PUBH310 Fndn of Environ Health Sciences

Provides a broad overview of some of the most important and current challenges to human health from environmental and occupational risk factors while teaching the basic knowledge and multi-disciplinary skills used to assess, control, and prevent them. Environmental health addresses all the physical chemical and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments" (WHO 2014). This course is appropriate for students who are interested in understanding and preventing diseases occurring as a result environmental degradation leading to unsafe water, food, air, as well as the built and workplace environments. The course discusses human and wildlife diseases that result from human use of the environment, their causes, risk assessment and prevention. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisites: Either PubH201, BI102, or ES104