|
Date
|
Topic
|
Reference
Material
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Tues
Aug 19 |
Introduction:
contemporary health issues |
Environmental Health
|
| Thurs Aug 21 |
The major
players in environmental health: International
|
http://www.un.org/
http://www.unep.org/
http://www.who.int/en/
http://www.fao.org/
|
| Tues Aug 26 |
The major
players in environmental health: National
|
The FDA ; www.fda.gov;
www.epa.gov ; www.cpsc.gov;
www.neha.org ; www.niehs.nih.gov
|
Thurs Aug 28
|
Local issues
|
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
|
| Tues Sep 02 |
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 |
| Thurs Sep 04 |
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.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5534a4.htm
|
| Tues Sep 09 |
Our Chemical
Content
|
http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/
|
| Thurs Sep 11 |
Lead and
other metals |
Lead
powerpoint
Needleman, 2000
http://www.nimd.go.jp/english/ |
Tues Sep 16
|
In-class test |
Covering Aug 19th - Sept 4th
Test from 2006
Test from 2007
|
| Thurs Sep 18 |
Air
pollution |
www.epa.gov ; http://www.docheritage.state.pa.us/documents/donora.asp
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 |
| Tues Sep 23 |
| Thurs Sep 25 |
| Tues Sept 30 |
Occupational
diseases |
Alice Hamilton:
www.chicagotribute.org/Markers/HullHouse.htm
http://www.chemheritage.org/classroom/chemach/environment/hamilton.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_137.html
http://acswebcontent.acs.org/landmarks/landmarks/hamilton/ham2.html
Occupational
protection:
www.dol.gov
www.osha.gov
www.cdc.gov/niosh/
Akpinar-Elsi et al., 2005
|
| Thurs Oct 02 |
Tues Oct 07
|
Industrial
accidents: Seveso, Times Beach, Bhopal, Chernoby |
Fire at EQ, Apex
Times
Beach
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.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.html:
http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm
|
| Thurs Oct 09 |
| Tues
Oct 14 |
Water
|
www.epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/water.html
http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/cwa.htm
http://www.epa.gov/beaches/
http://www.owasa.org/
http://www.cleanwaterfund.org/
|
| Thurs
Oct 16 |
Fall
break |
|
| Tues Oct 21 |
Food
additives, Food Processing |
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
Powerpoint ; http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html
|
| Thurs Oct 23 |
In-class
Test
|
Covering Sept 9th to Oct 14th
2006 Test
2007 Test
|
| Tues Oct 28 |
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/ ;
|
| Thurs Oct 30 |
Food
|
"For and
Against the Industrialization of Food: Local vs.
Industrialized Food"
Laura and Casey POWERPOINT
|
| Tues Nov 04 |
Environmental Justice |
Are there adequate safeguards in place to protect
disadvantaged communities from industrial by-products ?
Yes: Liz Blaney
No: Aisha Saad POWERPOINT
|
| Thurs Nov 06 |
Environmental
Impact on Chronic Diseases
|
Is there an environmental contribution to asthma (and other
chronic diseases) ?
Yes: Jahan Mohiuddin
No: Emily Cohn JOINT
POWERPOINT
|
| Tues Nov 11 |
Food Production
|
Is the current
approach to food production sustainable ?
Yes: Joe Milner
No: Patty Chuang |
| Thurs
Nov 13 |
Water Quality
|
Does Hg from fossil fuels and other heavy metals pose a major
threat to water quality in the US ? Is the situation even worse
in the developing world ?
For: Carrie Shaw POWERPOINT
Does privatization
of water utilities pose a threat to health?
Against: Kennedy Holt POWERPOINT
|
| Tues Nov 18 |
Hazardous
Waste Disposal
|
http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/land/
|
| Thurs
Nov 20 |
In-class
test |
Covering
Oct 21 to Nov 13
2006 Test
2007 Test |
| Tues Nov 25 |
PCBs and
Environmental Justice
|
Powerpoint
http://www.wastenotnc.org/WarrenCo_Fact_Sheet.htm
; http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/warren%20county%20rdb.htm |
| Thurs Nov 27 |
Thanksgiving
break |
|
| Tues Dec 02 |
Has
Anything Changed ? |
|
| Fri
Dec 12 |
12:00
noon
Final examination |
2006 Final
2007 Final
|