Public Health BS Environmental - Occupational Health
Program Purpose
Environmental Health
Environmental Health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments (WHO, 2011). To learn about the history of environmental health, click here.
Occupational Health
Occupational health refers to the identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards in order to establish and maintain a safe and healthy working environment. These hazards may include chemical agents and solvents, heavy metals such as lead and mercury, physical agents such as loud noise or vibration, and physical hazards such as electricity or dangerous machinery (NIEHS, 2011).
Curricular Structure
Links to University Course Catalog, MAP sheet, and Semester Plans
Learning Outcomes
Environmental/Occupational Hazards Assessment
Assess the various biological, chemical, and physical hazards of the ambient, indoor, and work environment that can adversely affect human health.
Anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control environmental and occupational hazards.
Apply moral and ethical principles as they apply to the science of Environmental/Occupational theory and practice.
Evidence of Learning
Environmental/Occupational Hazards Assessment
- HLTH 322 Final Exam
- HLTH 324 Control Strategies Project
- HLTH 426 Final Paper
- HLTH 428 Final Exam
- HLTH 429 Final Exam
- Senior Exit Survey
Environmental/Occupational Health Interventions
- HLTH 322 Final Exam
- HLTH 324 Control Strategies Project
- HLTH 426 Final Paper
- HLTH 428 Final Exam
- HLTH 429 Final Exam
- Senior Exit Survey
Environmental/Occupational Moral Code and Ethics
- HLTH 324 Control Strategies Project
- HLTH 324 Final Exam
- HLTH 428 Ethics Case Studies
- Senior Exit Survey
Learning and Teaching Assessment and Improvement
Direct and indirect measures provide necessary data for continuous quality improvement. Data from both direct and indirect measures are collected and analyzed to determine areas of strength and weakness. Results provide important feedback for program improvement.
Assessment information is collected at the end of each winter semester and summer term. Conclusions of assessment findings are made and presented to department faculty for further discussion. Faculty ultimately agree on quality improvement actions to be taken in subsequent semesters.