Introduction to Environmental Health

ENV HLT 100 - Introduction to Environmental Health

<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Limited to Public Health majors. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 100. Examination of scientific principles and methods of field, as well as translation of science to environmental health practice. Topics include environmental stressors and their health effects, regulations and policy, equity and justice, and systems thinking. Acquisition of skills important for public health professionals, such as application of scientific information to real-world problems and ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders. Letter grading.</p>

Environmental Health Sciences

The school aims to build health and equity, and to drive positive change for all people. The school acts on this mission through initiatives in three core areas: education, discovery, and service.

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

The department focuses its research and educational activities on the protection of human health from biological, chemical, mechanical, and physical hazards in the environment.

General Catalog

Environment and Health

ENV HLT 120

5 units