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.
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Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health Specialization
Learn how environmental factors affect health. Explore environmental health science (EHS) and assess the effectiveness of environmental policies.
Instructor: Richard Neitzel
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What you'll learn
Explore how many public health outcomes are directly influenced by human contact with the environment.
Gain an introductory foundation to the environmental health sciences (EHS) discipline.
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Skills you'll gain
- Environmental Science
- Energy and Utilities
- Health Systems
- Sanitation
- Mitigation
- Health Equity
- Environmental Regulations
- Health Disparities
- Public Health
- Public Health and Disease Prevention
- Environmental Policy
- Social Justice
- Demography
- Environmental Issue
- Environment Health And Safety
- Risk Management
- Pollution Prevention
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Systems Thinking
- Environment
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Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Explore environmental health policies that can be used to address and reduce the impacts of environmental health hazards.
Use systems thinking to understand and analyze environmental health issues.
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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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What you'll learn
Understand climate change, and how it impacts every human and ecosystem on the planet.
Evaluate the causes and impacts of climate change.Explore different sustainability frameworks.
Evaluate the causes and impacts of climate change.Explore different sustainability frameworks.
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What you'll learn
Explore environmental justice.
Explore the steps involved in risk assessment, as well as how risk assessment can incorporate and address environmental justice issues.
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This Specialization is comprised of four courses, lasting four weeks each.
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