In this specialization, you will explore how many public health outcomes are directly influenced by human contact with the environment. The four courses in this series will introduce you to the environmental health sciences (EHS) discipline; you'll examine the hazards of air pollution, water pollution, solid and hazardous waste, radon, and noise; identify the major challenges posed by climate change and unsustainable practices; and use risk assessment to evaluate the health of population, advocate for environmental justice, and improve global health. Based on global and diverse cases, open-access readings, and engaging video lectures, you will learn how we can assess the effectiveness of policies designed to address and reduce the environmental threats to our health.
Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health
University of Michigan via Coursera Specialization
Overview
Syllabus
Course 1: Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health
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Course 2: Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health
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Course 3: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health
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Course 4: Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
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- Offered by University of Michigan. The first course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will provide ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health
- Offered by University of Michigan. The second course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will explore a ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health
- Offered by University of Michigan. The third course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will introduce ... Enroll for free.
Course 4: Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
- Offered by University of Michigan. The fourth and final course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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The second course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will explore a number of different environmental hazards. These are: air pollution, water pollution, solid and hazardous waste, and two physical hazards (radon and noise). These hazards each have the potential to harm human health, and we will explore how you may come into contact with these hazards and how they may harm you, as well as what we can do to minimize these exposures and health impacts. We will also explore two additional key topics: urban and global health, and the influence of the built environment on human health.
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The first course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will provide you with a foundation in environmental health sciences (EHS). We will explore four main topics. The first is an introduction to EHS and the exposure-disease model – a very useful framework for understanding the influence of the environment on human health. The second topic is key concepts in EHS and environmental health policies that can be used to address and reduce the impacts of environmental health hazards. The third topic is the application of systems thinking to understand and analyze environmental health issues. The fourth and final topic is occupational health, which is a key environment that represents a major source of morbidity and mortality from a public health perspective.
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The fourth and final course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will cover two topics. The first is environmental justice – that is, avoiding an inequitable distribution of environmental health threats in our population, and ensuring a healthy and safe environment and health equity for all. The second is risk assessment and management, a framework that can be utilized to assess and quantify human health risks, and to identify appropriate approaches to mitigating those risks and promoting better health. We will explore the steps involved in risk assessment, as well as how risk assessment can incorporate and address environmental justice issues.
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The third course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will introduce you to two major environmental health challenges facing the world today. The first is climate change –the preeminent threat to public health today, and a threat that will impact every human and ecosystem on the planet. We will evaluate the causes and impacts of climate change, as well as policies and approaches that can be used to reduce the impacts of climate change on human health. The second is sustainability, a concept that can be applied to reduce the impacts of human activities on the environment as well as human health. We will explore different sustainability frameworks, as well as the effects of different energy generation sources on the environment and public health.
Taught by
Richard Neitzel
