Public Health 335 - CriticalThinking/Public Health

Fall
2025
02
3.00
Sasha Adkins

TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM

UMass Amherst
66722
Arnold Room 140
tadkins@umass.edu
Most of us can think of something risky, but what is risk? How is risk defined and quantified? And what do we do when an action, product or intervention has both risks and benefits? This course will dive into several topics in public health that are considered to have both risks and benefits including GMOs, water fluoridation, chemicals in sunscreen, and medical imaging techniques. Students will also have the opportunity to dig deeper into a topic of their choosing to explore how risks and benefits are balanced for individuals and populations.

Open to junior and senior Public Health majors only. SPHHS 150 If the class and the Spire waitlist are full and/or you are unable to self-enroll in this course (for another reason), please complete this waitlist link: https://tinyurl.com/PHWaitlist-Electives

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.