1. Introduction and Overview Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34321 Geography 3432 Environment and Health

2. 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

3. Intro Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34323 Discussion: Is the world more dangerous? Historical context Concepts/definitions

4. Toxicology Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34324 What is toxicology? Toxins in the body Toxicity of chemicals Tests for toxicity Limits to toxicology

5. Epidemiology Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34325 What is epidemiology? Limits to epidemiology Assessing epidemiological evidence Epidemiologic study designs Epidemiology scare of the week ecological fallacy

6. Air Contamination Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34326 Context Body’s response to air pollution CACs: health effects, trends, sources Indoor air pollution Control Regulation

7. Risk Assessment and Management Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34327 Risk assessment –Hazard identification –Exposure assessment Risk management –Risk evaluation –Risk perception –Risk communication

8. Health and the Built Environment I Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34328 Frank et al. Model Physical activity and health Suburbanization and design

9. Health and the Built Environment II Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 34329 Social capital –Characteristics –Trends –Social capital and health

10. Environmental Equity and Policy Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 343210 Environmental justice Environmental equity –Types of environmental equity Patterns of environmental inequity Explanations for inequities Source: Jerrett et al. (2001)

11. Environment, Health and the Media Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 343211 Does the media set the agenda on environmental health for the public or the other way around?

12. If you think that skull on Yucca mountain was scary… Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 343212 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.

13. But the midterm is only one component of the course… Jan 8, 2014, 1:15 pmGeog 343213 I do not fit (bell curve) grades to a distribution but the patterns below are typical for this course Class average 72%; median 73%