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Mar 28, 2024
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PUBH 320 - Environmental Health Description: Examines environments, agents, and outcomes related to human and ecosystem health. Explores basic toxicology and environmental epidemiology principles; behavioral, social, economic, and political factors; scientific and technological advances; and sustainability issues and strategies. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer).
Credits: (4)
General Education Category: K8 - Science & Technology
General Education Pathways: P5 Sustainability
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe scientific/ technological developments, and societal perspectives about them, with respect to human and ecosystem outcomes.
- Recognize social, political, economic, and ethical contributors to, and implications of, environmental issues.
- Analyze environmental challenges that threaten human and natural environment health.
- Calculate environmental epidemiology rates and other statistics.
- Describe historical and theoretical/scientific foundations of strategies, specific sub-areas, and epidemiology related to environmental health.
- Describe and differentiate between sustainability efforts, environmental justice issues and strategies, and governmental public health strategies as related to human and ecosystem outcomes.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/3/18
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