MPH 600 - Environmental and Occupational Health

Credit(s): 4
This course introduces environmental health topics with a primary focus on environmental factors impacting human health, sources of these factors, methods of identification, and regulatory measures. Topics include health hazards associated with contaminated water, food and air; vectors of disease; exposure to toxic chemicals; solid and hazardous waste; environmental justice; regulations; safety in the work place; and emerging global environmental health problems.