3.0

credits

Average Course Rating

Focuses on population exposures to and health impacts of non-infectious agents. Prepares students for applying methodologies for public health response and acquiring skills in developing standardized protocols to effectively recognize, evaluate and respond to public health emergencies and reported clusters of disease. Presents basic aspects of applied environmental health and policy frameworks for decision-making in environmental health. Provides competencies in finding and using web-based data sources, applying geospatial and other methodologies in analyzing information on exposures and health outcomes; identifying resources for coordinated response to environmental incidents; and communicating findings to decision-makers and the public. Equips students to participate in responding to disasters, reported outbreaks and apparent clusters. Provides experience in establishing exposure registries.