Topics in Environmental Health

This learning pathway serves as an introduction to different topics in environmental public health.

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Course curriculum

1. Pathway Overview
1. Human Health Effects of Climate Change
2. Dealing with Stress in Disasters: Building Psychological Resilience
3. Resource: US Climate Resilience Toolkit
4. Indigenous Perspective on Climate Change Video
1. Basic Infectious Disease Concepts in Epidemiology
2. HAZMAT Awareness for First Responders
1. Biological Response Preparedness for Emergency Medical Services
2. Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Plan
3. School Health Index
1. Rural Resilience
2. Ready for Resilience: Supporting the Workforce
1. Community-Based Policy Development: Lessons from the Field
2. Report: Introduction to Land Use Planning
1. Legal Aspects of Public Health Food Safety
2. Navigating a Foodborne Outbreak: Preparation for Interprofessional Practice
1. Maintaining Safe Recreational Waters
2. Monitoring for Cyanobacteria
1. An Introduction to One Health
1. An Introduction to Zoonoses and Vectorborne Diseases and their Drivers
2. Zoonoses, Vectors, Pests and Weeds
1. E005: Wastewater
2. E006: Solid and Hazardous Waste
1. Environmental Public Health Training Needs Assessment Report
2. Environmental Health Competencies
3. Uncovering Environmental Health: An Initial Assessment of the Profession's Health Department Workforce and Practice Report
1. Environmental Health Survey

About this course

Free
27 lessons
Self-Paced
40.5 hours

Funding Statement

This work is supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, through OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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