Emerging Environmental Health Threats

Emerging Environmental Health Threats – Media: Air Climate change Ozone depletion New Air Pollution Problems –Outdoor –Indoor Risk from new technologies Noise

Emerging Environmental Health Threats - Media: Water Water Availability Pollution Ocean –Organic pollution –Overfishing –Coral degredation

Emerging Environmental Health Threats – Media: Land Land degradation –Deforestation –Desertification –Salination

Emerging Environmental Health Threats Physcical –Electromagnetic radiation –Accidents/Trauma –Radioactivity Health –Hormone disruptors –Antibiotic resistance from pollution –Air conditioning

Emerging Environmental Health Threats - Demographic Exceeding carrying capacity Urban sprawl Environmental effects of war Bioterrorism Refugees Natural disasters

Knowledge/Skills Management Budgeting Risk assessment Ability to identify specialists to bear on the problem and identify services Organization of measures to sustain hygiene norms during war General knowledge of infectious diseases General knowledge of antibiotics Ability to create/manage a team Ability to write a report

Knowledge/Skills General knowledge on ecology Literature reviews Knowledge of new technology Situational analysis Analytical skills Planning ability Integration General knowledge of microbiology

Knowledge/Skills Methods of prevention Clinical diagnosis Knowledge of emergency response Raise awareness of population Monitoring Knowledge of legislation Ethics Practical skills

Knowledge/Skills Computer skills Knowledge of environmental parameters Ability to find specific information

Competencies Situational analysis and assessment Decision making and priority setting Implementation Monitoring and feedback Outcome evaluation/assessment

Core Curriculum (modules/courses) Problem solving (Strategical planning) Epidemiology Biostatistics Biologic basis of public health Proposal writing Behavioral sciences Training of trainers Health policy management Qualitative research methods Health economics

Suggested teaching methods Didactic lectures Visual presentations Case-studies Community outreach Role playing Field research …