendations to mitigate the identified health risks.
– Record a presentation of your findings for a targeted governmental decision-making body including the mayor, city council members, and other community leaders as well as public health professionals.
Refer to these helpful links as you prepare your assignment:
– [Neighborhood Environmental Risk Assessment](http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/MPH5503/neighborhoodEnvironmentalRiskAssessment/wrapper.asp) | [Transcript](http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/MPH5503/neighborhoodEnvironmentalRiskAssessment/transcript.asp).
– [Public Health Data Resource Repository](https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/DRPH8130/public-health-repository/wrapper.asp).
– [Using KalturaLinks to an external site.](https://lat.strategiced.com/redirect?linkid=4533).
– [Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX]Links to an external site.](https://lat.strategiced.com/redirect?linkid=3639).
– [Capella University Library: PowerPoint PresentationsLinks to an external site.](http://capellauniversity.libguides.com/powerpoint).
To complete this assignment successfully, you will:
– Use public health data to assess community risk level based on environmental health concepts.
– Compare and contrast the effects of environmental health policies on two socioeconomic populations in the community.
– Propose an evidence-based strategy to address environmental health risks identified in the community.
– Recommend action steps to improve outcomes related to political, social, or economic policies and programs affecting the health of the community.
– Communicate effectively in a recorded presentation following the conventions and expectations of a professional public health audience.
## **Additional Requirements**
– **Communication:** Original work and critical thinking are required regarding your assessment and scholarly writing. Your writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
– **Media presentation:** 5–10 minute presentation with sufficient slides to capture all talking points. Include detailed presenter's notes.
– **Resources:** At least three scholarly resources other than assigned readings. Include a references slide at the end of the presentation. See the [Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site.](https://lat.strategiced.com/redirect?linkid=1651) and the [Public Health Masters Research GuideLinks to an external site.](http://capellauniversity.libguides.com/mph).
– **APA guidelines:** Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. Where appropriate, use APA-formatted headings. See the [APA ModuleLinks to an external site.](https://lat.strategiced.com/redirect?linkid=2586).
– **Font and font size:** Appropriate size and weight for PowerPoint presentation, generally 24–28 points for headings and no smaller than 18 points for bullet-point text.