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Environmental Health Study Materials

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The "Environmental Health" course aims to equip participants with comprehensive knowledge and skills to identify and respond to various environmental hazards. The primary objectives include:<br /><br />1. Recognizing environmental hazards and their health effects.<br />2. Understanding public health considerations related to drinking water and foodborne risks.<br />3. Characterizing public health responses to major biological, chemical, and radiation threats.<br />4. Understanding health effects of physical hazards such as heat, cold, radiation, altitude, and depth.<br />5. Reviewing components of risk assessment.<br /><br />Additionally, the course includes MOC (Maintenance of Certification) questions to test participants' understanding. These questions cover a range of topics such as symptoms and causes of Acute Radiation Syndrome, disinfection methods for drinking water, international travel vaccinations, the Clean Water Act, optimal fluoride concentration in water, blood lead levels, steps in risk assessment, effects of greenhouse gases, the protective role of the skin against radiation, infection control for diseases, thimerosal in vaccinations, treatment for pyrethroid poisoning, manifestations of high lead levels, causes of acute watery diarrhea, and chilblains’ manifestations.<br /><br />The correct answers for the MOC questions are provided at the end. A reading and reference list includes notable textbooks such as "Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine" and "Current Occupational & Environmental Medicine" along with the ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine website for further reading and study. This structured approach ensures that participants gain robust foundational knowledge and practical skills to handle environmental health challenges effectively.

Keywords

environmental hazards

public health

drinking water

foodborne risks

biological threats

chemical threats

radiation threats

risk assessment

MOC questions

environmental medicine