RES 500 Trident University International Climate Discussion

1) Discussion: Climate: Is It Too Hot Yet?Please watch the following documentary that addresses global
warming. Follow the link below to watch the film. National Geographic
(2007). Global warming 101 . Available from

For this discussion please address the following questions:
1. What are two consequences of global warming described in the
documentary, and what are their predicted impact on the
environment and human health?
2. Describe a strategy that is being implemented in the United
States or in the world to address climate change and give your
opinion about whether it is helpful or not.
Please explain your viewpoint and rationale, and provide supporting
information.
2) Discussion: Research Questions and
Hypotheses
Select a current news article or recent publication about a healthrelated topic of your choice, summarize the news article or publication,
and pose a follow-up research question and at least one hypothesis
(either one-tailed or two-tailed).
Examples of News Articles:
Tabuchi, H., & Kaplan, S. (2017, August 31). A Sea of Health and
Environmental Hazards in Houston’s Floodwaters. New York Times.
Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/houstoncontaminated-floodwaters.html?mcubz=0
Tulp, S. (2017, September 1). The Key to Avoiding Binge Eating and
Drinking. USA Today. Retrieved from:
http://college.usatoday.com/2017/09/01/the-key-to-avoiding-bingeeating-and-drinking-according-to-science/
World Health Organization (2017, May 16). More than 1.2 million
adolescents die every year, nearly all preventable. WHO Media Centre.
Retrieved
from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/yearlyadolescent-deaths/en/
Examples of Recent Publications:
Hosler, A. S. (2017). Association Between Food Distress and Smoking
Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adults, Schenectady, New York,
2013–2014. Preventing Chronic Disease, 14. Retrieved from:
https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0548.htm
Edwards, D. R. V., Hartmann, K. E., Wellons, M., Shah, A., Xu, H., &
Edwards, T. L. (2017). Evaluating the role of race and medication in
protection of uterine fibroids by type 2 diabetes exposure. BMC
women’s health, 17(1), 28. Retrieved
from: https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/
s12905-017-0386-y?site=bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com
Braveman, P., & Gottlieb, L. (2014). The Social Determinants of Health:
It’s Time to Consider the Causes of the Causes. Public Health Reports,
129(Suppl 2), 19–31. Retrieved
from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863696/