The Environment and Health of Populations

Catalog description

This course will support students in gaining an in-depth understanding of the intersection of the environment and human health to manage and lead change for human and planetary health. To accomplish this, the course explores advanced professional practice related to the current issues of environment, occupational health, and climate change. The primary focus of this course examines impacts that the environment (soil, water, air, and climate) has on the health of populations, especially within occupational settings, on a local, state, national, and global level. Understanding the science behind these factors and the strategies (policy, economics, politics, and ethics) used to mitigate/improve the health of populations are key areas of knowledge acquisition and will inform the applications to practice. The pre-requisites for the course are NURSE-GN 2005 and NURSE-GN 2303 .This course is open to undergraduate Nursing students with permission.