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A.1 |
Given a specific environmental agent, use data sources to develop a concise summary of the agent’s sources, basic attributes, and fate . |
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A.2 |
Identify adverse effects of environmental agents on human health (both acute and chronic), on ecosystems, and on other risks (including economic and psychological),which requires an awareness of susceptibility, toxicity, and methods of risk analysis . |
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A.3 |
Recommend systematic controls of environmental health hazards, demonstrating an awareness of state and federal regulatory programs. |
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A.4 |
Develop a testable model of environmental insults as a means of improving forensic skills for assessing, preventing, and controlling hazards. |
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A.5 |
Accurately and effectively communicate environmental health risks to targeted stakeholders and explain why/whether some populations are at greater risk than others for specific agents . |
B. Intellectual Skills
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B.1 |
Students will be able to describe the historical, current, and future need for environmental health science as a field of study, from a scientific, practical, and personal perspective. |
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B.2 |
Students will be able to explain what environmental health is, what distinguishes it from the other health sciences, and what unique contributions it has to make to the health of the public. |
C. Professional and Practical Skills
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C.1 |
Students will be able to identify chemical and physical hazards in a range of common environments and describe the pathways by which humans are exposed to chemical and physical agents. |
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C.2 |
Students will be able to identify ways in which the public health hierarchy of controls can be applied to reduce or eliminate a variety of environmental and occupational hazards . |
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C.3 |
Students will be able to recognize adverse health effects associated with common environmental and occupational stressors. |
D. General/Transferable Skills
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D.1 |
Students will be able to explain the how core principles in toxicology (e.g., toxicokinetics, dose- response) pertain to the environmental health sciences. |
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D.2 |
Students will be able to identify risk assessment approaches to integrate sources, exposure pathways, and adverse health outcomes. |
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D.3 |
Students will be able to identify the principal environmental determinants of health and describe the major environmental health issues of the present time. |
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D.4 |
Students will learn to identify environmental health issues specific to sensitive and vulnerable populations, including environmental health in a global setting. |
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D.5 |
Students will be able to find and apply information (e.g., policies, databases) relevant to the environmental health sciences. |
Teaching and learning methods
1. Lectures
2. Assignment
3. Presentation
4. Some videos form the internet to explain complicated subjects .
Methods of assessments
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s.n. |
Assessment Method |
Due (week) |
Weight (%) |
Notes |
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1 |
Midterm exam |
Week fifth and tenth |
20% |
Written |
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2 |
Oral exam |
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3 |
Practical exam |
Week fourteen and sixteen |
10% |
Presentation & Report |
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4 |
Final exam |
Week seventeen and eighteen |
60% |
Written |
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5 |
Assignments/HWs |
Week four and week twelve |
10% |
Quizzes |
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Total (%) |
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100 % |
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Course References
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Type |
Title |
Publisher |
Edition |
Author |
Availability |
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Lecture notes |
Environmental Health Note in Environmental Health be assigned and provided. |
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Course coordinator |
Library of Faculty |
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Textbook |
Essentials of Environmental Health ( Essential Public Health) |
2010 |
2nd Edition |
Friis & Robert H |
Library of Faculty |
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Reference books |
Food Environment and Health |
1990 |
World Health Organization |
Trefor Williams |
Library of Faculty |
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Principles and Applications of Environmental Biotecnology for a Sustainable Future |
2017 |
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Ram Lakhan |
Library of Faculty |
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Periodicals |
________ |
________ |
________ |
________ |
________ |
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Websites |
Introduction to Environmental Health |
2015 |
|
Dr. Tom Hatfield |
Library of Faculty |
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Other |
Environmental Health |
2012 |
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Fred L. Peterson, PH.D., Fasha,Ches |
The University of Texas at Austin |
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The Environment and Human Health |
2014 |
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Richard Neitzel |
The University of Michigan |