CHLTH 4410 - Health and the Environment

Institution:

Lesley University

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Description:

3 credits This course examines the environmental challenges that face the human population and affect its health. Through the use of A textbook, journals, and selected internet website readings, films, guest speakers, and community site visits, students will explore A number of environmentally related issues and how human-altered environments can influence human health and disease. Topics include but are not limited to fundamentals of environmental health; population growth and environmental health priorities; the impact of climate change, air, and water quality on disease; the effects of industrial exposure and global conflict on environmental health; barriers and solutions to the prevention of environmental disease; and environmental politics and ethics. Prerequisite: Any laboratory science course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lesley.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 868-9600

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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