Environmental laws, regulations, policies, and programs are designed to protect the public from environmental hazards that negatively impact human health.

Environmental laws, regulations, policies, and programs are designed to protect the public from environmental hazards that negatively impact human health.

Answer the following questions related to mental health and well-being:

  1. What is the issue, and why is it a problem? Provide statistics, research by local governmental and/or non-governmental agencies, information from news outlets, etc. to illustrate the problem.
  2. What actions, if any, is the community taking to address this issue? Are there laws, regulations, policies, or programs that might help develop solutions?