COH608 Public Health & the Enviro
Lead Faculty: Dr. Gina Piane
Analysis of the health impact of home, workplace, community and global environments. Examines scientific understanding of causes and control of the major environmental health problems. Includes environmental pollutants; physical, chemical, and biological agents of environmental contamination; vectors for dissemination; solid hazardous waste; susceptible populations; biomarkers; and emerging global environmental problems.
- Define the major sources and types of environmental agents.
- Discuss the transport and fate of these agents in the environment.
- Identify the carriers or vectors that promote the transfer of these agents from the environment to the human.
- Describe how these agents interact with biological systems, and the mechanisms by which they exert adverse health effects.
- Use models for prediction of the magnitude of adverse effects in biological systems.
- Apply the steps in the risk-assessment and risk-management processes.
- Apply the steps in the regulatory process in terms of risk-assessment and risk-management.
- Evaluate current legislation and regulation regarding environmental issues.
- Assess current gaps in the current knowledge base concerning the health effects of environmental agents.