Please read the article on the health effects of the 2011 Japanese earthquake.

The 2011 Japanese Earthquake: An Overview of Environmental Health Impacts.

This article from the Journal of Environmental Health reviews the effects on health after the natural disasters that hit Japan in 2012.

http://search.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=2011434043&site=eds-live

• What were the environmental impacts of the disaster?

• What was the connection of each environmental impact with the health of the Japanese people?

• What efforts were made to prevent injury and disease?