HLTH 3040 - Environmental Health

Institution:

Utah Tech University

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Description:

Provides a foundation for understanding how both natural and built environments affect human health. Topics will include human-environment interaction, pollution, sanitation, air, water and food quality, relationship to infectious disease, climate change and other current environmental health issues. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop an understanding of environmental health issues, remedies, and regulation. 2. Develop an understanding of human-environment interaction. 3. Develop an understanding of natural versus built environments. 4. Develop an understanding of pollution, sanitation, air, water, and food quality. 5. Develop an understanding of the relationship of the environment to infectious disease. 6. Develop an understanding of climate change and other current environmental health issues. Prerequisites: Advanced standing or instructor approval. SP

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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