Environmental Health

Catalog description

This course examines the interdisciplinary and global impacts of human-environment relationships. Emphasis is placed on the critical nature of our understanding these relationships in order to improve ecosystem health, human health and well-being, global economics, and sustainability. Politics, economics, science, technology, human behavior (both individual and collective), history, ethics, and the media are examined for the purpose of improving the quality of life for all people through the creation of a sustainable global society. The science, methods, and processes of environmental health are considered. The role of environmental health in public and population health is examined. Prerequisite: admission to the public health and community health education major or declared public health or sustainability and environmental studies minor. Offered Fall, Spring.