Introduction and Overview

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Geography 3432Geography 3432Environment and HealthEnvironment and Health

Summary Example – Love CanalThis video summarizes many of the issues we will cover in the first half of the course.

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IntroIntro

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• Discussion: Is the world more dangerous?• Historical context• Concepts/definitions

ToxicologyToxicology

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• What is toxicology?• Toxins in the body• Toxicity of chemicals• Tests for toxicity• Limits to toxicology

EpidemiologyEpidemiology

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• What is epidemiology?• Limits to epidemiology• Assessing epidemiological evidence• Epidemiologic study designs• Epidemiology scare of the week

ecological fallacy

Air ContaminationAir Contamination

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• Context

• Body’s response to air pollution

• CACs: health effects, trends, sources

• Indoor air pollution

• Control

• Regulation

Risk Assessment and ManagementRisk Assessment and Management

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• Risk assessment– Hazard identification– Exposure assessment

• Risk management– Risk evaluation– Risk perception– Risk communication

Health and the Built Environment IHealth and the Built Environment I

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• Frank et al. Model• Physical activity and health• Suburbanization and design

Health and the Built Environment IIHealth and the Built Environment II

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• Social capital– Characteristics– Trends – Social capital and health

Environmental Equity and PolicyEnvironmental Equity and Policy

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• Environmental justice• Environmental equity

– Types of environmental equity• Patterns of environmental inequity• Explanations for inequities

Source: Jerrett et al. (2001)

Environment, Health and the MediaEnvironment, Health and the Media

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• 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 If you think that skull on Yucca mountain was scary…was scary…

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• 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 But the midterm is only one component of the course…the course…

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• I do not fit (bell curve) grades to a distribution but the patterns below are typical for this course

• Class average 72%; median 73%