University of Michigan - Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
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Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice at Coursera Overview
Duration | 17 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice at Coursera Highlights
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Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice at Coursera Course details
- The first is environmental justice - that is, avoiding an inequitable distribution of environmental health threats in our population, and ensuring a healthy and safe environment and health equity for all.
- The second is risk assessment and management, a framework that can be utilized to assess and quantify human health risks, and to identify appropriate approaches to mitigating those risks and promoting better health.
- We will explore the steps involved in risk assessment, as well as how risk assessment can incorporate and address environmental justice issues.
Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1: Environmental Justice
Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
Introduction to Environmental Justice
Key Concepts in Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice in America
EPA's Environmental Justice Agenda
Environmental Justice Around the World
Course Syllabus
Community Engagement
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Changes in Transportation-Related Air Pollution Exposures by Race-Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
Concepts for Studying Urban Environmental Justice
A Case Study of Environmental Injustice: The Failure in Flint
Week 1 Quiz
Week 2: Vulnerable and Susceptible Populations
Susceptible Populations
Vulnerable Populations
Children and Environmental Health
Policy Approaches to Minimize Environmental Injustice
Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Perpetual Environmental Justice Issue?
Week 2 Quiz
Week 3: Risk Assessment
Introduction to Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment Framework
Risk Assessment 1: Hazard Identification
Risk Assessment 2: Dose-Response
Risk Assessment 3: Exposure Assessment
Risk Assessment 4: Risk Characterization
Ann Arbor Example: 1, 4 Dioxane
1, 4 Dioxane Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment Practice Quiz
Week 3 Quiz
Week 4: Risk Management
The Next Step: Risk Management
Cumulative Risk Assessment
Risk Management and Drinking Water Contaminants
Risk Assessment and Environmental Justice
Recap on Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice
The Role of Cumulative Risk Assessment in Decisions about Environmental Justice
Optional: Risk Assessment Example: 1,4, Dioxane
Post-Course Survey
Risk Management Practice Quiz
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