EOH HLTH 210 Notes PDF

Preview

Summary

Cougar halls notes on EOH...

Description

January 31st, 2019 Environmental/ Occupational Health Environmental Health: all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that an potentially affect health. Occupational Health: the multidisciplinary approach to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention and control of work-related illnesses and injuries. Environmental/ Occupational Hazards Assessment -

Assess the various biological, chemical, and physical hazards of the ambient, indoor, and work environment that can adversely affect human health

Environmental/ Occupational Health Interventions EOH, moral code and ethics -

Apply moral and ethical principles as they apply to the science of eoh theory and practice.

Classes: HTLH 210 foundations of public health HLTH 312 Emphasis core: HLTH 322: Environmental Health HLTH 324: Occupational Health and Safety HLTH 426: Fundamentals of Toxicology HLTH 428: Continued: CHEM 105, Microbiology, STATS, Principles of Epidemiology Injury and violence prevention Internship: HLTH 496R Academic Internship Recommended: ENGL 315: Writing in the Social Sciences ENGL 316: Technical Communication

DR. John Beard (2017) -

PHD Epidemiology, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill MPH, Public Health, BYU BS, Statistics, BYU

8 years of epidemiology experience -

Utah Department of Health National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/ NIH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/ CDC Commissioned Corps of USPHS

Research:    -

Environmental/ occupational risk factors for neurological diseases (ALA, Parkinson’s disease) and mental health Health effects of temperature inversions, air pollution Temperature inversion: Normal conditions: air cools as elevation increases Inversion: air aloft is warmer than air below Air pollution concentrations increase during inversions

Dr. Jim Johnston (2012) -

PHD, Health Promotion and Education, U of U MSPH, industrial Hygiene

Certifications: -

Certified Industrial Hygienist

Research: -

Indoor environmental quality (dust mite allergens) Infant children’s exposures Air pollution

Dr. Chantel Sloan (2013) PHD, Genetics, Dartmouth College 3 years medical geography -

Respiratory syncytial virus Respirator health Air pollution Medical geography

Dr. Steve Thygerson (2008) 0 PhD, Environmental Health, Colorado State University

8 year industrial hygiene/ safety experience -

Certified industrial Hygienist Emergency Medical Technician...