Document Type
Other
Publication Date
Fall 2019
Catalog Description
This course examines health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to control the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Topics include how the body reacts to environmental pollutants; physical, chemical, and biological agents of environmental contamination; vectors for dissemination (air, water, soil); solid and hazardous waste; susceptible populations; biomarkers and risk analysis; the scientific basis for policy decisions; and emerging global environmental health problems.
Recommended Citation
Afriyie-Gyawu, Evans, "PUBH 3136 A – PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH" (2019). Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi. 410.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/coph-syllabi/410