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Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 17 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة University of Michigan
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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.

الوحدات

Welcome to the Course

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce Yourself

1 Videos

  • Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health

3 Readings

  • Course Syllabus
  • Community Engagement
  • Help Us Learn More About You!

Air Pollution

    • 5 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Sources of Exposure Data Practice Quiz

5 Videos

  • Introduction to Air Pollution
  • Key Concepts in Air Pollution
  • Controlling Air Pollution
  • Criteria Air Pollutants
  • Challenges in Air Pollution

2 Readings

  • Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution in Developing Countries
  • Optional: What US Cities Looked Like Before EPA Regulated Pollution

Water Pollution

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 1 Quiz

4 Videos

  • Introduction to Water Pollution
  • Key Concepts in Water Pollution
  • Controlling Water Pollution
  • Key Water Pollutants

1 Readings

  • Assessing Exposure and Health Consequences of Chemicals in Drinking Water

Physical Hazards: Noise and Radon

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Personal Radiation Exposure Calculator Practice Quiz
  • Personal Noise Calculator Practice Quiz

2 Videos

  • Radon
  • Noise

Solid Waste

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Policy Impacts on Solid Waste Hazards Discussion

3 Videos

  • Introduction to Solid Waste
  • Solid Waste Disposal Methods
  • Solid Waste - How Does the U.S. Compare?

1 Readings

  • Impact of Poor Solid Waste Management on Health in Developing Countries

Hazardous Waste

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Household Hazardous Waste Inventory Practice Quiz
  • Week 2 Quiz

1 Discussions

  • Superfund Sites

3 Videos

  • Introduction to Hazardous Waste
  • A Foundational Hazardous Waste Event
  • Hazardous Waste Disposal Methods

Urbanization

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Required: Assignment 1: Policy Impacts on Air and Water

3 Videos

  • Introduction to Urbanization
  • Introduction to Urban Health
  • Introduction to Population Pressure

1 Readings

  • Urban and transport planning, environmental exposures and health-new concepts, methods and tools to improve health in cities

Global Health

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Introduction to Global Health
  • Demographic and Epidemiologic Transitions

1 Readings

  • Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures

Built Environment

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Neighborhood Built Environment Issues Practice Quiz

2 Videos

  • Introduction to Built Environment
  • Levels of Built Environment to Consider

1 Readings

  • Public Health and the Built Environment: Historical, Empirical, and Theoretical Foundations for an Expanded Role

Community Design and Active Transportation

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 4 Quiz

2 Videos

  • Community Design
  • Active Transportation

1 Readings

  • Impact of policy and built environment changes on obesity-related outcomes

Course Conclusion

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Recap on Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health

1 Readings

  • Post-Course Survey

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"Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health" focuses on various environmental hazards like air and water pollution, hazardous waste, radon, and noise. Under the guidance of expert instructors, this foundational course delves into their impact on human health and explores mitigation strategies. Ideal for those in the Science & Engineering domain, it also covers urban and global health. Available on Coursera, it offers Starter and Professional subscription options and spans approximately 1020 minutes. Perfect for learners aiming to understand and address environmental health risks.

Richard Neitzel
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Richard Neitzel