Description
PUBH 102. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. Environmental health explores the ecologic, economic, ethical, toxicologic and epidemiologic bases for disease and illness within the community setting. The course will address current issues in the assessment of environmental exposures among populations and the recognition of risk among various populations. The practical application of local, state, and federal public health law in controlling environmental exposures to biological, physical, and chemical agents for the protection of the population’s health will be discussed. Prerequisites: Public Health 101 "Foundations of Public Health". Spring semester only, three hours.