Public Health Ecology and the Human Environment.

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of the basic principles underpinning public health ecology and environmental health. Students are provided with foundational knowledge in public health ecology, principles of environmental health, and an introduction to environmental policies & controls including the forces that influence the development of environmental health policy. Applications of this knowledge will be applied to an environmental case study, wherein students will use a systems thinking approach to identify the key elements of the problem, develop solutions, and articulate a dissemination plan. In addition, inter-professional engagement simulations will be used to provide students with skills for engaging stakeholders, including community members, policymakers/enforcers, and other healthcare professionals. (3 credits). Prerequisite: CPH 1301 Introduction to Public Health and CPH 2301 Environmental Health.