ENST 233 Introduction to Environmental Health

This course examines the impact that environmental factors such as air, water and food have on human health and well-being, and how people influence the quality of their environment. Students will learn about how human evolution and prosperity results in challenges associated with pollution, overpopulation, health economics, environmental policy, and other issues. Environmental health tools, such as epidemiology, toxicology, policy, and regulation will be applied to current issues of concern.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Describe the earth and its environment, and explain how normal geological processes and cycles of life
   are important for human health and survival.
2. Describe the fundamental processes that are involved in environmentally incurred disease, including
   biological, chemical and physical agents.
3. Identify populations most susceptible to environmental health hazards.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of environmental health problems based on scientific principles.
   
5. Discuss the role that air, water and soil quality have on health and the quality of life.
6. Identify the human activities that lead to pressures on the environment, and effects of exposure to
   degraded environmental conditions to human health.
7. Define the steps in the risk assessment and risk management process.
   
8. Evaluate the benefits and limitations of the scientific strategies that are available for the prevention or
   remediation of environmental health hazards and list several ways that global environmental concerns
   have been addressed.
   
9. Describe current legislation and regulation regarding environmental issues.
   
10. Explain what is meant by green architecture, green energy and green transportation and define
    sustainable growth.
    

Course Objectives

1. Describe the earth and its environment, and explain how normal geological processes and cycles of life
   are important for human health and survival.
2. Describe the fundamental processes that are involved in environmentally incurred disease, including
   biological, chemical and physical agents.
3. Identify populations most susceptible to environmental health hazards.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of environmental health problems based on scientific principles.
   
5. Discuss the role that air, water and soil quality have on health and the quality of life.
6. Identify the human activities that lead to pressures on the environment, and effects of exposure to
   degraded environmental conditions to human health.
7. Define the steps in the risk assessment and risk management process.
   
8. Evaluate the benefits and limitations of the scientific strategies that are available for the prevention or
   remediation of environmental health hazards and list several ways that global environmental concerns
   have been addressed.
   
9. Describe current legislation and regulation regarding environmental issues.
   
10. Explain what is meant by green architecture, green energy and green transportation and define
    sustainable growth.