N3335 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan

Overview: Carbon Footprint Analysis

Carbon Footprint is one of the most common ways to measure the effect an individual, family, organization or country has on the environment.

You will use an online tool to calculate your own (or your family’s) carbon footprint. Then you will propose three steps you can take to reduce your impact on the environment.

Objective:

Describe one’s own impact on the environment and three ways to reduce that impact.

Rubric

Use this rubric to guide your work on the assignment, “Carbon Footprint Analysis.”

Task

Accomplished

Proficient

Needs Improvement

Carbon Footprint Calculation

(Total 40 points)

Complete

(40 points)

Complete, but did not correctly identify answer in “tons”

(30 points)

Not completed

(0 points)

Action Plan:

3 specific things you can change to decrease your carbon footprint

(Total 60 points)

Three steps clearly presented

(60 points-20 points each)

Steps are ambiguous/vague

(30 points-10 points each)

Incomplete or inappropriate steps

(0 points)

Calculating Your Carbon Footprint

Complete the carbon footprint analysis at http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/

Be sure your result is in tons of carbon dioxide rather than pounds Record your footprint value in the space below.

Action Plan

List three specific things you can change to decrease your carbon footprint. You may find many suggestions at the websites listed in your Readings sections for this week.

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Genetics, Genomics, and Environmental Health

Do you anticipate obtaining your DNA profile? Why, or why not?

What are the pros and cons of finding out your genetic makeup?

For your original post, please respond to these questions providing scholarly support for your opinion. Remember to include an APA formatted in-text citation and corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years) professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.).

An APA formatted in-text citation and corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years) professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.) are required in your initial discussion post. Blogs, magazines, and newspapers are NOT considered scholarly, professional sources.

Unacceptable

Needs Improvement

Competent

Proficient

Original Post/APA Format

Points: 0 (0%)

No original post OR Non-substantive post, OR No APA formatted citation and/or reference listing (if required)

Points: 40 (40%)

Substantive, including in-text citation and reference listing (if required) in APA format, but with 3 or more different APA errors

Points: 45 (45%)

Substantive, including in-text citation and reference listing (if required) in APA format, but with approximately 1-2 different APA errors

Points: 50 (50%)

Substantive, including in-text citation and reference listing (if required) in APA format, without errors

Reply to Two Colleagues

Points: 0 (0%)

Non-substantive, responds late or missing peer replies (citation/reference not necessary)

Points: 30 (30%)

Substantive, responds on time, but missing 2nd peer reply (citation/reference not necessary)

Points: 50 (50%)

Substantive, responds on time to 2 peers (citation/reference not necessary)