HCM 3652 - Environmental Issues in Public Health

1(1 + 0)

Prerequisite: HCM 3010; or permission of instructor

This course highlights the role of public health in environmental issues, bioterrorism, and general public safety. Critical issues identified in this course relate to basic life support matters such as pure water, clean air and hazardous waste disposal; and the impact of uncontrolled population growth on the environment, natural resource shortages and global warming. The evolving role of public health in the post 9/11 world will also be covered.