Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health

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Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health

This course is part of Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health Specialization

Instructor: Richard Neitzel

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

109 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

97%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Explore environmental hazards and how they impact your health.
Explore urban and global health, and the influence of the built environment on human health.

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There are 4 modules in this course

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.

Welcome to Week 1! We start this week with an orientation to the course and our learning community. Then, we start our course by covering two important topics that touch our lives in an immense way: water and air pollution. Let’s find out about water and air, and more, in the Week 1 module.

What's included

10 videos6 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videosTotal 96 minutes

Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health4 minutes
Introduction to Air Pollution9 minutes
Key Concepts in Air Pollution11 minutes
Controlling Air Pollution11 minutes
Criteria Air Pollutants11 minutes
Challenges in Air Pollution9 minutes
Introduction to Water Pollution9 minutes
Key Concepts in Water Pollution9 minutes
Controlling Water Pollution13 minutes
Key Water Pollutants11 minutes

6 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
Community Engagement5 minutes
Help Us Learn More About You!5 minutes
Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution in Developing Countries10 minutes
Optional: What US Cities Looked Like Before EPA Regulated Pollution0 minutes
Assessing Exposure and Health Consequences of Chemicals in Drinking Water20 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Week 1 Quiz30 minutes
Sources of Exposure Data Practice Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 5 minutes

Introduce Yourself5 minutes

We are all exposed to physical hazards that can affect our quality of life to different degrees. The question, therefore, is how to manage our exposures to these hazards such as noise, radon, and solid and hazardous waste. Let’s find out about these types of physical hazards, and more, in the Week 2 module.

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8 videos1 reading4 assignments2 discussion prompts

8 videosTotal 71 minutes

Radon11 minutes
Noise9 minutes
Introduction to Solid Waste5 minutes
Solid Waste Disposal Methods8 minutes
Solid Waste - How Does the U.S. Compare?8 minutes
Introduction to Hazardous Waste11 minutes
A Foundational Hazardous Waste Event9 minutes
Hazardous Waste Disposal Methods10 minutes

1 readingTotal 20 minutes

Impact of Poor Solid Waste Management on Health in Developing Countries20 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 118 minutes

Week 2 Quiz45 minutes
Personal Radiation Exposure Calculator Practice Quiz23 minutes
Personal Noise Calculator Practice Quiz20 minutes
Household Hazardous Waste Inventory Practice Quiz30 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 90 minutes

Policy Impacts on Solid Waste Hazards Discussion60 minutes
Superfund Sites30 minutes

Urbanization is a global phenomenon that affects our environment, and therefore our lives in a significant way. As such, urbanization is tied to global health. Let’s find out about urbanization, and more, in the Week 3 module.

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 peer review

5 videosTotal 48 minutes

Introduction to Urbanization6 minutes
Introduction to Urban Health7 minutes
Introduction to Population Pressure11 minutes
Introduction to Global Health13 minutes
Demographic and Epidemiologic Transitions10 minutes

2 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Urban and transport planning, environmental exposures and health-new concepts, methods and tools to improve health in cities45 minutes
Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures45 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Required: Assignment 1: Policy Impacts on Air and Water120 minutes

Most of our living environment is designed and built for specific purposes. The question is how to design a built environment while protecting it at the same time? Let’s find out how, and more, in Week 4, our last module.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments

5 videosTotal 39 minutes

Introduction to Built Environment9 minutes
Levels of Built Environment to Consider8 minutes
Community Design10 minutes
Active Transportation10 minutes
Recap on Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health2 minutes

3 readingsTotal 95 minutes

Public Health and the Built Environment: Historical, Empirical, and Theoretical Foundations for an Expanded Role45 minutes
Impact of policy and built environment changes on obesity-related outcomes45 minutes
Post-Course Survey5 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Week 4 Quiz90 minutes
Neighborhood Built Environment Issues Practice Quiz30 minutes

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Richard Neitzel

University of Michigan

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Reviewed on Feb 1, 2023

it was ausum experience with you michigan university.

Reviewed on Oct 19, 2021

Excellent Content and Instruction. Frustrating peer-review process.

Reviewed on Jan 28, 2024

Well researched and well presented lectures but was too focused on the environmental issues in the USA . This kind of course could benefits from more global environmental contents

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