Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences; Associate Director, Global Public Health; Professor, Global Public Health
Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
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.
4 Modules
16 Hours
4 hrs per module (approx.)
Rating
About Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
The fourth and final course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will cover two topics. The first is environmental justice – that is, avoiding an inequitable distribution of environmental health threats in our population, and ensuring a healthy and safe environment and health equity for all. The second is risk assessment and management, a framework that can be utilized to assess and quantify human health risks, and to identify appropriate approaches to mitigating those risks and promoting better health. We will explore the steps involved in risk assessment, as well as how risk assessment can incorporate and address environmental justice issues.
Skills You'll Gain
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Health Management
- Environmental Justice
- Health Equity
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion:
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Welcome Message
Welcome to Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice, the fourth and final course in the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health Specialization. Over the course of several weeks, you will explore environmental justice, vulnerable and susceptible populations, risk assessment, and risk management. By the end, you will be able to assess human health risks, understand environmental injustices, and apply risk management strategies in real-world contexts.
This abbreviated syllabus description was created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by staff. The full syllabus is available to those who enroll in the course.
Course Schedule
Module 1: Environmental Justice
- Video: Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
- Reading: Course Syllabus
- Reading: Community Engagement
- Discussion Prompt: Introduce Yourself
- Reading: Help Us Learn More About You!
- Video: Introduction to Environmental Justice
- Video: Key Concepts in Environmental Justice
- Reading: Changes in Transportation-Related Air Pollution Exposures by Race-Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
- Video: Environmental Justice in America
- Video: EPA's Environmental Justice Agenda
- Discussion Prompt: Environmental Justice Around the World
- Video: Environmental Justice Around the World
- Reading: Concepts for Studying Urban Environmental Justice
- Reading: A Case Study of Environmental Injustice: The Failure in Flint
Module 2: Vulnerable and Susceptible Populations
- Video: Susceptible Populations
- Video: Vulnerable Populations
- Video: Children and Environmental Health
- Reading: Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Perpetual Environmental Justice Issue?
- Discussion Prompt: Use EJ Atlas to Explore Global Environmental Justice
- Video: Policy Approaches to Minimize Environmental Injustice
Module 3: Risk Assessment
- Video: Introduction to Risk Assessment
- Video: Risk Assessment Framework
- Video: Risk Assessment 1: Hazard Identification
- Video: Risk Assessment 2: Dose-Response
- Graded Assignment: Risk Assessment Practice Quiz
- Video: Risk Assessment 3: Exposure Assessment
- Video: Risk Assessment 4: Risk Characterization
- Video: Ann Arbor Example: 1, 4 Dioxane
- Video: 1, 4 Dioxane Risk Assessment
Module 4: Risk Management
- Video: The Next Step: Risk Management
- Video: Cumulative Risk Assessment
- Graded Assignment: Risk Management Practice Quiz
- Video: Risk Management and Drinking Water Contaminants
- Video: Risk Assessment and Environmental Justice
- Reading: The Role of Cumulative Risk Assessment in Decisions about Environmental Justice
- Reading: Optional: Risk Assessment Example: 1,4, Dioxane
- Video: Recap on Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
- Reading: Post-Course Survey
Grading Policy
Successful completion of all assignments requires an overall grade of 80% to pass the course. Grades are cumulative and based on three quizzes worth 20% each and a peer-graded assignment worth 40%.
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Beginner Level
No prior experience required
