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Introduction and Overview

Introduction and Overview. Geography 3432 Environment and Health. The example of Love Canal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzwacZZe5yk This video summarizes many of the issues we will cover in the first half of the course. Intro. Discussion: Is the world more dangerous? Historical context

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Introduction and Overview

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  1. Introduction and Overview Geography 3432Environment and Health Geog 3432

  2. The example of Love Canal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzwacZZe5yk • This video summarizes many of the issues we will cover in the first half of the course. Geog 3432

  3. Intro • Discussion: Is the world more dangerous? • Historical context • Concepts/definitions Geog 3432

  4. Toxicology • What is toxicology? • Toxins in the body • Toxicity of chemicals • Tests for toxicity • Limits to toxicology Geog 3432

  5. Epidemiology • What is epidemiology? • Limits to epidemiology • Assessing epidemiological evidence • Epidemiologic study designs • Epidemiology scare of the week ecological fallacy Geog 3432

  6. Air Contamination • Context • Body’s response to air pollution • CACs: health effects, trends, sources • Indoor air pollution • Control • Regulation Geog 3432

  7. Risk Assessment and Management • Risk assessment • Hazard identification • Exposure assessment • Risk management • Risk evaluation • Risk perception • Risk communication Geog 3432

  8. Health and the Built Environment I • Frank et al. Model • Physical activity and health • Suburbanization and design Geog 3432

  9. Health and the Built Environment II • Social capital • Characteristics • Trends • Social capital and health Geog 3432

  10. Source: Jerrett et al. (2001) Environmental Equity and Policy • Environmental justice • Environmental equity • Types of environmental equity • Patterns of environmental inequity • Explanations for inequities Geog 3432

  11. Environment, Health and the Media • Does the media set the agenda on environmental health for the public or the other way around? Geog 3432

  12. If you think that skull on Yucca mountain was scary… • Please do not be fooled by the simple look of the midterm and exam, I expect well written and detailed answers. Draw material from readings, lectures and tutorial discussions. Geog 3432

  13. But the midterm is only one component of the course… • I do not fit (bell curve) grades to a distribution but the patterns below are typical for this course • Class average 72%; median 73% Geog 3432

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