Environmental Health and Epidemiology

3 credits · Nicholas School of Environment

Introduction to environmental effects on human health. Focus on chronic effects of exposure to pollution on key health endpoints, including cancer, neurological health, reproduction and development, cardiovascular and pulmonary health, the interaction between anthropogenic environmental changes and infectious diseases, and the relationship between human health and ecosystem health. Fundamental concepts of epidemiology are introduced in the context of environmental health, methods for statistical analysis of epidemiologic data are presented and contemporary environmental health issues are discussed. Includes discussions and lectures from a variety of experts from the Triangle region.