HSC-304 Environmental Health

GER: NE (Humans and the Natural Environment)
Prerequisite: HSC-201 and declared Health Sciences or Public Health major
An overview of major environmental health issues, including air quality, municipal and hazardous waste, cancer and radiation, drinking water quality, wastewater, agriculture and foodborne illness, environmental justice, and susceptible populations. The use of risk assessment and toxicology as the scientific basis for policy decisions will be discussed. Exploration of emerging environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries will be included. 4 credits.