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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Theoretical and practical underpinnings of drug abuse and its prevention at the individual and population levels. Students practice developing drug abuse prevention schemes for specific populations. Recent developments in pharmacological and biobehavioral theories of drug dependence are explored.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of communication sciences in public health practice. Techniques of effective communication, including fear appeal and deterrence; social marketing; public-private partnerships; health service delivery; and outreach in rural and urban settings, and for international health strategies. Prerequisites: Public Health 1 and 2.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Impact of the physical environment on individual and group behavior. Three basic concerns examined: (a) environmental determinants of behavior at the individual and interpersonal level; (b) social planning and urban design; and (c) methodological approaches to the study of environmental issues. Prerequisites: Environmental Analysis and Design E8, Social Ecology 10, or Planning, Policy, and Design 4. Same as Planning, Policy, and Design 151 and Psychology and Social Behavior P109.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Special topics courses are offered from time to time. Course content varies with interest of the instructor. Prerequisites: Public Health 1 and in some cases, consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. The study of pollution-its identification, risks, and remediation. Analysis of sources of natural and anthropogenic environmental pollutants using ecological concepts, chemical fate and transport, engineering technologies, economics, and policy to provide understanding and solutions to these problems. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E103.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to geologic principles and applications to environmental problems. Topics include: tectonic processes, earth materials, soils, river processes, groundwater, the coastal environment, slope failures, seismic hazards, mineral resources, and land-use evaluation based on geologic conditions. Examples from case studies. Prerequisite: Environmental Analysis and Design E1, E3, or E8. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E110.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Many human health problems are directly associated with ethnicity, sex, and age. Course integrates the science of these issues with anthropology, geography, economics to understand the relationship, management, treatment. Involves lectures and discussions to probe these factors.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Focuses on processes of exposure to environmental toxins/agents and their impact to human health and the environment. Media transport, exposure assessment, susceptibility, behavior, and health effect of several toxins are discussed. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E115.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Explores the sources, transformation, and sinks of toxic chemicals in the environment, and their effects on public health. Covers regulatory issues and design-for-the-environment initiatives to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of toxic chemicals Prerequisites: Public Health 1 and 2 or consent of instructor. Public Health 164 and Environmental Analysis and Design E164 may not both be taken for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Laboratory, three hours. Covers field sampling techniques and laboratory analysis methods for assessing the occurrence and effects of toxic chemicals in environmental compartments, including water, soils, sediments, air, and food resources. Prerequisite or corequisite: Public Health 164. Prerequisites: Public Health 1 and 2 or consent of instructor. Public Health 164L and Environmental Analysis and Design E164L may not both be taken for credit.
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