Workplace and Occupational Health

Catalog description

This course explores knowledge and skillsets needed to establish, actively promote and maintain a healthy and safe work environment. Skills for identifying health-related issues, assessing needs, planning, implementing and evaluating worksite health promotion programs, identifying and controlling of the risks that arise from physical, chemical and other worksite hazards are studies. Students will be able to blend knowledge in public health, exercise, science, nutrition and related disciplines in developing and coordinating worksite programs and maintaining occupational health and safety. Models of delivery of health promotion, disease prevention and occupational health or safety programs to employee populations are examined.