Courses Details
PUBHLTH355: Assessing Environmental Threats To Public Health: In Practice And Research
- Undergraduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Simone Charles (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Advisory Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 200, PUBHLTH 305
- Description: The primary objective of this course is for students to gain a more in-depth analysis of current and emerging topics in Environmental Health Sciences from a practitioner’s lens. This is a practice-oriented course where students will gain an appreciation of the history of these issues, the current state of the science, and how current science informs policy, and community-level action.
- Learning Objectives: 1. Critically review and evaluate scientific literature in specific “hot topics (emerging and future topics)” in Environmental Health Sciences 2. Evaluate tools and strategies for addressing current and future environmental health issues at a community level 3. Explore the practice of environmental health sciences 4. Explain, and illustrate through case example(s), how factors, such as community perceptions, public health law, traditions, socioeconomic conditions, politics, and interpersonal communications may influence the practice of environmental health 5. Analyze at least one environmental health topic for its impact on health and propose solutions based on what is known about the challenges/barriers.
