PHCM9612 Environmental Health by UNSW Medicine & Health https://padlet.com/unswmedicineandhealth/2021EH_W2 Week 2 Recap en-us 2021-06-08 23:30:28 UTC 2025-11-30 01:27:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f600.png Please tell us :- ) unswmedicineandhealth https://padlet.com/unswmedicineandhealth/2021EH_W2/wish/1594223364 1) What are the key learnings this week for you?

2) What surprised you?

3) What environmental health story/news in this week caught your interest?]]> 2021-06-08 23:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/unswmedicineandhealth/2021EH_W2/wish/1594223364 Team 1 https://padlet.com/unswmedicineandhealth/2021EH_W2/wish/1597236439 1. Key Learnings:-
- 3 different lifecourse models 
- Techniques of measuring urban climate 
- How fast things are changing.
- The gaps in data collection 
- The accuracy of data collected 

2. Surprised: -
- How AQ does not directly impact infant mortality. 
- Location  of the weather stations 

3. Env. health news 
- 5G role out the communities it is reaching and schools being close to transmitters ]]> 2021-06-10 01:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/unswmedicineandhealth/2021EH_W2/wish/1597236439 Group 2 https://padlet.com/unswmedicineandhealth/2021EH_W2/wish/1597239546 What are the key findings for you?
Sure start - was outcome affected by volunteer bias: did parent join study to receive better health services?
 
What surprised you?
TED talk – emotional response of speaker, recognised frustration of working in paediatrics seeing preventable conditions daily, culture affecting engagement with western healthcare systems
 
What environmental health story/news in this week caught your interest?
Mouse plague - baits killing wildlife which are eating dead mice, poisoned mice attracted to water and being eaten by fish.

Ship sinking in Sri Lanka - micro plastics and plastic pellets washing up on beaches, nitric acid and oil released from ship.

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