Public Health & the Built Environment

3 units

The built environment has advanced public health and safety throughout history. Building design, engineering, and construction today require knowledge of a wide range of public health and environmental science issues. In this seminar, students will investigate impacts of public health on building design and community development with regard to U.S.A. building codes, sustainable design, environmental quality, chronic disease mitigation, infectious disease control, and U.S.A. occupational health and safety standards and specific applications to healthcare, science and education, and food production facilities. Students will write two research papers on built-environment topics of their choice.