Principles of Environmental Public Health

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Using a systematic approach, the external ecological environment with its biological, physical, chemical components, and the effects of its interaction with other systems on public health, is studied. Through interactive lectures, group discussions, and case studies, the main exposures to environmental hazards that affect human and public health, including climate change and natural disasters; current methods for environmental monitoring; environmental risks assessment; and risk communication, are studied. Examples of environmental policy at the national and international levels, ethics and evidence for policymaking considered, and its impact on public health, are also discussed. public health students are expected to apply the acquired knowledge in environmental health to promote health and human wellbeing. SAAM 6529 - Seminar on Environmental Health. One (1) credit. Actual problems related to environmental pollution and control, reading, and reports on recent advances in environmental health.