Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health

Michigan places environmental exposures within the systems that shape population health. Policy and exposure pathways lead into occupational examples. The course provides a broad framework for asking where a hazard comes from, who may encounter it and what kinds of intervention could be examined.

What you will learn

• Map an environmental exposure pathway.
• Explain policy’s role in environmental health.
• Connect workplace conditions with population-health questions.

Who this suits

Beginners seeking an introduction to environmental and occupational health concepts.

Before you enroll

This is education about populations and evidence, rather than individual treatment advice. Check the dates and setting of any statistics or policy examples. A completion certificate does not replace a professional public-health or clinical qualification.

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Put it into practice

Draw a fictional exposure pathway from source to population, then identify the measurements needed to assess its importance.

Source and review

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