| Call Number | 15992 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
R 1:00pm-3:50pm To be announced |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Yasmin von Schirnding |
| Type | SEMINAR |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | This course is intended to give students a broad overview and introduction to global environmental health issues in relation to sustainable development. Environmental health and sustainability issues of concern worldwide are highlighted, and global trends in health status and environmental quality discussed in relation to driving forces and pressures on the environment which lead to adverse health consequences. The historical roots and changing nature and scope of environmental health is discussed in relation to global environmental change, sustainability and the evolving global agenda on sustainable development. Concepts and interpretations of environmental health, sustainability and sustainable development are examined and critiqued, and their various dimensions, underlying principles and values assessed. The concept of ecosystem health and planetary health is introduced and the implications for health and well-being of the deterioration of ecosystems and ecosystem services is examined. The overloading of ecosystems, evidenced by such factors as climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and related factors are highlighted. Conceptual frameworks for understanding the multiplicity of sources and pathways and complexity of linkages between health, the environment and development sectors are presented and compared, and methodological challenges in assessing such linkages focused on. The relationship between sectors like agriculture, energy, housing and urban settlements - with sustainability and environmental health is examined through case studies. The policy and planning process for addressing environmental health and sustainable development concerns at various tiers of government is examined, with a focus on the concept of intersectorality. The underlying principles of intersectoral action and its application to addressing complex, multifaceted problems, whose determinants lie outside of the health sector, is discussed. Issues such as environmental justice and equity, and the role of partnerships and stakeholders in the different phases of the policy and planning cycle is highlighted. Tools for policy and decision- makers in environmental health and sustainable development such as indicators and health impact assessment methodologies are emphasized. Finally, the different disciplines, professionals and players associated with environmental health and sustainable development, and the implications of the expanding and changing nature of environmental health is discussed in relation to the o |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Environmental Health Sciences |
| Enrollment | 14 students (20 max) as of 12:05PM Friday, December 27, 2024 |
| Subject | Environmental Health Sciences |
| Number | P6340 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | School of Public Health |
| Open To | GSAS, Public Health |
| Note | Priorities: EHS students |
| Section key | 20251EHSC6340P001 |