A comprehensive environmental health assessment on an industrial site is required. P, PHL 586. For a description of course topics see PHL 484. Graduate-level requirements include a comprehensive paper detailing hazards associated with a particular health hazard. May be convened with PHL 484.
Emphasis is on level evaluation of industrial contaminants.
Five laboratory exercises and course design project. I Focuses on current health problems and diseases affecting both pregnant women and children worldwide. The impact of various common health problems at different stages of the life cycle and their functional outcomes in terms of morbidity, mortality, psychological well-being, reproduction and growth will be highlighted. Students will become acquainted with the epidemiology of maternal and childhood diseases in developed and developing countries. Programs and resources available to combat health and nutritional problems will be evaluated.