ENVR 230 (Formerly ENVR 080) :  Environmental Health Issues       Instructor:  Dr. L.M. Ball

          Call No.  94575        Section 001              Tuesday-Thursday, 9:30-10:45 AM            Room 1001 HRC

Description:  This course examines key events that have shaped our understanding of the impacts of environmental agents on human health, and uses them to introduce basic concepts in environmental health.


Textbook:  None.  Readings will be assigned from websites and scientific literature.

5 Grading Opportunities, all equally weighed:
                                   3 In-class Tests
                                   1 Presentation
                                   1 Final Examination

Syllabus:

Date
Topic
Reference Material
 Thurs Aug 24  Introduction: contemporary health issues  
 Tues Aug 29  The major players in environmental health www.neha.org ;  www.niehs.nih.gov
www.epa.gov ; www.fda.gov
 Thurs Aug 31    
 Tues Sep 05   http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/phth/Environmental_Health.html
http://www.ncpublichealth.com
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us
http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us
 Thurs Sep 07 The beginnings of public health:
John Graunt,

Edwin Chadwick,
John Snow.
US Mortality 2002
John Graunt - the first biostatistician
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Graunt/graunt.html
Edwin Chadwick - sanitary reformer
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/chadwick2.html
John Snow - Epidemiologist ?  Sanitarian ?
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html ;
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/broadstreetpump.html
 Tues Sep 12  
The plagues of today
http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/19002000.pdf
Typhoid Fever: http://history1900s.about.com/od/1900s/a/typhoidmary.htm
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/typh.htm
Cholera:  Sack et al., 2004 ;  Lipp et al., 2002
Plague:  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5534a4.htm
 Thurs Sep 14  Our Chemical Content
http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/
 Tues Sep 19  Lead and other metals Needleman, 2000
http://www.nimd.go.jp/english/
 Thurs Sep 21  In-class test  
 Tues Sep 26  Air pollution www.epa.gov ;
www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/Rachel_Carson/donora.htm ;
Scientific Literature: Hexter and Goldsmith, 1971 ; Lave and Seskin, 1970 ; Goldsmith and Breslow, 1959 ; Amdur, et al., 1952
 Thurs Sep 28
 Tues Oct 03
 Thurs Oct 05  Occupational diseases www.chicagotribute.org/Markers/HullHouse.htm
www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/chemach/hnec/ah.html www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/105/
www.cdc.gov/niosh/
Akpinar-Elsi et al., 2005
www.osha.gov
 Tues Oct 10
 Thurs Oct 12 Industrial accidents: Seveso, Times Beach, Bhopal, Chernobyl

http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu21le/uu21le09.htm ; http://www.bhopal.com/; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bhopal/default.stm ; http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/soviet.exhibit/chernobyl.html ; http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm

 Tues Oct 17  In-class Test  Covering  Sept 14 to Oct 12
 Thurs Oct 19  Fall break  
 Tues Oct 24  Strip Mining

Strip Mining References and Resources
http://www.epa.gov/maia/html/valley.html
http://mtrinfo.wordpress.com/
http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/02/16/reece/
http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/events.php?id=45
http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/mtr/mtr_example_sundialwv/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal
http://www.wvculture.org/history/buffcreek/bctitle.html
http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/mtr/environmental_impacts/ 
http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/gallery
http://www.wvminesafety.org/History.htm 
http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/gulf/gulf.htm
http://www.umwa.org 

http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/mtr/what_is_mtr/

 Thurs Oct 26  Food additives, Food Processing
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
Powerpoint ; http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html
 Tues Oct 31  Malaria
 Thurs Nov 02  Global Warming

 Tues Nov 07 Climate change

 Thurs Nov 09 HC Waste

 Tues Nov 14 Bird Flu

Thurs Nov 16 Food Feast or Famine

 Tues Nov 21 Health Impacts of Urban Sprawl
 Thurs Nov 23 Thanksgiving break  
 Tues Nov 28 In-class test

Covering Oct 24 to Nov 21

 Thurs Nov 30 PCBs http://www.wastenotnc.org/WarrenCo_Fact_Sheet.htm ; http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/warren%20county%20rdb.htm
 Tues Dec 05 Love Canal
and Superfund
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/lovecanal/ ; http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/lcanal/lctimbmb.htm ; http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/lovecanal/ ; http://www.cnn.com/US/9808/07/love.canal/
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/; http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/superfund/ ; http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/land/
 Thurs Dec 14  8:00 AM  Final examination