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Geology and Human Health Integration Workshop

Explore the interrelationship between geoscience and environmental health, discuss current health issues related to geology, and ways to incorporate health topics into Intro to Physical Geology courses. Discover the impact of minerals, natural disasters, pollution, and environmental problems on human health. Get resource recommendations, information on groundwater quality research, GIS activities, and engaging assignments. Collaborate on new ideas for integration and enhance your teaching with practical tools and knowledge.

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Geology and Human Health Integration Workshop

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  1. GEOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH Nancy Thorpe, PhD Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD thorpen@hagerstowncc.edu AFACCT 1/14/05

  2. Goals • Introduce the cutting edge concept of the interrelationship between geoscience and environmental health • Discuss some current human health issues related to geology • Explore ways of integrating human health issues into Intro to Physical Geology courses

  3. My Experience • M.S. degree Geoenvironmental Studies • Water Hardness and Cardiovascular Disease • 1993 - 1996 • PhD – Marine, Estuarine Environmental Science – UMD – College Park 2002 • Herbicides and Nitrates in Groundwater of Maryland and Childhood Cancer: A GIS Approach

  4. Workshops attended • Geology and Human HealthMay 12-15, 2004Chico Hot Springs Resort, Pray, MT. On the Cutting Edge Workshop. • http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/health04/index.html • Maryland EPHT 2004 Summer Workshop, Baltimore, MD Data Collection and Data Sharing. Environmental Public Health Tracking Program. • http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/EPHTracking/contacts/md.htm • ESRI International Health GIS Conference Oct. 17-20, 2004, Washington, DC. • http://www.esri.com/events/hug/index.html

  5. Multitude of Health Issues Associated with a Multitude of Geology-related Issues • Minerals/Elements – Bad: Asbestos, arsenides, metals – Good: calcium, sodium, iron, magnesium, iodine • Natural disasters – earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods • Water pollution – pesticides, industrial wastes, hydrocarbons, solvents • Air pollution – radon, industrial, burning of fossil fuels • Other environmental problems – acid rain, global warming, acid-mine drainage

  6. Suggestions for integration • Choice of textbook and lab manual (the hardest but most important part!!!!) • I use the following: • Physical Geology: Exploring the Earth 5th ed. Monroe and Wicander, Thomson-Brooks/Cole • Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology 6th ed Busch & Tasa, AGI & NAGT, Prentice-Hall • GIS Investigations for the Earth Sciences, Hall-Wallace, Thomson-Brooks/Cole

  7. Suggestions for integration cont. • Other resources – books, journals, internet • www.nagt.org • www.niehs.nih.gov • www.dlese.org • http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/health04/index.html • www.cdc.gov • http://www.esri.com/industries/university/index.html • Informative handouts • Additional Info: My Research on Groundwater Quality and Health • Berkeley Pit, Butte, MT

  8. Suggestions for integration cont. • Activities • Lecture: • Hazard City 2e: Assignments in Applied Geology – Hobart King, CD, Prentice-Hall • Written Paper Assignment • GIS Mapping Assignment • Lab • GIS Activities

  9. Suggestions for integration cont. • Other ideas ????? • What information or activities do you have to share? • Field Trips??

  10. Thanks for coming! • Have a happy and environmentally healthy New Year!

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