In understanding environmental health concepts in the community setting, consider how HealthyPeople 2020 environmental health themes impact their community and apply concepts such as “social justice” and “the greater good” in evaluating public health initiatives.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the impact of various environmental public health hazards.

2. Investigate strategies that address solutions to environmental public health hazards.

3. Explore policy and legislation related to environmental health issues in the community.

Describe the homeostatic mechanisms that create a microbiota free environment in blood and lymph. Trace the path of the vaccine through the body and describe how it reaches all parts of the body via blood and lymphatic vessels.

You are receiving an intra-muscular vaccination in your right deltoid muscle. Examine how the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems participate in host immune defenses through responding to the following with a post of at least 300 words.

1. 1. Describe the anatomical locations of major organs in the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.
   2. Differentiate how blood flow is different from lymph flow.

Explain the relationship of reflexology to natural body systems and their functions. Describe how reflexology can be used in: health restoration, health promotion and illness prevention. Find evidenced-based research articles that report reflexology’s history and evidence for or against its effectiveness.

Explain how Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory should inform the implementation of sociotechnical systems. Explain how leadership and management styles evolved to support and encourage a sociotechnical approach. Consider historical changes.