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.

106 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 videos Total 96 minutes

Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health 4 minutes
Introduction to Air Pollution 9 minutes
Key Concepts in Air Pollution 11 minutes
Controlling Air Pollution 11 minutes
Criteria Air Pollutants 11 minutes
Challenges in Air Pollution 9 minutes
Introduction to Water Pollution 9 minutes
Key Concepts in Water Pollution 9 minutes
Controlling Water Pollution 13 minutes
Key Water Pollutants 11 minutes

6 readings Total 50 minutes

Course Syllabus 10 minutes
Community Engagement 5 minutes
Help Us Learn More About You! 5 minutes
Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution in Developing Countries 10 minutes
Optional: What US Cities Looked Like Before EPA Regulated Pollution 0 minutes
Assessing Exposure and Health Consequences of Chemicals in Drinking Water 20 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Sources of Exposure Data Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Week 1 Quiz 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 5 minutes

Introduce Yourself 5 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 videos Total 71 minutes

Radon 11 minutes
Noise 9 minutes
Introduction to Solid Waste 5 minutes
Solid Waste Disposal Methods 8 minutes
Solid Waste - How Does the U.S. Compare? 8 minutes
Introduction to Hazardous Waste 11 minutes
A Foundational Hazardous Waste Event 9 minutes
Hazardous Waste Disposal Methods 10 minutes

1 reading Total 20 minutes

Impact of Poor Solid Waste Management on Health in Developing Countries 20 minutes

4 assignments Total 118 minutes

Personal Radiation Exposure Calculator Practice Quiz 23 minutes
Personal Noise Calculator Practice Quiz 20 minutes
Household Hazardous Waste Inventory Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Week 2 Quiz 45 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 90 minutes

Policy Impacts on Solid Waste Hazards Discussion 60 minutes
Superfund Sites 30 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 videos Total 48 minutes

Introduction to Urbanization 6 minutes
Introduction to Urban Health 7 minutes
Introduction to Population Pressure 11 minutes
Introduction to Global Health 13 minutes
Demographic and Epidemiologic Transitions 10 minutes

2 readings Total 90 minutes

Urban and transport planning, environmental exposures and health-new concepts, methods and tools to improve health in cities 45 minutes
Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures 45 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Required: Assignment 1: Policy Impacts on Air and Water 120 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 videos Total 39 minutes

Introduction to Built Environment 9 minutes
Levels of Built Environment to Consider 8 minutes
Community Design 10 minutes
Active Transportation 10 minutes
Recap on Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health 2 minutes

3 readings Total 95 minutes

Public Health and the Built Environment: Historical, Empirical, and Theoretical Foundations for an Expanded Role 45 minutes
Impact of policy and built environment changes on obesity-related outcomes 45 minutes
Post-Course Survey 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 120 minutes

Neighborhood Built Environment Issues Practice Quiz 30 minutes
Week 4 Quiz 90 minutes

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Richard Neitzel

University of Michigan

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Reviewed on May 30, 2022

Enjoyed the cource and learned the importance of environment hazards and public health.

Reviewed on Jan 27, 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

Reviewed on Mar 29, 2022

The Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health module mainly focused on Air and Water Hazards and their consequences. teaching is perfect, especially assignments are world-class.

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