Description

You will critically analyse the environmental health issues related to a case study for a specific disaster or mass gathering, and then elaborate a report addressing the environmental health principles, management strategies and interdisciplinary approach relevant to your topic. This assessment task is to be done individually and is worth 30% of your final mark (30 points).

Your case study should be either, a real mass gathering or a real natural or man-made disaster. You may choose a suitable mass gathering that accommodates more than 10,000 patrons over the event period or otherwise a disaster that affected more than 10,000 people, and then prepare a report that includes (but not necessarily be limited to) the following sections:

1. Introduction and or description of the disaster/mass gathering; clear description of the setting(s) and the population(s) affected.
2. Environmental health issues related. Description of the health effects/consequences related to environmental risk factors determined by the disaster/mass
3. The role of environmental health professionals in managing the disaster/mass gathering (this includes both the roles that they actually played in the event and the role that they should have played -for example, if there was not an adequate environmental health response).
4. The relevant legal framework and how it does apply to the disaster/mass gathering (e.g. relevant domestic laws and international agreements / arrangements for international disasters; licensing and local laws for an Australian mass gathering, etc…).
5. You own analysis of how the disaster/mas gathering was managed and your recommendations and

Use these five sections (at least) as headings in your report. You can include other headings if you need to incorporate other sections that you consider important, depending on your case study.

References and citations

You need to support your report with relevant references to scientific (research papers) and official reports (e.g. government or international organisations reports). There is not limit for how many references you can use but it is expected that you include recent research/official reports (avoid using references before 2000, except for citations of old legal frameworks -e.g. in case your case study is a disaster/mass gathering that occurred many years ago).

Use the APA reference and citation system (citation refers to how the reference appears in the text. The reference will appear in a reference list at the end of your report). Since you are going to write the report using MS Word, I strongly recommend you use Endnote as reference manager, integrated to Word. QUT students can download and install Endnote X9 for free, from this site: https://qutvirtual4.qut.edu.au/group/student/it-and-printing/software-and-learning-tools/endnote .

There are multiple resources on the internet on how to use Endnote with MS Word (this link can be a good start: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b- e&q=how+use+endnotges#kpvalbx=_G9KKXriSDMPVz7sPtc6m-AM28 )

Words limit

The word limit is 2,200 words (+/- 10%). The markers will assess reports until the 2420 words. Consider this to avoid the last part of your report not being assessed and marked).

Other format details

You can use any font and format for the report. No more than 2 graphics or figures should be included. Graphics/figures should be numbered and include a description at the bottom. Tables should be numbered, have a descriptive title and be created using the table tool in MS Word, so they will be included in the word count. Tables included as figures or pictures will not be assessed/marked. No more than 2 tables. The document should be named with this format: Name(s)_Surname(S)_A2. Please submit as MS Word (not PDF).

Due date and submission

The report must be submitted electronically via Turnitin (the link will be open in Blackboard on academic week 10 ( 11 - 17/May 2020 ). The submission deadline is 17/05/2020, 11.59 pm.