Epi 518 Environmental Health Survey

This course is designed to introduce graduate students in the Oregon MPH Program to the basic concepts of theory and practice in environmental public health. Students become familiar with principles of hazard identification, exposure assessment, toxicology, epidemiology, intervention, and policy and regulation. Application of concepts will be illustrated in a wide variety of agents and diseases, ranging from toxic air pollutants, pesticides, noise, and ionizing radiation, and to emerging issues of endocrine disruptors, climate change, and the built environment.