Introduction and Overview Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Geography 3432 Environment and Health

Summary Example – Love Canal This video summarizes many of the issues we will cover in the first half of the course. Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34322

Intro Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Discussion: Is the world more dangerous? Historical context Concepts/definitions

Toxicology Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog What is toxicology? Toxins in the body Toxicity of chemicals Tests for toxicity Limits to toxicology

Epidemiology Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog What is epidemiology? Limits to epidemiology Assessing epidemiological evidence Epidemiologic study designs Epidemiology scare of the week ecological fallacy

Air Contamination Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Context Body’s response to air pollution CACs: health effects, trends, sources Indoor air pollution Control Regulation

Risk Assessment and Management Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Risk assessment –Hazard identification –Exposure assessment Risk management –Risk evaluation –Risk perception –Risk communication

Health and the Built Environment I Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Frank et al. Model Physical activity and health Suburbanization and design

Health and the Built Environment II Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Social capital –Characteristics –Trends –Social capital and health

Environmental Equity and Policy Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Environmental justice Environmental equity –Types of environmental equity Patterns of environmental inequity Explanations for inequities Source: Jerrett et al. (2001)

Environment, Health and the Media Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Does the media set the agenda on environmental health for the public or the other way around?

If you think that skull on Yucca mountain was scary… Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog Please do not be fooled by the simple look of the midterm and exam, I expect well written and detailed answers. Draw material from readings, lectures and tutorial discussions.

But the midterm is only one component of the course… Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog I do not fit (bell curve) grades to a distribution but the patterns below are typical for this course Class average 72%; median 73%